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Vol. 51, No. 9, September 2011
| Heartland Launches Mobile Payment Solution
Emily Jed
Heartland Payment Systems, the nation's fifth-largest payments processor, is jumping on the mobile payments bandwagon with a smartphone application called Mobuyle...
| | PepsiCo Concludes Wimm-Bill Dann Buy
by Staff Reporter
PepsiCo Inc. said it completed the acquisition of Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC, Russia's leading branded food and beverage company…
| | Vistar Acquires Vend Service
Emily Jed
The national vend product distribution company has acquired Vend Service Inc., a distributor with locations in Rome, GA, and Ocala, FL...
| | AAMA Elects John Margold Chairman
Nick Montano
The American Amusement Machine Association installed John Margold as chairman during its annual membership and board meetings this week in Lincolnshire, IL. He succeeds David Cohen...
| | Antique Novelty Could Be Worth $10M
Marcus Webb
The Gypsy (Mills Novelty Co., 1906) is owned by the Montana State and resides in a public museum there. David Copperfield reportedly makes $2 million bid for the coin-op fortuneteller...
| | Dave & Buster's Q2 Sales Rise 1.9%
Marcus Webb
The restaurant and amusement chain said comparable store sales rose 1.9% for its second quarter ended July 31. Amusement revenues were up 2.2%. Food and beverage dipped 1%.
| | Fantasy Entertainment Becomes Innovative FOTO
Nick Montano
Foto Fantasy Inc., a photobooth operator dba Fantasy Entertainment, announced that its board of directors approved a name change to Innovative FOTO, effective Sept. 6...
| | Jersey Shore Sees OK Season, Despite Hurricane At End
Hank Schlesinger
The summer of 2011 on the Jersey Shore could have been much worse, under the circumstances. Arcade operators tell VT that business appears to have stabilized, even as the economy continues to weaken...
| | Payback: 500 Michigan Bars Ban Politicians
Marcus Webb
A coalition of bar owners, called Protect Private Property Rights in Michigan, is banning state lawmakers from member taverns to protest the statewide smoking ban...
| | Bulk Burglars Nabbed In Memphis
Hank Schlesinger
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...
| | Chewing Gum Seen To Improve Math Test Scores
Hank Schlesinger
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...
| |  | Pass The Word
Tim Sanford
In vending, both the operator and the location have a real interest in satisfying customers and resolving problems. Too often, though, the people actually on the front line have not gotten the memo... by Tim Sanford
| | | Is It Time To Push The Envelope In Bulk Vending?
Hank Schlesinger
Pushing the envelope is a well-known aviation expression. It refers to testing the limitations of aircraft and flight. Who could blame businesspeople for adopting the phrase? There are even bulk vendors pushing the envelope... by Hank Schlesinger
| | | Lemons And Lemonade
Marcus Webb
Discretionary spending accounts for 70% of America's economy -- and 100% of music and amusements. So when economists analyze consumer spending, their findings are extremely pertinent to the amusement trade... by Marcus Webb
| | Bunn-O-Matic's Robinson Dies
Tim Sanford
Neal Robinson, who played a key role in expanding Bunn-O-Matic Corp.'s international business, died of cancer on Aug. 22. He was 62...
| | Kraft Cuts Coffee Prices 6%
by Staff Reporter
The maker of Maxwell House and Yuban coffee brands is lowering its wholesale prices by about 6%, which could shave 20¢ off each pound of roast and ground coffees...
| | NAMA Releases Coffee Tea & Water Show Education Agenda
Emily Jed
Among the highlights are three interactive sales workshops by Jeb Blount, chief executive of SalesGravy.com and author of People Buy You. The NAMA office coffee meeting takes place Oct. 18-20 at Bally's resort in Las Vegas...
| | Starbucks K-Cups Launch In November
Emily Jed
The world's largest coffeehouse company said it will begin selling its products in K-Cup portion packs for Keurig brewers in November...
| | Tavern And FEC Customers Want To Have Their Cake And Eat It Too
by Kevin Williams
It's a funny thing about consumers. They increasingly refuse to respect the commercial boundaries that businesses and industries try to set up. So how will this influence the way tomorrow's street routes and FECs are operated? by Kevin Williams
| | App Pinpoints Condom Venders
Hank Schlesinger
ICondom partners with MTV's Staying Alive foundation to provide the largest condom distribution map of its kind. Mobile app pinpoints nearest condom venders...
| | | Be Ready, Not Get Ready
Alicia Lavay
Looking right into the storm, I hoped for the best but planned for the worst. Getting back to business after a disaster depends on preparedness planning done today...by Alicia Lavay
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The National Automatic Merchandising Association's seven-city tour will be part of the vending industry's broader growth strategy, which began in early August with the "Vend. Love. Win.” Facebook contest... 
The businessman and philanthropist, who made his fortune in the photobooth business, died on Sept. 5. Dan David, a longtime Photo-Me board member, was 82... 
