The Wittern Group manufactures and finances automatic merchandising products. It also directs customer education, support services and international sales. The group comprises of several independent sales companies that include the U-Select-It Corporation, Serv-O-Matic International, Fawn Vendors, Selectivend, Federal Machine Corporation, Perfect Break Systems, Specialty Foods and the L.P. Independent Vendors Association. Fawn Engineering, Wittern Financial Services and Vending Consultants handle the company s support services. In 1931, F.A. Wittern, an inventor and holder of numerous patents for vending equipment, started to assemble a group of individual companies to meet the needs of the changing and growing marketplace.