 | Endexx Acquires Rights To Levine's Medical Marijuana Accessory Vender
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
Endexx Corp. has acquired Cann-Can LLC, a maker of medical marijuana vending machines, from LEDXChange LLC, owned by entrepreneur Dave Levine...
Author: Emily Jed
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| NAMA Honors Arizona's Todd Elliott As Vending Operator Of The Year
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
The National Automatic Merchandising Association has named Todd Elliott, vice-president and general manager of Tomdra Inc. (Tucson, AZ), its 2013 Vending Operator of the Year...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Ohio Blind Enterprise Program Tests Revive Micromarket Operation
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 5, May 2013
Revive Self-Checkout Cafe has been chosen as the first micromarket supplier to the Business Enterprise Program of Ohio Services for the Blind, and the initial facility is up and running. The leadoff installation was made by Columbus-based Shaffer Distributing...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| AprivaPay Mobile POS Payment App Addresses Small Business Needs
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Author: Emily Jed
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| Former Vending Employee Who Became Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty To Stealing $8,000 From Next Generation's Machines
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
A man has been convicted of stealing more than $8,000 from vending machines in the greater Boston area owned by Next Generation Vending LLC...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Hostess Gets Green Light To Sell Drake's, Remaining Bread Brands, Moves To Complete Liquidation
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Hostess Brands Inc. has obtained U.S. Bankruptcy Court approval to sell its Drake's snack cake business and its remaining bread brands in two separate transactions totaling approximately $58.4 million. It has now obtained court approval for all five previously announced transactions totaling approximately $860 million...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Jim Contis Dies; Former Vending Operator Led Food Industry News
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
James Contis, who headed Zenith Vending (Chicago) before becoming publisher of Food Industry News (Des Plaines, IL) is dead. He was 85...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| NAMA Provides Comments To USDA On National School Programs
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
The National Automatic Merchandising Association submits comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program [press release]
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| Illinois Vending Firm Disputes Cockroach Complaint; Industry's Tom Britten Speaks Out In Its Defense
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Vending veteran Tom Britten of Britten Management Services LLC (Zephyrhills, FL) expressed indignation over the damaging effects such allegations are likely to have on his industry peer. He emphasized that pest infestations can be an unfortunate reality in vending in locations that fail to maintain sanitary surroundings...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Texas State Senator Lucio Proposes Tax On Soft Drink Manufacturers
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr. (D-Brownsville) has filed a bill that would impose a 1ยข per fl.oz. tax on producers of soft drinks. Titled Senate Bill 493, the measure is similar to one introduced by Sen. Lucio in 2011, but differs in levying the tax on the manufacturer of the product, not the consumer, to simplify collection...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| USA Technologies Adds 85th Patent To Its Vending Tech Portfolio
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
U.S. Patent #8,373,558 describes devices and methods for generating an alert for a vending machine. USAT already owns a collection of patents related to cashless payments and other remote capabilities for vending machine...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Vt. And Mass. Police Seek Industry Help In Identifying Vending Bandit
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Vermont and Massachusetts police are hoping someone in the New England vending community recognizes a thief caught on camera who has been on a crime spree in the region since early winter...
Author: Emily Jed
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| World Wide Vending's Pete Tullio Is NAMA's Industry Person Of The Year
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Pete Tullio of World Wide Vending and Gourmet Coffee Service (Van Nuys, CA) is the vending industry's 2013 Person of the Year. The National Automatic Merchandising Association will present the honor at its upcoming OneShow...
Author: Emily Jed
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| AVM Expands St. Louis Vending Equipment Remanufacturing, Service Center
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
The St. Louis-based company said it has purchased a 57,055-sq.ft. building, which is five miles from its current location and more than double the size...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Seaga Debuts Infinity Vending Machine Platform
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Seaga Manufacturing Inc. is delivering operators state-of-the-art automation with the launch of its latest full-line vending machine series. Infinity machines can be configured for snacks, food and beverages of all sizes. Infinity Xtreme is manufacturer's first outdoor machine...
Author: Emily Jed
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| McKinney Petroleum Equipment To Sell Vendgogh's Gas Island Vending
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Vendgogh said that McKinney Petroleum Equipment will market, install and maintain its gas island vending machines in several states. It allows customers to purchase gas and a cold beverage at the pump, with a swipe of their credit or debit card...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Mike And Ike Reunite, Inspiring New Packaging And Flavor Varieties
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
For the past year, boxes of Mike and Ike appeared in vending machines and stores with either "Mike" or "Ike" scrawled over. But now Just Born Inc.'s legendary Mike and Ike have reunited, a year after their "split" was the center of a high-profile media campaign...
Author: Emily Jed
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| New York City Appeals Large-Size Soda Ban Ruling
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
New York City's lawyers have filed an appeal of the decision against Mayor Michael Bloomberg's first-in-the-nation citywide ban of large sugary drinks...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Report: Beverage Sales Edge Up In 2012, CSDs Continue Decline
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
The U.S. liquid refreshment beverage market grew by 1% in 2012, according to preliminary data from Beverage Marketing Corp. This marked a third year of growth after two consecutive declines. It also represented faster growth than occurred the year before...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Cantaloupe Systems' Free Seed Mobile iOS App For Vending Route Drivers Is Here
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
The new Seed Mobile route driver app for iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads is now available for free download at the Apple App Store. The app is designed for operators who run Cantaloupe Systems' Seed Office, a cloud-based vending management system...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| NAMA Seeks Input For House Small-Business Tax Streamlining Study
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
The House Ways and Means Committee therefore is soliciting comments from stakeholders on two options, one that revises current tax rules and a second that replaces these rules with a unified pass-through regime...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Hostess Brands Wins Court Approval For Twinkies, Wonder Sales
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Hostess Brands Inc. has the go-ahead to sell the majority of its snack cake and bread business in separate transactions totaling about $800 million...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Intel And Vendors Exchange International Team Up For 'Intelligent' Vending Of Computer Accessories
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Vending machines installed at Intel's Folsom, CA, corporate campus are stocked with keyboards, pointing devices, flash memory drives and more than a dozen other essential items. Employees can access them at any hour of the day or night...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| Star Food Hails Vending Machine Success In Boosting School Meal Participation
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
Joe Gilbert, head of Star Food Healthy Express, says it just does not have to be this way. "No child should go hungry, ever," he emphasized. "We have federal programs to make sure our kids get fed." The Star Food machine serves breakfast, lunch or snacks in 20 seconds with just a few PINpad presses...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| AVT Develops 'Kreation' Vender For Beverly Hills Juice Bar
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 4, April 2013
The bright orange outdoor machine with an ATM-like interface lets customers pick up a quick bottle of freshly squeezed fruit or vegetable juice...
Author: Emily Jed
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