 | Vending Machine Revenues Rise 1.9% On Price Improvements; Amusement Sector Dips 2.7%
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The vending industry began to regain ground in 2011, following a downturn that appears to have bottomed out the year before. The music and games sector had considerable success in slowing an overall decline that became pronounced six years ago...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Redbox Instant Goes Live
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Redbox Instant by Verizon, the much-anticipated video-streaming service that's going head to head with Netflix, has begun selling subscriptions through a beta test...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Canteen Acquires Wisconsin's Stansfield Vending; Family Successor Focuses On Music And Games
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Stansfield Vending has 200 employees and serves more than 2,000 vending and amusement accounts in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Eu'Vend+Coffeena Organizers Hail Brisk Exhibit Sales For 2013 Event
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The sixth presentation of the biennial Eu'Vend trade fair is set for the Cologne Fairgrounds from Sept. 19 through 21 once again in conjunction with the international coffee fair, coffeena...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Mondelez Celebrates Rich Heritage, New Beginnings At NYC Oreo Event
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
During a festive gathering at the original home of the National Biscuit Co. factory, where the Oreo cookie was invented and manufactured, Mondelez International Inc. recently celebrated its launch...
Author: Emily Jed
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| NAMA Names Dell Senior Government Affairs Vice-President
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The National Automatic Merchandising Association has named W. Eric Dell senior vice-president of government affairs. Dell will assume the position on Jan. 2...
Author: Nick Montano
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| Vender In Sweden Rewards Singing Patrons With Free Cokes
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The closed-front beverage vender, adorned with snowflakes, a Christmas tree and the words "Sjung for mig" (sing for me), was equipped with a karaoke machine and touchscreen panel...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Salvation Army Raises Hunger Awareness - And Donations - With Synthetic Waste-Filled Vending Machine
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The one-of-a-kind vending machine is part of the multifaceted "Simple Dreams" campaign created for the Salvation Army by advertising agency Gray Canada...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Tweet-Powered Billboard ‘Vends’ Sample Men’s Shirts In India
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Men's clothing retailer Allen Solly launched its latest collection with a billboard that showcased 60 shirts and dispensed them as free samples in exchange for tweets...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Beyonce Inks $50M Endorsement Deal With Pepsi
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
The chart-topping pop singer will appear on a limited-edition run of soda cans...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Maryland Legislator Bans Sugary Drinks
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Howard County Executive Ken Ulman signed an executive order to ban the sale of high-sugar drinks in parks, libraries and other county properties, and at county-sponsored events...
Author: Emily Jed
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| NAMA Chief Describes Association's 3-Year Strategic Planning Goals For OCS And Vending
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
National Automatic Merchandising Association chief executive Carla Balakgie outlines the association's three-year strategic plan at Coffee, Tea & Water conference in mid-November...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Lock America's Chief Steps Down From Daily Operations, Promotes Employees
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
"I've been active in the security lock business for over 30 years, and it's time for a new generation to take over operations and marketing for Lock America," LAI Group's Frank Minnella said...
Author: Emily Jed
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| AMS Unveils Epoch Vender Series With New Look, Enhanced Features
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Automated Merchandising Systems' Epoch styling is highlighted by a redesigned escutcheon, slightly contoured and finished in silver-gray. A POS card frame and enhanced selector panel improve customer experience...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| MEI Relocates To 60,000-Sq.Ft. Headquarters Facility In Malvern, PA
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
MEI has moved to a brand-new 60,000-sq.ft. building in Malvern, PA, located seven miles from its former home in West Chester. The relocation was completed in early December...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Tomra's New Waste Compactor Revolutionizes Trash Collection In Public Spaces
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Public space compactor called TOM takes up about as much room as an ordinary trash bin but reportedly holds up to seven times more waste than the conventional bin...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Vendgogh Partners With C-Store Service Providers To Expand At-Pump Vending
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Jones & Frank, which supplies c-stores in 16 states between Maine and Florida, and Northwest Pump, which operates throughout the West, will market, install and maintain Vendgogh's gas island vending machines...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Colorado Vending Company Offers Clients Machine-Rental Option
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Quench Beverage & Snack Co., a full-line vending company serving greater Denver and northern Colorado, now offers area businesses the option to rent its machines and fill them...
Author: Emily Jed
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| NBTY Acquires Balance Bar
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
NBTY, owned by Washington, DC-based private equity firm Carlyle Group LP, bought Balance Bar from Brynwood Partners...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Texas Lawmaker Reintroduces Public School Soda Ban
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
State Rep. Carol Alvarado is trying once again to ban soda, sports drinks and other sweetened beverages in public schools...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Coca-Cola Buys Stake In Milk Drink Company
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
The Coca-Cola Co. and dairy cooperative Select Milk Producers are taking equity stakes in Fair Oaks Farms, maker of Core Power high-protein post-workout recovery milkshakes ...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Pepi Completes Systemwide Cashless Vending Deployment
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
The Pepi Cos. has announced that all of its vending machines in more than 1,000 locations now can accept cashless payments after a 2-year upgrade program conducted with USA Technologies ...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Spindle Pacts With Integrated Payments To Deliver Bundled Mobile Payment Solutions
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
As part of the new relationship, Spindle has become a preferred provider of mobile commerce technologies to Integrated Payments...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Iowa's Hasty Tasty Acquires Gateway Vending
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
Hasty Tasty Vending, a Canteen Vending Services franchise, acquires Clinton, IA-based Gateway Vending, increasing penetration of its previously expanded service area...
Author: Emily Jed
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| USA Technologies And Isis Will Enable Mobile Payments In 'Thousands' Of Vending Machines
Issue: Vol. 52, No. 12, December 2012
USAT's ePort will work with Isis Mobile Wallet, an app backed by AT&T, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless that allows consumers to make vending machine purchases with NFC-equipped phones...
Author: Emily Jed
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