 | Pay-As-You-Drive Tax Studied In Washington
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
What you pay at the pump to gas up route vehicles could soon be based on mileage. With highway infrastructure badly in need of repair, Congress is looking at a program that would...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Flowers Foods Becomes Stalking Horse Bidder For Certain Hostess Bread Brands And Bakeries
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Flowers Foods Inc. on Jan. 11 signed two purchase agreements with Hostess Brands Inc. as the "stalking horse bidder" for certain Hostess assets...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Crane's Suzanne Russell Retires After 29 Years In Vending
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 2, February 2013
Suzanne Russell spent most of her career at Crane Co. working with vending operators in California, Nevada and Oregon...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Hostess Hires Liquidator To Help Sell Assets
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Hostess Brands Inc. has received court permission to hire Hilco Trading Co. help sell off real estate and other assets...
Author: Emily Jed
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| USA Technologies On Track To Achieve Profitability In Second Quarter
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
In its preliminary results for the second quarter ended Dec. 31, the cashless vending provider expects total revenues to be in the range of $8.8 million to $8.9 million, a 29% increase over the same period in 2011...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Canadian Operators Scramble To Accept New Plastic $20 Notes; Do $100s Melt?
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Thousands of vending machines are still not programmed to accept the new polymer $20 banknotes that the Canadian government released two months ago, and operators are blaming the Bank of Canada for not providing enough lead time...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Novel Smoothie And Slushie Vending Machine Begins Global Distribution
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The Quinzee from Israel's Nicevend Ltd. prepares and delivers frozen smoothies and slushies at the touch of a button...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Survey: Consumers Snack More Than They Dine
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Snacks account for more than half of all eating occasions among American consumers, according to research from The Hartman Group...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Canada Puts Cap On Energy Drink Caffeine Content
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Canada's federal health department has issued new regulations that will limit the amount of caffeine allowed in energy drinks. Caffeine will be capped at 180mg. in a single-serving can or bottle...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Coca-Cola Buys Sacramento Bottler
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co. is the sixth-largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States, with exclusive territories in nine northern California counties...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Drivers On America's Highways Hit Safety Milestone
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Roads were safer in 2011 than they have been in more than 60 years, the DOT says. This is good news for route personnel who spend a good portion of their days on America's roads...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Mondelez Taps Nine Tech Startups For New Mobile Program
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The chosen startups will participate in a new mobile technology program aimed at driving more impulse purchases and better in-store marketing...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Philadelphia Installs Condom Venders In High Schools
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
he pilot program, intended to combat a purported "epidemic" of sexually transmitted diseases, will serve one-third of the city's high schools...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Census Bureau Releases Detailed Neighborhood-by-Neighborhood Data
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Although relatively unknown by the general public, the American Community Survey is highly anticipated by marketers. Large retailers are expected to use it to pinpoint potential store locations and merchandise selections...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| Obama's Signature Eliminates Redundant ATM Signage Requirement
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The President signed into law a measure that eliminates the requirement for two notifications of fees at ATMs. The redundant regulation had become a source of frivolous lawsuits aimed at ATM operators...
Author: Hank Schlesinger
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| 'Healthy' Vending Gives NC Schoolchildren Practical Algebra Lessons
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Seventh graders at Evergreen Community Charter School (Asheville) are honing their algebra skills outside the classroom by calculating which products meet the school's new "healthy" vending standards and deliver the most profit...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Industry Pioneer Sid Rudin Dies; Founded Coffee-Inns Of America
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Sidney S. Rudin, legendary coffee vending operator and OCS equipment manufacturer, died in Scottsdale, AZ, early in December. He was 87...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| NY Vendors Plan Big Showing At Cuomo Gala To Sustain Momentum
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The New York State Automatic Vending Association is urging industry members to attend a birthday celebration for Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Jan. 7. Its goal is to keep in close touch with state lawmakers and the Governor, who vetoed a vending tax relief bill last month...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Seaborne Lipton Iced Tea Vender Rewards South African Beachgoers
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Beachgoers can swim out to the buoyant contraption, where they can enjoy a free Lipton Ice Tea, get sprayed with water and take a photograph before making their way back to shore...
Author: Emily Jed
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| U.S. Mint Tests Cheaper Coinage, Seeks Minimal Effect On Vending
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The agency is on a mission to find a way to bring the metal and production costs of U.S. coins closer to their actual face value, and with the least possible impact to vending...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Coffee Tea & Water 2012: NAMA Unveils Strategy And Research For OCS Sector
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Trends in coffee production and consumption, and the evolution of the United States coffee market, suggest very strongly that specialty coffee is the key to winning the future...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| All Stop Inks 3-Year Pact With USAT For Telemetry Services; Wants To Go All Cashless By 2014
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Southeastern Florida vending and foodservice operator has signed an exclusive agreement with USA Technologies for cashless payment and telemetry services, and indicated its intention of advancing to 100% cashless equipment...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Shop24 Opens At Nebraska Tourist Attraction, Shares Revenue With Parks Department
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The first Shop24 robotic convenience store in Nebraska is up and running at the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge in downtown Omaha...
Author: Emily Jed
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| New York Governor Vetoes Vending Sales Tax Relief Bill
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill on Dec. 19 that would exempt vending machine purchases of less than $1.50 from being subject to sales tax in New York State...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Crane Co. To Buy MEI Conlux For $820 Million
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The purchase price is 9.6 times greater than MEI's estimated 2012 EBITDA of $85 million. Crane Merchandising Systems and MEI both develop payment solutions for unattended transaction systems in the vending and amusement industries...
Author: Nick Montano
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