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Vol. 45, No. 4, April 2005
| Single-Cup Brewer Phenomenon Themes NBPA Education Program
Tim Sanford
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - The explosive growth in single-cup coffee brewers, especially those using portion-packed cartridges or pods, has been a principal topic of conversation in the coffee service industry since the last years of the 20th Century. This trend was explored in depth at the education program of the National Beverage & Products Association's 2005 convention here.
| | Operator's 'JukeBoost' Kit Converts Old CD To Digital
Marcus Webb
SAN LEANDRO, CA - Operators and distributors are responding with marked enthusiasm , and significant orders , for a new, economical kit that converts certain Rowe CD models into Ecast-powered downloading units. The kit, called "JukeBoost," retails to the operator for less than $3,000.
| | Raising Play Prices Remains Tough Battle For Ops
Marcus Webb
U.S.A. - Operators from coast to coast acknowledge that price-per-play on much of their equipment has not risen, in some cases in as much as 20 years, but they say boosting prices to the end user remains difficult for a variety of reasons. Operators cited such factors as the inability to pass on incremental increases in many cases; location fears of customer dissatisfaction; the perceived need by many locations to offer lower-priced entertainment to compensate for rising food and beverage costs; and the lack of a dollar coin.
| | NBVA's Jacksonville Confab Marks 55th Anniversary Of Industry Show
Hank Schlesinger
JACKSONVILLE, FL - Sun, fun and plenty of bulk vending will highlight this year's National Bulk Vendors Association convention and trade show here this month. NBVA officials anticipate more than 600 showgoers will make the journey to the Sunshine State in search of the latest products, equipment and information about the industry.
| | Learning From History
Tim Sanford
It has been said that experience is that mental faculty which enables us to recognize a mistake when we make it again. We were reminded of that during a recent discussion about the successful deployment of vending machines and changers that accept larger banknotes and pay back smaller ones.
| | Learning From History
Tim Sanford
It has been said that experience is that mental faculty which enables us to recognize a mistake when we make it again. We were reminded of that during a recent discussion about the successful deployment of vending machines and changers that accept larger banknotes and pay back smaller ones.
| | Points To Ponder
Marcus Webb
There is a time for sustained reasoning and there is a time for pithy one-liners. At the risk of sounding like a trade-magazine Buddha, here is a grab bag of aphorisms penned by yours truly over the past few years.
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