Evolve Or Die

by Alicia Lavay — Executive Director, ICX Association

TAGS: Vending Times, Vending Times editorial, vending industry, coin-op, vending machine, coin machine business, office coffee service, vending machine…

Hershey To Source Enough Certified Sustainable Cocoa To Produce Four Brands In 2016

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Hershey Co., sustainable cocoa, chocolate production, cocoa crop, Hershey's, Kisses, Kit Kat, Brookside, Hershey's Learn to Grow program, West Africa…

Learn By Doing Practice Makes Perfect In Acquiring Sales Presentation Skills

TAGS: Vending Times columnist, OCS salespeople, office coffee service, office coffee sales, OCS education, OCS customer service, coffee business, office…

Omron Electronic Components Targets Vending With Optical Sensing Technology

by Emily Jed

TAGS: vending machine technology, Omron Electronic Components, image-sensing technology, Human Vision Components, automated retailing HOFFMAN ESTATES…

Rethink Small-Batch Brewers To Satisfy Broader Range Of Palates

TAGS: Vending Times columnist, vending, office coffee service, OCS editorial, coffee industry, coffee market, coffee roasting, Heritage Coffee, Kevin Daw…

Hydrive Energy Water Adds Two Flavors

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Hydrive Energy Water, vending machine, AUSTIN, TX --Big Red Inc.'s Hydrive Energy Water is now available in strawberry lemonade and raspberry…

Breakroom Provisions USAT Offer Versatile POS Processing Options

by Tim Sanford

TAGS: vending, micro market, Breakroom Provisions Co., USA Technologies, cashless vending, Kevin Bailey, USAT MORE rewards program, micromarket payment…

Rubi Micro Caf Expands Vending Agreement With WinCo Supermarket Chain

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Rubi Micro Café, coffee vending machine, WinCo supermarket chain, Feniks Inc., WinCo Foods, Jim Craig, Dick Bryant, automated retailing SEATTLE…

Denali Flavors Georgia Nut Launch Moose Tracks Flavored Snack Mix

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Moose Trax Snacks, vending machine snacks, Denali Flavors, Georgia Nut Co., trail mix, Neal Glaeser WAYLAND, MI -- Denali Flavors, which…

InventureFoods Add Zesty Ranch Sweet Onion Petals

by Emily Jed

TAGS: vending snacks, Inventure Foods Inc., Vidalia Brands licensing, Zesty Ranch Sweet Onion Petals PHOENIX -- Inventure Foods Inc. has expanded its…

Nestle Plans To Remove Artificial Ingredients From Chocolate Candies

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Nestlé USA, Nestlé S.A., artificial flavor removal, Nestlé chocolate, Nestlé candy, Doreen Ida, Nestlé USA Confections and Snacks…

Snyders-Lance Adds Pretzel Poppers Peanuts

by Emily Jed

TAGS: vending machine snacks, Snyder's-Lance, micro markets, Pretzel Poppers, Peanuts, salty snacks CHARLOTTE, NC -- New from Snyder's-Lance for…

365 Retail Markets Names UK Micromarket Distribution

by Emily Jed

TAGS: vending, micro market, 365 Retail Markets, SV365 Technologies Ltd., UK micro market, Specialist Vending, self-checkout, automated retail, Walter Gill…

Breakroom Provisions And ECRS Launch DemandFill Micromarket Restocking Software

by Tim Sanford

TAGS: Breakroom Provisions, micromarket, ECR Software, DemandFill Order Assist, C.J. Carter, Kimble's Food by Design, micro market, micro market software…

Frito-Lay Introduces 3D Extension Of Doritos Jacked

TAGS: vending snacks, Doritos Jacked 32, PepsiCo, Jacked chips The Frito-Lay division of PepsiCo has unveiled Doritos Jacked 3D, which it describes as…

Promotion In Motion Offers Welchs Apple Orchard Fruit Snacks

TAGS: Promotion in Motion, Welch's Apple Orchard Medley, Welch's Fruit Snacks, vending machine snacks Now available from Promotion in Motion is the…

Red Bull North America Expands Editions Lineup With New Flavors

by Emily Jed

TAGS: vending machine products, energy shot, Red Bull, new Red Bull Editions SANTA MONICA, CA -- The energy drink producer has added three new flavors…

Gevalia Debuts RTD Iced Coffee With Almond Milk

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Gevalia, Gevalia iced coffee with almond milk, Kraft Foods Group, vending, iced coffee, ready to drink iced coffee, RTD iced coffee NORTHFIELD…

Snack Bars Morph Breakfast Into On-the-Go Meal

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Nutritional and Cereal Bars in the U.S. -- 4th Edition, Packaged Facts, snack bars, cereal bars, granola bars, breakfast on the go, vending, vending…

Mrs Freshleys Cinnabon Line Expands With Twirls And Doughnuts

by Tim Sanford

TAGS: Mrs. Freshley's, Cinnabon, vending pastries, Flowers Foods, vendable snacks, Mrs. Freshley's Cinnamon Twirls, Mrs. Freshley's Mini Donuts, snack…