 | Fructomat Reengineers Countertop Juice Machine For North American Workplaces
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 2, February 2013
A new Fructomat juice machine designed to go head to head with office water coolers is rolling out to vending and OCS operators in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Offering a fresh take on beverage vending, the Fructomat postmix bag-in-box machine delivers...
Author: Emily Jed
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| NBC's 'Parenthood' Casts School Vending In Positive Light
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 2, February 2013
NBC's "Parenthood" comedy-drama series opened its fourth season this week with young Max, a main character, upset that his school's parent-teacher association removed vending machines from the campus...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Kentucky Lawmaker Seeks Vending Sales Tax Exemption
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 2, February 2013
State Rep. Steve Riggs (D) has introduced legislation in the Kentucky House of Representatives to exempt food sold through vending machines from the state's retail sales tax...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Nebraska Lawmaker Wants To End Soda Tax Exemption
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 2, February 2013
Nebraska state Sen. Bill Avery (D) is sponsoring a measure that would end the Nebraska sales tax exemption for carbonated beverages...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Washington's Outgoing Gov Proposes New Soda Tax, And Repeal Of An Exemption On Confections
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 2, February 2013
Gov. Christine Gregoire has included a proposal in her final budget a new tax: 19ยข per fluid ounce on carbonated beverages...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Costa Coffee And PepsiCo Intelligent Vending Machines Take Spotlight At Intel's NRF Exhibit
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Intel Corp. showed a few of the developments in its "intelligent vending" initiative during this year's National Retail Federation in NYC. Also on display were concepts applicable to micromarket operators...
Author: Tim Sanford
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| NYC Soda Sellers Get Grace Period Before Supersize Drink Fines Kick In Mar. 12; Hearing Next Week
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
Bloomberg's ban on large-size sodas will take effect in March, but businesses will still have a few months to conform to the new regulations before they're hit with fines...
Author: Emily Jed
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| David Singer Steps Down As Snyder's-Lance CEO In May; Carl Lee Steps Up
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013
The Charlotte, NC-based snack maker acknowledged Singer for spearheading a turnaround beginning in 2005, which involved overhauling its supply chain...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Vending Machine Lends Students Laptops On Drexel University Campus
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 2, February 2013
Students can borrow a MacBook dispensed from a vending machine to work on projects and assignments during the late-night hours after staffed services close...
Author: Emily Jed
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| Coca-Cola Bottlers Association Names President; Michael Faber Is A 2nd-Gen Bottler, Vending Operator
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 2, February 2013
Founded in 1914, CCBA is headquartered in Atlanta and operates as a subsidiary of Coca Cola Enterprises Inc. It represents Coca-Cola bottlers throughout the U.S...
Author: by Staff Reporter
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| Coca-Cola Publicizes Obesity Efforts In New TV Commercials
Issue: Vol. 53, No. 2, February 2013
The world's largest beverage company began airing a television commercial this week, broadcasting directly to consumers for the first time its efforts to help tackle obesity amid mounting public debate over soft drinks and their impact on public health...
Author: Emily Jed
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| 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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