date:Sep 23, 2013
Long an industry heavyweight through his position as V.P. of marketing and immediate consumption sales for the giant independent bottler and distributor, Polar beverages symbolized by its Polar Bear mascot, Orson Martin said he is leaving Polar to help lead Als Beverage Co., Inc., one of the countrys largest manufacturers and distributors of fountain soft drink concentrates.
Martin will be president and CEO of the company, which is based in East Windsor, Conn. Als, which supplies its own foun