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Published: May 14 2014

FORT LAUDERDALE – Paramount Coffee Service, South Florida's premier coffee company, has joined the Broward Center for the Performing Arts as a venue sponsor.

"Paramount Coffee Service is one of the largest family-owned businesses in its industry in South Florida," said Broward Center President and CEO Kelley Shanley. "In addition to its leadership in the commercial arena, the company has made a tremendous impact on the community through its countless charitable contributions. We are pleased to welcome Paramount Coffee Service as a venue sponsor."

In addition to its support of the Broward Center, Paramount Coffee Service is committed to the community through its Great Coffee for Great Causes™ program which donates a portion of Paramount's proceeds from House blends to local charities. Beneficiaries have included the Boys & Girls Club of Broward County, the Ann Storck Center, Children's Home Society and many more.

"Our Great Coffee for Great Causes has supported these organizations by encouraging involvement in the arts and education," said Paramount President and CEO Albert Miniaci. "The Broward Center's education programs have served nearly 2.7 million students and we are proud, as a company, to support the venue and its mission of arts in service of education."

ADT Security Services, AutoNation, Bank of America, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, Paramount Coffee Services, Rick Case Automotive Group, Silver Airways, and Sun Sentinel are proud sponsors of the Broward Center.

About The Broward Center for the Performing Arts
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is one of America's premier performing arts venues. Presenting more than 700 performances each year to more than 600,000 patrons, the Broward Center showcases a wide range of exciting cultural programming and events, and offers one of the largest arts-in-education programs in the United States, serving more than 150,000 students annually. The Broward Performing Arts Foundation, Inc. receives and maintains funds to sustain, develop and secure the future of the Broward Center. The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is located in the Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment District at 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. For more information, visit BrowardCenter.org.

The Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment Consortium is a cultural partnership between the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Bonnet House Museum & Gardens, Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale, Florida Grand Opera, Fort Lauderdale History Center and the Historic Stranahan House Museum. It is supported by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau. Programs are sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

About Paramount Coffee Service
Paramount was originally founded in 1931 in New York as Paramount Automotive Industries Corporation by Alfred Miniaci, an acclaimed entrepreneur and philanthropist. Alfred operated jukeboxes and vending machines in prominent nightlife establishments throughout the five boroughs of the Empire State. A little over 40 years later Albert Miniaci, Alfred's son, created Paramount Companies in Florida. By introducing arcade games such as PacMan to the United States, Albert was amongst pioneers as he grew Paramount Companies to be the parent corporation for Paramount Automated Food Services, Paramount Vending and Paramount Coffee Services. Today, under the leadership of Albert and his brother Dominick, Paramount Companies is recognized locally and nationally as South Florida's industry leader in food & beverage vending, amusements and coffee service. Paramount Coffee Service not only provides premium office coffee services, but also breakroom supplies and cleaning supplies in Broward, Dade and Palm Beach counties in Florida, as well as New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Delaware.