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Vol. 47, No. 7, July 2007
| NAMA CRISIS PLANNING GUIDE: Eils Stresses Need For Preparedness
 LAS VEGAS (July 2007) —“What is the worst thing that could happen to your company and what would you do if it happened? Would your company survive? Or would you be unable to recover and forced out of business?” asked Larry Eils, National Automatic Merchandising Association senior director of technical services. Eils introduced NAMA’s new Crisis Management and Response Manual (How to Plan for, Respond to and Recover from a Business Emergency), at a presentation during the NAMA Spring Expo.
| | New Concept Vending Unveils Antitheft Rotary Coin Mech
CARY, NC (July 2007) — New Concept Vending has developed a coin mechanism engineered to deter theft. It is designed to replace the common molded-plastic rotary mechs widely used on countertop mechanical vending machines typically sold through business-opportunity channels. The mechanism was developed by company founder Richard A. Santilli Jr., who was operating a number of these machines. He discovered that many potentially lucrative accounts for equipment of this type are frequented by patrons who, increasingly, know a simple method for defeating the factory coin mechs.
| | Just Photos Readies Launch Of Self-Service Imaging Device
MISSION VIEJO, CA (July 2007) — Following a two-year worldwide test, the new Just Photos self-service photo booth is expected to make its official launch this fall. Just Photos, also the name of the company manufacturing the product, is headed up by photo industry veterans Alberto Caroselli and Jim Henderson, who say they have developed a machine that produces the highest-quality photos in today’s market.
| | Coinstar Q2 Revenues Rise 60%; Bulk, Crane Placements Continue Slide
Emily Jed
BELLEVUE, WA (August 1, 2008) — Coinstar's nationwide coin- op crane, bulk vending and kiddie ride business continued to decline during the second quarter, despite strong performance in other divisions. For the three-month period ended June 30, the company reported that its bulk vending and "other" installations, which includes kiddie rides, fell 33% from 205,000 in the first quarter to 138,000, while its skill crane placement dropped 8% from 25,000 to 23,000… [full story]
| | EDITORIAL: The Executive Editor’s Desk
Nick Montano
The VENDING TIMES Buyers Guide and Directory issue is a unique reference work, in that it assembles timely information on vending, OCS, foodservice, music, games and bulk vending resources in a single publication...By NICHOLAS MONTANO
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