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|  | Al “The Peanut Man” Expands Bulk Route’s Potential In His New Distribution Venture
Issue: Vol. 46, No. 1, January 2006
NEW YORK CITY — Al Swiderski, best known as Al “the peanut man,” is launching a new company to expand his service expertise beyond traditional bulk vending. The New York-based operator, who claims to have previously built a route that grossed more than a $1 million, advises operators to look for value in their routes outside of bulk vending. Specifically, said Swiderski, there is real, added value in bulk vending routes as a distribution channel for other, non-vended products.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | New Charity Vending Program Assists Disabled Police Officers
Issue: Vol. 46, No. 1, January 2006
PERALTA, NM — A detective sergeant here has teamed up with the Washington state-based charity, Officer Needs Assistance Fund, to create a vending outreach program. Sergeant Paul Szych, who is both a law enforcement officer and a bulk vending operator, saw a need to help police officers disabled in the line of duty and formed the Officer Needs Assistance Vending Outreach Program.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | A&A Global Industries Embarks On Aggressive European Expansion
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 12, December 2005
COCKEYSVILLE, MD — How much more can A&A Global Industries grow? The firm, which currently has a very healthy share of the bulk vending market in capsuled products, flat vendibles and equipment, also boasts a manufacturing division that includes plastic injection molding, powder coating and tool and die facilities. And then there is the company’s Koko’s Confectionery and Novelty, which makes retail and private-label candy.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | Interactive Venders Stand Test Of Time With Innovations And Upgrades
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 12, December 2005
U.S.A. — They were not supposed to last. Industry pundits looked at the new machines and dubbed them “gizmos,” “gimcracks” and worse. They were, according to some of the best minds in bulk vending, destined for the dumpster of industry history.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | Smartmech Uses Infrared Technology For New System
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 10, October 2005
BRIGHTON, ON, Canada — Smartmech Corp. has announced the release of its updated “Smartmech,” tamper-proof revenue tracking system.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | Coinstar To Acquire Amusement Factory, One Of The Nation’s Largest Bulk Vending Operations
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 11, November 2005
BELLEVUE, WA — Already the United States’ largest operator with approximately 47,000 locations in all 50 states, Coinstar Inc. will put even greater distance between itself and its next-largest competitor with the planned purchase of The Amusement Factory LLC later this year. The Amusement Factory is the nation’s second largest operator with more than 14,000 locations.
Author: By HANK SCHLESINGER and MARCUS WEBB
| | Technology, ‘Know How’ Are Key To Efficient Route Management
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 11, November 2005
U.S.A. — Bulk vending, which was perhaps a little slow to jump on the hi-tech bandwagon, is now a computerized industry. In a recent, albeit unscientific survey of small to mid-sized operators, virtually all of them responded that they use at least one computer to run their routes, track inventory and monitor sales.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | Koko’s Confections Expands Panned Candy Range With New Formulas For Looks, Tastes
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 10, October 2005
COCKEYSVILLE, MD — Panned Candy may be ready to make a significant comeback in bulk vending. According to industry experts, new color formulas, technology and the fact that candy still offers one of the highest profit margins, have set the stage for increased popularity.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | Bulk Vending Gets A Store Of Its Own With Denver Mall Launch
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 9, September 2005
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.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | Equipment Makers Innovate While Operators Seek To Maximize Sales
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 9, September 2005
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.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | New Chinese Currency Policies Likely To Translate Into More Expensive Products For U.S. Bulk Vending Channel
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 8, August 2005
BEIJING, China - In a move that was long expected, and one that was the subject of political pressure from U.S. lawmakers, the Chinese government on July 21 revalued its currency in what economists are calling a "managed float." The new policy will, in effect, increase the value of the Chinese currency, called the yuan, in relation to the U.S. dollar. Or in other words, goods imported from China will become more expensive.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | The Smile Exchange's Nancy Lucas Carves Out Niche In Mall Locations
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 8, August 2005
MIDDLETOWN, CT - What's a nice woman like Nancy Lucas doing in the fiercely competitive industry of bulk vending? Well, for one thing, she's doing just fine. An 11-year bulk vending veteran, Lucas has carved out a niche for herself among shopping malls throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts. Her company, The Smile Exchange LLC, based here, has garnered something of a reputation and a loyal following among mall management by offering a wide variety of equipment along with superior service.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | Canada Strengthens Rules For Lead Content Of Imported Jewelry
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 7, July 2005
OTTAWA - Canada's Health Minister, Ujjal Dosanjh, has announced new regulations limiting lead content in children's jewelry imported into or advertised or sold in Canada. The new rules bring Canada's policy into line with that set by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission earlier this year.
