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Vol. 45, No. 10, October 2005
| MilkPEP Hails ABA Guidelines As Offering Wider Opportunity For School Milk Vending
Tim Sanford
WASHINGTON, DC — The American Beverage Association’s new guidelines for the sale of cold drinks in schools by its member companies have opened the door for vending operators to expand their milk sales, according to the Milk Processor Educational Program. The guidelines were drafted by ABA (formerly the National Soft Drink Association) to help address concern over childhood obesity.
| | Vending Industry Keeps Pace With Wider Consumer Preferences For Cold Drinks
Emily Jed
U.S.A. — The variety of packaged cold beverages available to on-the-go consumers through vending machines continues to expand and shift, keeping pace with today’s kaleidoscope of taste and dietary preferences. Cold drink machines have found their way into a wide range of locations populated by just about every identifiable demographic group. And many of these groups continue to move away from the traditional model, under which the majority of customers would be satisfied by a limited selection of soft drinks.
| | Pool Is White-Hot Worldwide
Marcus Webb
U.S.A. — If you thought Tom Cruise and Paul Newman sparked the ultimate pool craze in 1986 with their film “The Color of Money,” then wake up and smell the chalk dust. Today pool is hotter than ever, boosted by million-dollar purses, breathless cable TV broadcasts, and sexy female stars. Indeed, from Seoul to Cincinnati, the sport of billiards has reached an all-time zenith of popularity and appears poised to keep rocketing ever skyward as prize money, TV coverage and celebrity influence all expand.
| | Successful AMOA/Fun Expo Sees Solid Attendance, Strong Product
Marcus Webb
LAS VEGAS — A generally upbeat mood prevailed at the combined AMOA and Fun Expo, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from Sept. 14 through 16. Coming in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, this was the second combined trade show in four years to take place just days after a national disaster.
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