 | Bulk Burglars Nabbed In Memphis
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 9, September 2011
A pair of suspected burglars were apprehended last month by local law enforcement with a bulk vending machine in the back of their pickup truck...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| Chewing Gum Seen To Improve Math Test Scores
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 9, September 2011
Arriving just in time for the start of the new school year is a study from the Baylor College of Medicine that shows a link between higher test scores and gum chewing...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| President Signs Product Safety Law Widening Regulatory Discretion
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 9, September 2011
President Obama has signed a bill, HR 2715, which is designed to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing consumer product safety laws...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| Allstar Inks Deal With Sticker Technology Firm To Bring Augmented Reality To Flat Vending
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 8, August 2011
The bulk vending supplier is launching Dinosaur AR, a series of stickers imprinted with dinosaurs, made possible by technology from Augmented CPG Inc...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Congress Enacts Bill Clarifying 2008 Consumer Product Safety Law
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 8, August 2011
New bill clarifies the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. One provision makes permanent previously granted exemptions for stringent tracking label requirements in cases where such labeling is not practicable...
Author: by Staff Reporter
|
| Class Action Suit Charges Peanut Vending Biz-Op Was A Scam
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 8, August 2011
Disgruntled investors say they were swindled in a peanut-selling bulk vending scam. Their class-action lawsuit is seeking $20 million in damages...
Author: by Staff Reporter
|
| Tough New CPSC Lead-Content Guidelines Take Effect On Aug.14
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 8, August 2011
Next month, manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of children's products must comply with the new 100 parts per million federal limits for total lead content in toys. Bulk suppliers say the new standards are attainable...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| Amusement Expo, NBVA Show Planners Synchronize 2012 Events
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 7, July 2011
The National Bulk Vendors Association and the organizers of the Amusement Expo have agreed to collocate their trade shows again next year in Las Vegas...
Author: Tim Sanford
|
| Some Groups Want Calorie Labels On Bulk Venders
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 7, July 2011
Health groups ask Food and Drug Administration to include bulk vending machines in proposed federal calorie-labeling requirements...
Author: Emily Jed
|
| Think Pink Bulk Vending Program Raises $5K For American Cancer Society
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 7, July 2011
Flatline Corp. reports that sales of its Think Pink stickers and temporary tats have raised $5,000 to date for the American Cancer Society's breast cancer program...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Can You Identify This Mystery Machine?
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 7, July 2011
Over the years, VENDING TIMES has received a number of photos of old vending machines, often unchronicled, and requests for aid in assigning dates and manufacturers. Here's the latest...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Sweet City And Affiliate Vendors Supply Serve Growing Mall Clientele
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 6, June 2011
After entering bulk vending by chance, Leonard Daitch is steadily building a multi-state operation serving shopping malls. The mall the merrier...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| A&A Confab Draws 60+ Bulk Vending Firms
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 7, July 2011
The first-ever open house held at the Maryland headquarters of A&A Global Industries attracted representatives from some 60 bulk vending operating companies...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| The Legacy Of Josef Schwarzli, World-Renowned Vending Machine Designer
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 5, May 2011
The Balkan immigrant recalls his journey to Canada, where he became the world's most prolific -- and arguably most innovative -- bulk vending machine engineer and designer...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| Brand Unveils Limited Edition Luminous Sqwish Series
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 5, May 2011
Now available from Brand Vending Products is the latest addition to its popular Sqwishland line, a glow-in-the-dark limited edition mix...
Author: Tim Sanford
|
| Baffling Bulk Vending Heist
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 6, June 2011
Police in Martins Ferry, OH, say a thief smashed the window of c-store and took nothing but a bulk vending machine...
Author: by Staff Reporter
|
| UPDATED: Smarties Ship In Special Packaging And Formulation For Bulk Vending
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 6, June 2011
The iconic tablet-shaped confection is now available in bulk packaging. New vendible variety will not cloud the inside surfaces of machine globes...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Groupe Ricochet: For Young Canadian Entrepreneurs, It's All About Image
Issue: Vol. 50, No. 4, April 2010
When Alexandre Vincent, 26, and Philippe Roy, 27, launched Groupe Ricochet Inc. four years ago, they decided to redefine the way bulk vending operators do business...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| Commonstudio Pacts TNT For Seedbomb And Vender Distribution
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 4, April 2011
Top Notch Toys enters into exclusive agreement with Commonstudio to distribute "seedbomb" product line in bulk vending machines...
Author: Nick Montano
|
| Bulk Vending Industry Grows Wary As Worker Wages In China Rise
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 5, May 2011
Workers' wages in China is on the rise. Labor costs could have a significant impact on Chinese manufacturing, and this could spell bad news for the bulk-vending sector down the road...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| Vacant Swell Plant At Center Of Lawsuit
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 5, May 2011
A piece of bulk vending history is embroiled in a real estate controversy. The site of the former Philadelphia Chewing Gum Co. is at the center of a lawsuit between the township of Haverford, PA and the Fenimore family...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| NBVA Welcomes New Board Members
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 4, April 2011
The National Bulk Vendors Association has appointed seven members to its 21-person board of directors...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| Bulk Veteran Neel Clark Becomes Sales Rep For All American Chicken
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 4, April 2011
All American Chicken has announced the appointment of Neel Clark as sales representative for the company's eponymous vending machine...
Author: Tim Sanford
|
| Operators And Exhibitors Hail 61st NBVA Show A Success
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 3, March 2011
With nearly unanimous opinions, the National Bulk Vendors Association's 61st annual trade show and convention - and first collocated - was a rousing success...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
| China's Hold On Undervalued Yuan Is Good News For Bulk Vending
Issue: Vol. 51, No. 4, April 2011
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao sharply defends China's currency and trade, and has no plans increase its currency value. That's good news for bulk vending...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
|
