 | CAVC Partners With ABA, Consumer Advocacy Group To Fight Beverage Tax
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
The California Automatic Vending Council joins forces with the American Beverage Association and Californians for Food and Beverage Choice in opposing a proposal that would impose a penny-per-ounce tax on the distribution of beverages...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Mobile Tech Company To Unveil Social Vending Platform At CTIA Show
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Gigigo Mobile Services will take wraps off a social vending platform for connecting vending machines with brands via mobile tech at this week's CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association) in Las Vegas...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Ad In Monday's USA Today Chides Bottled Water In National Parks
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
A corporate watchdog group says its running an ad in a special national parks supplement to USA Today on Monday that calls on the beverage giant to stop interfering in efforts by national parks to go bottled water free...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Beverage Giants Extend Calories Count Vending Machine Labeling To Nation's Capital
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Coca-Cola Co., Dr Pepper Snapple Group and PepsiCo will work with District of Columbia mayor Vincent Gray, foodservice providers and vending operators to increase availability of lower-calorie beverages in vending machines...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Japanese Vending Industry Demonstrates Renewed Vitality In 2012; Revenues Climb 1.4%
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
The vending industry in Japan saw an increase of 1.4% in revenue in 2012, according to the annual industry report issued by the Japanese Vending Machine Manufacturers Association Total vended goods and services revenues rose to ¥5.375 trillion, or $52.5 billion...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Man Claims To Have Secret Coke Formula, Puts On eBay For $5M
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
A Ringgold, GA, man says an old recipe in a box of papers that he and his wife purchased at a local estate sale could be the original Coca-Cola formula...
Author: Emily Jed
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| PepsiCo Pilots Touchscreen Fountain Vender
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Touch Tower resembles a large iPad on a stand. It offers nearly 100 flavor combinations of up to eight brands and four flavor shots, and uses the beverage giant's existing bag-in-the-box syrup system...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Kinect-Powered Vending Machine Turns Pepsi Patrons Into Avatars
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
Touchscreen soda venders equipped with Microsoft's Kinect technology allow patrons to interact with a machine touch-free, using hand gestures to buy beverages or play a game of chance to win a free drink...
Author: Emily Jed
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| DeMet's Candy Co. Divests TrueNorth Nuts
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 6, June 2013
DeMet's acquired TrueNorth, a nationally distributed premium snack nut brand, from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America in 2010. Under its ownership, DeMet's introduced TrueNorth flavor varieties...
Author: Emily Jed
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| USA Technologies 2013 Third-Quarter: Revenue Is Up 19%; Recurring Revenues Up 26%
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
The cashless vending provider's gross profit climbs 32% and connections to ePort Connect service rise 32% year over year to 196,000 [press release]
Author: USAT Press Release
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| Vending Times' Emily Jed Will Moderate NFB Conference's Healthy Vending Forum
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
The National Association of Blind Merchants will conduct a Business Leadership and Superior Training (BLAST) conference at the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott Hotel from May 20 through 23, and "healthy" vending is a central concern to conference organizers and participants alike...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Mondelez Delivers Better-Than-Expected Q1 Results
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
The company sold more snacks in emerging markets in its most recent quarter, but fell short of its long-term revenue growth targets, hurt by its gum business. Also impacting quarterly sales was lower pricing for Maxwell House coffee...
Author: Emily Jed
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| AVT Says Wireless Patent Claims Found Valid, Enforceable Upon Reexamination
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
AVT Inc. said it received a Notice of Intent to Issue Reexamination Certificate from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that indicates that several claims for its wireless vending technology were found patentable...
Author: Emily Jed
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| New Data Track Positive Impact On Sales For Machines Enabled By USAT Cashless Payment Platform
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
Data trends in USA Technologies' 2013 Cashless Knowledge Base point to incremental revenue opportunities and increased consumer preference for cashless [press release]
Author: USAT Press Release
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| Coke Debuts 'World's Thinnest' Vending Machine
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
The aptly named Diet Coke-branded "Slender Vender" fits in the most compact of spaces where other machines can't...
Author: Emily Jed
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| U.S. Chamber's Associations Committee Welcomes NAMA's Carla Balakgie
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
National Automatic Merchandising Association president and chief executive Carla Balakgie has been appointed to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Association Committee of 100...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Avanti Unveils Compact Kiosk And Food Safety Features For Micromarkets
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
Avanti Markets is introducing two checkout terminals and two food safety products designed to increase installation options for its micromarket system. The new Executive Kiosk is a streamlined self-checkout terminal designed to...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| NAMA Member Operators Fight Adverse Bills In Oregon And Vermont
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
In Oregon, a bill proposes to mandate "healthier" snacks in vending machines located in public buildings.
In Vermont, H. 528 seeks to create a disparate and unfair "meals tax" on food products sold through vending machines...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Byndl And Sprout Pact To Drive Digital Media, Mobile Payment Services In Vending
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
The Seattle-based mobile transaction services company and Sprout Retail, a vending-focused consumer marketing firm, have teamed up to deliver mobile payments, digital coupons and surveys...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Connectivity And Communication Theme 66th NAMA Convention
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
The National Automatic Merchandising Association's fourth OneShow continued the steady expansion that the annual confab has enjoyed since its rescheduling as a spring event. NAMA said the 2013 OneShow drew 250 exhibitors, 24 over last year, and 5,000 participants, up 4.5%...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Herr Foods Acquires Silk City Snacks
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
Herr Foods Inc. has agreed to acquire a majority share in Silk City Snacks, a Clifton, NJ-based snack food manufacturer that produces waffle sandwich-style and pizzelle-type snacks and popped chips...
Author: Emily Jed
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| USAT Kicks Off Mobile Payment, 'Fifth Vend Free' Loyalty Promotion
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
USA Technologies Inc. is integrating its installed base of more than 100,000 NFC-enabled cashless payment terminals with Isis's SmartTap mobile commerce technology to establish a rewards acceptance and redemption program...
Author: Emily Jed
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| VE South Launches Online Marketplace
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
Florida's largest full-line vending machine distributor is now doing e-business at VESouthVendingMarketplace.com...
Author: Nick Montano
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| | Crane Media's 'All-In-One' Design Eases High-Tech Vending Migration
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
Crane Merchandising Systems took the wraps off its high-tech Media series last spring, charting a new course in machine design with a fully integrated solution that centers the shopping experience around the consumer. With several thousand units in the field, the vending machine manufacturer says it's continuing to build upon the "future-proof" platform with new features and enhancements that rolled out this spring...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Holiday House Introduces Homeland Water Filters For Vending And OCS
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
Holiday House Distributing is marketing a new line of water filters that includes 14 models offering the most in-demand and often-used filtration features. Homeland Water Filters are 100% manufactured in the United States, and Holiday House is introducing the line today (April 25) at the NAMA OneShow. Sales will also benefit the Fisher House Foundation...
Author: Nick Montano
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