| | Innovative Strategies Spark Rebound Of Capsuled Items
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 6, June 2005
U.S.A. - The bulk vending industry emerges from uncertainty and financial setbacks resulting from last year's lead recall. Innovative new lines of capsuled merchandise drive the rebound.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | Bulk Vending's Jax Convention Leaves Participants In High Spirits
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 5, May 2005
JACKSONVILLE, FL - The 55th annual National Bulk Vendors Association convention and trade show may have been slightly downsized from past years, but it packed a punch. According to initial figures released by the association, operator participation , with a total 535 registered for the show , was down some 30% from last year. Despite the lower visitor turnout, sales reported by exhibitors were higher compared with prior years.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | NBVA Elects Tejas Distributors' Case President; Installs New Officer Slate
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 5, May 2005
JACKSONVILLE, FL - Dan Case of Tejas Distributors, headquartered in Round Rock, TX, was elected NBVA president, heading up a new leadership team that includes Peter Becker, What's Up, as vice-president; Steve Siegel, The Great American Vending Machine Co. (Hauppauge, NY), as treasurer; and Randy Chilton of Louisville, CO-based Sugarloaf Creations (now owned by Coinstar), as secretary.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | NBVA's Jacksonville Confab Marks 55th Anniversary Of Industry Show
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 4, April 2005
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.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | Marketing To The Young Masses Is An Opportunity Worth Exploring
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 3, March 2005
U.S.A. - In the few seconds it took you to read this story's headline, a bulk vending customer had more than enough time to make up his or her young mind about making a purchase. It happens just that fast. Bulk vending is about impulse purchasing, and while those impulses can be strong, the decision is invariably made with lightning speed.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | Operators, Suppliers Battle Price Increases With Various Strategies
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 2, February 2005
U.S.A. - As the journalist Frank P. Adams once said, "There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country , the trouble is, they cost a quarter." Bulk vendors today are finding themselves in a similar position, except they happen to be the ones selling cigars to the esteemed and cantankerous Mr. Adams.
| | CPSC Sets New Guidelines For Lead Content In Toy Jewelry
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 2, February 2005
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced new guidelines, testing and enforcement policies aimed at reducing the potential for health risks from lead in children's toy fashion accessories. The updated information comes in the wake of a massive industry recall voluntarily conducted several months ago by bulk vending suppliers after lead content in some toy fashion accessories raised CPSC concerns.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | Ball Gum Remains Staple As Operators Seek New Locations, Sales Strategies
Issue: Vol. 45, No. 1, January 2005
U.S.A. - In a year marked by turbulence in the bulk vending industry, even the normally sedate market segment of ball gum did not escape the hurly-burly. Among the significant developments in 2004 was the purchase of Concord Confections by confectionary giant Tootsie Roll Industries. And, too, for the first time in several years, bulk vending actually saw a decline in the number of ball gum venders out on the street.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | *IN STEP WITH LAURI LOGUE: Flat Vend Innovator Advances Genre By Emphasizing Merchandise Value
Issue: Vol. 44, No. 12, December 2004
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Shhhhhhh' Lauri Logue is one of those "quiet trailblazers." Since co-founding Brand Imports more than a decade ago, she's not only become a bulk vending icon, but has led the way for women in the industry. Although not the first woman in bulk vending, she might be called the First Woman of Bulk Vending. Certainly she has become one of the most successful, if not the most visible.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: Nuts About Nuts: 'Al The Peanut Man' Sets Out To Conquer Big Apple
Issue: Vol. 44, No. 10, October 2004
NEW YORK CITY - It takes a hardy breed of operator to go into the nut business. With the price of merchandise subject to wild swings, neighborhood taverns closing in many regions and all the additional effort it takes to maintain machines, operators who go into nuts as a specialty must have a rare degree of fortitude, not to mention business acumen. VT recently sat down with one of New York's premier nut bulk vending operators, Al Swiderski. Better known as "Al The Peanut Man," Swiderski started out as a bulk vendor in Buffalo, NY, and eventually set his sights on New York City after he sold a successful route. Although a relative newcomer to the geographic market, Swiderski is already gaining an enthusiastic following among the Big Apple's bar and tavern owners.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: Safety Expert Lauds Industry's Actions On Voluntary Jewelry Recall
Issue: Vol. 44, No. 8, August 2004
WASHINGTON, DC - Nancy Harvey Steorts, an expert in the field of safety, played an integral role during the recent toy jewelry recall. She served as advisor to the four importers involved in the recall, guiding them through the seemingly daunting recall process. As a former chairperson of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and author of several books on consumer safety, Steorts's Washington expertise in the field of product safety made her an invaluable asset. VT interviewed Steorts to get answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the toy jewelry recall.
Author: Hank Schlesinger
| | Tootsie Roll To Buy Concord
Issue: Vol. 44, No. 9, September 2004
CHICAGO - Candy maker Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. has announced an agreement to buy Canadian-based Concord Confections. The sale price was reported to be $197 million plus another $20 million to discharge Concord's debt. It will be paid in cash via short-term bank financing
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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