National Automatic Merchandising Association News & Media
Congress approves legislation to avert rail strike
December 5, 2022
Congress passed legislation last week to codify a contract with the railroads to avoid a rail strike and supply chain disruptions, according to the National…
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New Jersey seeks to tax bakery products
October 31, 2022
New Jersey lawmakers have introduced a bill to extend the state sales tax to bakery products that contain at least 30 grams of sugar, according to the NAMA…
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NAMA seeks to test SNAP payments for vending, micro markets
September 28, 2022
The National Automatic Merchandising Association has proposed a pilot program to allow certain vending machines and micro markets to accept Supplemental…
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Return to work sharpens location focus on convenience services
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Locations want to entice as many people as possible but still have concerns over cost and don't always know how many will be back, making customer…
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NAMA opposes DOE refrigeration equipment plan
September 12, 2022
The National Automatic Merchandising Association filed opposition to proposed changes to the government's energy conservation standards for commercial…
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California bill to remove single-use plastic packaging
August 15, 2022
California has passed a bill to eliminate single-use plastics and require all packaging in California to be compostable or recyclable by 2032, according to the…
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Josh Rosenberg joins Automated Retail Technologies
August 8, 2022
Josh Rosenberg, former chair of the National Automatic Merchandising Association and former president of Pflugerville, Texas based Accent Food Services, has…
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Convenience services industry seeks to exempt micro markets from Delaware cash acceptance requirement
June 27, 2022
The convenience services industry is seeking to exempt micro markets from a Delaware proposal to require businesses to accept cash. The bill, HB 200, passed by…
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Vermont lawmakers seek beverage tax study
May 16, 2022
Vermont lawmakers have called for a study on the impact of a proposed sugar-sweetened beverage tax, according to the National Automatic Merchandising…
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Kansas lawmakers vote to reduce vending food taxes
May 9, 2022
The Kansas House and Senate have passed a law to cut the state sales tax on food, including food sold through vending machines, from 6.5% to 4% from Jan. 1…
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Unattended retail explodes in response to consumer acceptance
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
A host of technologies and service concepts have come on the scene as of late. What entities will service the rising number of unattended retail sites?
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McCormick Place 'kills it' with convenience services back on the move
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Vending, micro market, coffee service and pantry service operators converged by the thousands onto the trade show floor for three days, anxious to find new…
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New York lawmakers seek to adjust vending product tax exemption
March 14, 2022
The New York State Assembly has introduced a bill to protect tax exempt status for certain food and beverage products in a vending machine, according to the…
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Omnibus 2022 budget won't restore employee retention tax credit
March 9, 2022
Congress has reached bipartisan agreement on a $1.5 trillion omnibus package to fund the government, according to a report in The Hill.
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NAMA urges Delaware to reconsider mandatory cash acceptance
March 9, 2022
The convenience services industry is working to prevent the State of Delaware from requiring micro market operators to accept cash.
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National Vending Day offers social media campaign Thursday
March 1, 2022
Convenience services operators are encouraged to use the hashtag #VendingDay to share pictures related to the theme, "Imagine what vending can do" as part of…
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NAMA asks LA to reconsider single-use plastic recommendations
February 28, 2022
The National Automatic Merchandising Association has joined a coalition of industry organizations advising the Los Angeles city council to reconsider…
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Illinois considers requiring contraception device vending machines for colleges
February 14, 2022
Public universities in Illinois will be required to offer contraception products in vending machines under a proposed bill, according to the National Automatic…
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NAMA thanks US senators for employee retention tax credit reinstatement act
February 11, 2022
The National Automatic Merchandising Association thanked federal lawmakers for introducing the Employee Retention Tax Credit Reinstatement Act to the Senate…
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EPA EnergyStar lists vending machines with low GWP refrigerants
January 31, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will list vending machines that utilize lower global warming potential refrigerants on the EnergyStar Product finder…
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