Vivreau, originators of the on-site water bottling system for corporate and hospitality clients, is pleased to announce Steve Silha as vice president of business development in North America. Silha’s career spans from managing local vending distribution with CSI in Chicago to working in the Coffee and Espresso Category with OCS and Foodservice at Sara Lee and Lavazza Premium Coffee. For Vivreau, he will focus on building their North American distribution network.
“I am thrilled to have returned to a much more active role within the OCS community and helping Vend/OCS operators across North America offer the best sustainable water dispense and on-site bottling systems available,” said Silha. He will be based in Chicago, but managing the Company’s distribution relationships from coast to coast.
Vivreau’s success has come from providing companies, hotels, and restaurants the ability to offer their own limitless, pure, chilled, sparkling and still water from both sleek, single serve dispensers and commercial bottling systems utilizing reusable glass bottles that carry the client's logo and branded message of their commitment to being environmentally responsible.
Originating in the UK over 30 years ago, Vivreau provides the ability for leading Hospitality and Fortune 500 corporate facilities to stop using plastic bottled water, while saving or making their company money. Vivreau now offers American and Canadian businesses, hotels, convention centers and restaurants the same ability to serve their own sustainable, premium still and sparkling water to their clients, guests and employees.
Silha added: “With a growing demand for businesses to find sustainable, healthy beverage solutions for their clients and employees alike, Vivreau is well-positioned to continue as a leader in this category and become the operator’s best choice for premium sustainable on-site water programs. I am enjoying this amazing opportunity to help an industry I love, while helping the environment at the same time.”
Silha currently lives in Chicago with his wife Jennie and children Cole and Addison.
