 | Giant Bulk Machine Vends Cupcakes In Capsules At Tony Manhattan Parties
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
Baked By Melissa, a gourmet cupcake company, rents large-globed bulk machines that vend bite-size cupcakes placed in capsules for all kinds of events...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| 10 Indicted In Bulk Vending Biz-Op Scam
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 11, November 2012
Indictment alleges that during telemarketing calls, managers, sales reps and operators of locating companies associated with Multivend LLC (dba Vendstar) misrepresented the profits customers would make and the locations they would receive for bulk candy vending machines...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Cardinal Takes Delivery Of New Injection-Molding Machine At Baltimore Plastics Plant
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 10, October 2012
Cardinal's new Fanuc Roboshot is a state-of-the-art injection-molding system that promises big returns for the capsule maker and its bulk vending customers...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Who Chews The Most Gum? British Firm Offers Surprising Answers
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 10, October 2012
What country chews the most gum? If you guessed the United States, you're wrong. The distinction of biggest chewing gum chewers goes to...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Allstar Wins Cut The Rope License For Flat And Bulk Vending
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
On the heels of its award-winning and top-selling Angry Birds series, Allstar Vending has been granted a multiyear license to sell Cut the Rope products in the flat and bulk vending channels...
Author: Nick Montano
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| 'Breaking Bad' Candy: Bad Idea?
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
It isn’t the kind of tie-in that most candymakers would dare undertake, but a local confectionery store in Albuquerque, NM, is selling "meth" inspired by AMC's critically acclaimed "Breaking Bad" TV series...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Ad Exec Pairs Bulk Vending And Foursquare: Check In And Get Gumball
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 9, September 2012
Social media and little classic vending machines might seem an unlikely pairing to most. But not for the creative mind of Tyler DeAngelo, who envisions a practical merger of old and new. It's Check 'N Chew...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Artist Uses Bulk Vender To Fashion Shock Art
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 8, August 2012
Artist Thomas Kuebler shares his inspiration for the "Geinball Machine," which is both representational and a functioning vending machine...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Gumball.com Announces Lifetime Of Gumballs Sweepstakes Promo
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 8, August 2012
The bulk vending supplier is hoping the "Win Gumballs for Life" sweepstakes will generate a buzz through social media...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Quick Collect Base Speeds Collections For Oak's Vista Bulk Venders
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 8, August 2012
New from Oak Manufacturing Co. Inc. is a bulk vending machine component that allows operators to quickly scoop coins by hand from the cashbox...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| RPG Enterprises Introduces Latest Coin Twister Charity Wishing Well
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 8, August 2012
New coin funnel, designed for charity applications, is manufactured as one piece in a broad spectrum of colors...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Outgoing NBVA Chief Bernie Schwarzli Reflects On 3 Years Of Accomplishments And Teamwork
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 6, June 2012
When Beaver's Bernie Schwarzli completed his term as NBVA's president this past spring, it marked the end to one of the organization's transformative periods...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| President Steve Schechner Says Membership Growth Is Essential To NBVA's Future
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 6, June 2012
With Capital Vending's Steven Schechner at its helm, the National Bulk Vendors Association enters into a new phase of its 62-year history...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Bulk Vending Organization Streamlines Board
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 7, July 2012
The National Bulk Vendors Association reports that it again has reduced the size of its board of directors...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| NBVA Updates Amusement Expo Exhibit Layout
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 7, July 2012
The National Bulk Vendor Association's exhibit is being redesigned to heighten the visibility of the bulk vending exhibits...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Texas Justice Reigns On Gumball Bandit
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 7, July 2012
A gumball bandit in Corpus Christi, TX, has been sentenced to five years in jail. Robert Lee Johnson was apprehended after...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| E.J. Korvette Founder Ferkauf Dies At 91
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 7, July 2012
The pioneer in the discount big box store concept opened his first store in a small loft in midtown Manhattan in 1948...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Brand Vending Products Introduces Sqwishland Charm Jewelry And New Species
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 6, June 2012
Accessory bulk vending mix features rings, bracelets and anklets that enable the wearers to display their favorite Sqwishland characters for a new look in classic charms...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Gumball Science: The Sticky Question Of Memory
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 5, May 2012
A new study by researchers at Cardiff University in Wales suggests that gum chewing can weaken short-term memory...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Big Bear, Brand Vending Team Up For Sqwishland Eyeprize Machine
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 5, May 2012
Brand's popular Sqwishland figurines and videogame codes will now be available in Big Bear's Eyeprize X novelty machine in a new vending package...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Novelty Retailer Offers Gumballs In Bacon, Roast Beef And Other Unusual Flavors
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 6, June 2012
Archie McPhee & Co., the celebrated purveyor of novelty merchandise, is marketing a variety of gumballs in unexpected flavors...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| OK Manufacturing Debuts Pinball-Themed Splat Ball For Win-Every-Time Vending
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 6, June 2012
The amusement vender challenges players to a simplified game of pinball in which they can receive either 1" prize or ball gum, or an additional 2" capsuled prize...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Flatline Added-Value Initiative Debuts 3 Vend Items, Online Support
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 5, May 2012
Flatline Corp. is moving into digital media with two bulk vending lines, an unusual imaging application and online programming to supplement the new products...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Shopping Centers, Bulk Vending Mainstays, Show Modest Gains
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 5, May 2012
U.S. shopping centers, widely regarded as core locations for bulk vending, are showing economic signs of life, signalling positive news for operators...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| ParSal's All-American Chicken Applies Today's Sensibilities To A Classic Vending Machine Concept
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 4, April 2012
When the chicken vender arrived on the bulk vending scene in the late 1970s, it instantly became a big hit for operators across the country. Today, entrepreneur Frank Parisi is hoping to stimulate bulk vending and amusements with a modern version of the classic vending machine...
Author: by Hank Schlesinger and Nick Montano
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