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Every operation depends on its motor vehicle fleet. Most fleets, vending and amusement among them, understand the need for a telematics solution and are making the move to implement one if they haven't done so already... | New from Fresh Gourmet Co. LLC is a line of tortilla chips designed to address today's growing demand for more natural products prepared with fresh ingredients... | The U.S. Department of Transportation has amended the Federal Motor Carrier Safety and the Hazardous Materials regulations to restrict the use of handheld mobile telephones by drivers of commercial motor vehicles... | Coinstar Inc. said it is testing Seattle's Best-branded coffee vending machines through a partnership with the Seattle-based roaster. Some 500 machines will be deployed by year's end... | USA Technologies Inc. said it has extended its 10-year relationship with Elavon, a global payments provider, for an additional three years... | The maker of M&M's and Snickers plans to stop selling chocolate with more than 250 calories per portion by the end of next year. The move is part of an agreement signed with Michelle Obama... |
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. is rolling out the premium Keurig Vue home brewer, which allows consumers to control the strength, size and temperature of their beverages. A commercial model for the away-from-home market will hit the market this fall... | Convenience is the top factor driving 17% of coffee drinkers to opt for single-cup coffee, according to new research. But price seems to be one of the main deterrents... | For its new Flores Green Dragon product, the Canadian roaster sourced beans from the emerging coffee-growing region of Flores in Indonesia... |
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Readers of this column often ask me to give a second opinion (really a review of an existing estate plan). Typically, the plan has one to three mistakes. Sadly, each mistake causes estate tax dollars to be lost to the IRS... by Irving Blackman | The Great Ticket Debate is still going strong. I touched on this controversy in my previous VT article, "An Updated Survey of Technology for the Amusements Industry" in which I noted "My data show that going ticketless is not the best option." So let's take a closer look at those data... by Frank Seninsky | You are preparing your presentation, and the biggest challenge that you have with the buyer is...? Stop and give this some thought... by Len Rashkin | As markets and opportunities for vending equipment shrink, and the competitive landscape to find them increases, operators find themselves in situations that require smarter and smarter promotions and selling... by Heidi Olsen-Hughey
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If it's "Kid Tested, Kid Approved," then that redemption product is likely from Redemption Plus. New program evaluates redemption products using feedback from young consumers...
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Steve Kordek, widely regarded as the man who transformed the pinball machine from a simple arcade game into a great American pastime, died on Feb. 19. He was 100... | ICE has created a game locator to help promote one of its newest amusement titles. Redemption fans can now find Ice Age locations using an online map... | Now that South Dakota's smoking ban has slashed the state's video lottery revenues to the lowest level since 1995, lawmakers are considering raising the per-location VLT limit to 14... | With Chicago still undecided on the VLT market, local media continue to highlight poker criminals. Headline: "Video poker king gets three-plus years in prison." | Disagreements about electronic sweepstakes games among legal authorities and law enforcement bodies signal a likely legislation battle or case before the state Supreme Court... |
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| | | | The National Bulk Vendors Association is reactivating its scholarship program after a two-year respite. It will return with a dedicated fundraising effort during the upcoming NBVA convention in Las Vegas... |
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In the bulk vending and coin-op businesses, there are important lessons to be learned from some odd goings on in contemporary business literature... by Hank Schlesinger | Members of the same team will have varying viewpoints. In working together, I would encourage every team member to hold and express his or her own opinions, but also to recognize that no one wins every battle... by Alicia Lavay | There's a fast and simple way for operators to appear more relevant and likable in their communities? It's called "going social" -- but it's not about Facebook. We're talking about community activism and image... by Marcus Webb | Our earliest experiences with the vending industry included several interviews with executives of leading machine manufacturers, back in the late 1960s. One of them raised a question that we have pondered ever since: "What is the '10th vending product?" by Tim Sanford |
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