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Vol. 45, No. 9, September 2005
| Corporate Coffee Reinforces Manhattan OCS Market Penetration
Emily Jed
 WESTBURY, NY ─ Corporate Coffee Systems has bolstered its position as a preeminent office refreshment service provider in the Big Apple for the past two decades through a joint venture that makes it the largest segment of Filterfresh's U.S. operations. And owner David Henchel says he's hungry for acquisitions to increase the company's presence in the metropolitan New York City market.
| | NAMA, Beverage Firms Applaud ABA's New School Vending Policy
Emily Jed
WASHINGTON, DC - The American Beverage Association announced that its board of directors has approved a new school vending policy aimed at providing lower-calorie and/or nutritious beverages to schools and limiting the availability of soft drinks in schools. The National Automatic Merchandising Association and major beverage suppliers have commended implementation of the voluntary guidelines.
| | Operators Find Pinball's Magic And Mystery Still Alive In 2005
Marcus Webb
U.S.A. ─ The mystery of pinball is alive and well. The questions are obvious: is pinball hopelessly retro or a timeless classic? Is pinball little more than a game for older, "loner" males in bars? Or 'quot; thanks to fun, licensed themes from Stern Pinball like "Elvis," "Lord of the Rings," or its latest, "NASCAR" 'quot; is pinball a perfect product for kids and families in FECs, pizzerias and the like?
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|  | An Interview With Incoming AMOA President Jim Pietrangelo
Marcus Webb
The new president of the AMOA Jim Pietrangelo spoke with Music & Games editor Marcus Webb before taking the Association's top seat, answering questions on his background, experience and the plans he has for AMOA during his year-long reign. What follows expands on the feature article that appears in VT's September print edition.
| | NY's Central Distributing Co. Offers Digital Jukebox Solutions With NSM And Ecast
Nick Montano
 FRANKLYN SQUARE, NY ─ Central Distributing Co. is taking on NSM Music's jukebox line, and will be providing technical support services for NSM's Ecast-powered digital models. The distributorship officially unveiled its NSM line during a technical presentation to area operators on June 7 at its headquarters here on Long Island.
| | Bulk Vending Gets A Store Of Its Own With Denver Mall Launch
Hank Schlesinger
DENVER ─ Brian Carasik, best known in the industry as a sales rep for Kiddie Rides USA, has gone where few manufacturers have dared to venture 'quot; he's become an operator. While this fact alone would be newsworthy, the manner in which he has done so makes it doubly so. Not content to operate equipment at someone else's locations, he is instead pioneering a new concept by establishing a store dedicated to bulk machines and kiddie rides.
| | Equipment Makers Innovate While Operators Seek To Maximize Sales
Hank Schlesinger
U.S.A. ─ Over the past decade, equipment trends in bulk vending have proved relatively easy to track: Better equipment and more varieties of it. With new competitors entering the field at a steady rate, even long-established companies can take nothing for granted. It hasn't been "business as usual" for an unusually long time. Needless to say, the major beneficiary of these parallel trends has been the operator.
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