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Vol. 51, No. 5, May 2011
| Coke's PlantBottles Roll Out Nationwide
by Staff Reporter
Coca-Cola said its 100% recyclable beverage packages made from plants are available. Dasani bottles and Odwalla single-serve containers are PlantBottle exclusives...
| | EVMMA Votes To Become EVA Committee
Tim Sanford
The European Vending Machine Manufacturers Association is now the Machine Manufacturers Committee of the Brussels-based European Vending Association...
| | Penn. Tests Hard Liquor In Wine Venders
Emily Jed
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is planning a pilot program to allow the sale of hard liquor through the wine vending kiosks currently operating...
| | Union Blasts PA Liquor Venders
Emily Jed
Independent State Store Union statement denounces the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's wine vending machines...
| |  | Seattle Adopts Healthy Vending Guidelines
Emily Jed
Washington's King County Board of Health approved guidelines that encourage organizations in greater Seattle to provide healthier choices in vending machines...
| | Brady Bolsters Management To Reinforce Sales
by Staff Reporter
Brady Distributing Co. has announced a series of appointments that reinforce the organization's expanded coverage. They include Dave Sexton, Neil Desio, Steve Fabian and Bernie Robinson...
| | FL Operator Avoids Gambling Charges
Marcus Webb
A former operator of an Internet sweepstakes videogame café pleaded no contest on April 4 to a misdemeanor charge of improper advertising...
| | Gordon Smart, Amusement Pioneer, Dies At 79
Nick Montano
Gordon M. Smart, founder and chief executive of Smart Industries of Des Moines, IA, died on April 21. He was 79. Smart is the longest-running producer of crane machines in the U.S...
| | Internet Gambling Gains Momentum
Marcus Webb
Legislative activity designed to create regulated online poker or other Internet gambling in the U.S. has been increasing in recent weeks...
| | Minnesota Bar Owners Lobby For VLTs
Marcus Webb
Profit Minnesota, the lobbying organization for pro-VLT bar owners, unveils a gambling legalization bill and stages a rally at state Capitol...
| | Pioneer's Joel Kleiman Dies
Marcus Webb
The founder of Pioneer Sales and Service, and respected equipment distributor from Wisconsin, died on April 27. He was 91...
| | PlayStation Network Is Hacked
Marcus Webb
Sony Corp. revealed earlier this week that a hacker stole information from 77 million player accounts in the company's PlayStation Network between April 17 and 19.
| | Sweeps Video Crackdowns Reach Utah, Texas
Marcus Webb
After a year of police raids on sweepstakes videogames with cash prizes from Maine to Florida and in the Midwest, the pattern is reportedly spreading west...
| | West Virginia: Good News, Bad News On VLTs
Marcus Webb
Video gaming revenues are rebounding, suggesting the economy is strengthening sufficiently to encourage customers to play more often. But a temporary shutdown looms...
| | Vacant Swell Plant At Center Of Lawsuit
Hank Schlesinger
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...
| | | Something Old, Something New
Tim Sanford
The National Automatic Merchandising Association's 2011 convention and exhibition offered very welcome relief from the gloom and doom of the past three or four years. Of course, there were a few negatives too... by Tim Sanford
| | | Atlas Is Shrugging
Marcus Webb
This spring's movie hit based on Ayn Rand's classic novel speaks to American operators, most of whom are feeling the pinch of taxation and regulations... by Marcus Webb
| | Dry Bulk Kraft Mac & Cheese
by Staff Reporter
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese is now available in easy-to-prepare bulk dry cases that make eight half-hotel pans at a cost 40% less than frozen pre-made trays. ..
| | Dunkin' Brands Files For $400M IPO
by Staff Reporter
Dunkin’ Brands Inc. filed plans with U.S. regulators to raise up to $400 million in an initial public offering, the Canton, MA-based company announced on May 4...
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|  | Research Flags Gen Y As Target For Industry Growth Campaign
Emily Jed
Research commissioned by the National Automatic Merchandising Association has found that consumers generally have a favorable view of vending, and those belonging to "Generation Y" are its biggest fans. The findings are the basis for a major NAMA public relations campaign with strong social media components...
| | MOMA Plans Annual Meeting For June 8-9
by Staff Reporter
The Minnesota Operators of Music and Amusements will hold its annual summer conference in Bloomington at the Radisson by Mall of America...
| | Credit For Small Business Loans Might Be Relaxing
Hank Schlesinger
Economic conditions may be turning around for operators unable to obtain credit from banks or other lending institutions. Federal Reserve Board governor Elizabeth A. Duke expressed...
| | Gas Prices Could Increase Even More
by Staff Reporter
Gas prices have now topped $4 a gallon in many areas, and there's no end in sight to how high they'll go. Surpassing the $4-a-gallon mark for the first time since...
| | | We're The Next Generation: It's Up To Us
Alicia Lavay
As time goes by, more and more of us have grown up watching things happen in this industry -- and it is now our turn to start making them happen... by Alicia Lavay
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Using a product elevator that spans the width of the machine cabinet, Jofemar's new "extra space" satellite accommodates larger-than-usual products of all all shapes... 
Innovative Concepts in Entertainment's latest ticket redemption piece features eye-catching transilluminated pirate atop a four-foot-diameter wheel... 
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... 
The Orlando, FL-based lock company has been awarded a U.S. patent for its Universal Puck padlock. A total of 18 claims was awarded... 