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Vol. 51, No. 6, June 2011
| Canteen Acquires Tampa Bay Vending
by Staff Reporter
Canteen Vending Services Inc. has acquired Tampa Bay Vending Inc. and its affiliates Corporate Services Group Inc. and Corporate Distribution Services Inc...
| | Former Director Takes Stand In VTL Trial
Emily Jed
John Hotchin has begun giving evidence at a trial against three of his former colleagues who face criminal charges for their alleged roles in the 2007 collapse of Nathans Finance...
| | Green Mountain Joins Nasdaq-100 Index
Emily Jed
The Waterbury, VT, coffee roaster and maker of Keurig brewers becomes part of the Nasdaq-100 Index, the largest nonfinancial stocks, at the start of trading on May 27...
| | Hershey Names Bilbrey Interim Chief
Emily Jed
David J. West exits Hershey as CEO and takes helm at Del Monte Foods. The chocolate company names John P. Bilbrey interim president and chief executive...
| | Illinois Senate Rejects Trans Fat Ban
Emily Jed
Illinois's upper house rejected a bill that would have banned foods with trans fat from school vending machines, restaurants and bakeries...
| | Benchmark Goes Direct In Florida
by Staff Reporter
Benchmark Games, a maker of redemption equipment, initiates a policy of direct sales and service to operators in Florida...
| | Betson Ships World Tour Tickets
Nick Montano
The rock'n'roll-themed spinner from Betson Enterprises and Chicago Gaming is now shipping to amusement operators...
| | CEC Gambling Suit Refiled In State Court
Marcus Webb
The California mother who contends that Chuck E. Cheese's arcade games are illegal gambling devices refiled her suit against the company in a California state court after withdrawing her federal suit last week...
| | FL County Sheriff Orders Sweeps Shutdown
Marcus Webb
Sheriff Jim Coats said he will issue a "cease and desist" letter to all four sweepstakes café owners within his jurisdiction, including FL state Rep. Peter Nehr...
| | Sega Sells Gameworks To Investors
Marcus Webb
Sega Corp. sold its Gameworks chain, now only seven locations, to an investor group headed by theme park and arcade chain veteran Steve Dooner...
| | U.S. Govt. Officially Classifies Videogames As Art
Marcus Webb
The National Endowment for the Arts is classifying videogames as an art form for purposes of funding projects. Will the game's new status influence the upcoming Supreme Court case on video violence?
| | Warhol Photobooth Painting Fetches $38M
Hank Schlesinger
Pop-art icon's famed self-portrait painted from classic coin-op photobooth images goes to anonymous European collector following 16-minute bidding war...
| | Baffling Bulk Vending Heist
by Staff Reporter
Police in Martins Ferry, OH, say a thief smashed the window of c-store and took nothing but a bulk vending machine...
| |  | Interactivity Starts With Wish To Interact
Tim Sanford
Unlike a refrigerator or a letterbox, a vending machine invites the user to do something, and the machine does something satisfying in return. This is as true of the simplest mechanical vender as it is of a touchscreen-equipped robotic retailer... by Tim Sanford
| | | What Business Are You In?
Marcus Webb
The amusement and music operating profession is more than a century old but its members still can't seem to agree on exactly what it is they do. In fact... by Marcus Webb
| | AdvancePierre Acquires Barber Foods
Emily Jed
AdvancePierre Foods has acquired a Portland, ME-based manufacturer and distributor of frozen chicken products. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed...
| | Frozen Food Pioneer Wallace McCain Dies
Emily Jed
The billionaire frozen food mogul who helped turn a small Canadian French fry plant into the global McCain Foods empire died on May 13. He was 81...
| | NCA Hosts June 1 Webinar On California's Acrylamide Listing
Tim Sanford
The National Coffee Association will present a webinar on the impact of California's recent addition of acrylamide to the list of products regulated by its Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act. It begins at noon on June 1 (Eastern time), and a registration discount is available to NAMA members...
| | Smucker, Starbucks Raise Coffee Prices
Emily Jed
J.M. Smucker and Starbucks have announced the latest round of prices increases as green coffee prices hit a 14-year high and continue to climb...
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|  | USDA Replaces Food Pyramid With Plate Pictogram
Emily Jed
Federal officials are replacing the food pyramid with a colorful plate segmented into basic food groups as the symbol for the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans. My Plate was unveiled on June 2...
| | Coin-Op Gameplay: Let's Go Island
by Evan Kirby
Sega makes another big splash on the video scene with Let's Go Island: Lost on the Island of Tropics, a sequel to the hit game Let's Go Jungle...by Evan Kirby
| | Direct Or Not Direct? That Is The Question!
by Frank Seninsky
Shakespeare asked the immortal question, "To be or not to be?" -- and today many amusement manufacturers are asking, "Shall we go direct or not?" by Frank Seninsky
| | C-Stores Post Record Profits In 2010
Hank Schlesinger
Sales at c-stores grew 4.4% in 2010, reaching a record level of $190.4 billion, according to the National Association of Convenience Stores...
| | | The Social Medium Is Not The Message
Alicia Lavay
Statistics show swift expansion of online social media, which show no signs of slowing down. But more discussion about how to pursue those opportunities in the real world is needed... Alicia Lavay
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Amusement industry expert and politician from New Jersey is the Democratic Party nominee for state representative in his state's newly formed 16th Legislative District... 
