News & Media From Tim Sanford
EVA Details UNESDA Policy Of Nixing Sugared Soft Drinks In European Union Schools
by Tim Sanford
BRUSSELS -- The European Vending Association has summarized the effect on the vending industry of the recent decision by the Union of European Soft Drink…
read nowHelix Leisure Group Ups Ted Parsons To Business Systems Director
by Tim Sanford
DALLAS -- Helix Leisure reports that its present U.S. general manager, Ted Parsons, is transitioning to group director of business systems, a newly created…
read nowUpstate Networks Debuts 3 Raspberry Pi-Based Vending Peripherals
by Tim Sanford
UTICA, NY -- New from Upstate Networks are three adapters designed to equip conventional vending machines and payment systems for new uses. All three are based…
read nowJack Brown And Hans Lutkefedder Are First Recipients Of NAMAs Dan Mathews Scholarships
by Tim Sanford
CHICAGO -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association has announced the NAMA Foundation 's selection of the two inaugural recipients of its Dan Mathews…
read nowEVA Publishes Latest Report On Vending And Office Coffee Service Performance In Europe
by Tim Sanford
BRUSSELS -- Now available from the European Vending Association is the association's latest detailed survey of the vending and office coffee service industry…
read nowTopics Dont Vanish When They Cool Off
by Tim Sanford
We have observed that any industry that's growing and changing engages in an ongoing conversation. The subjects of greatest current interest are summarized in…
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Ruth E Buckholz Dies At 91
by Tim Sanford
September 19, 2017
READING, PA -- Ruth E. Buckholz, who shared 67 years of marriage with vending pioneer William (Bill) Buckholz, died here on Sept. 11. She was 91. "Mrs.
read nowIBWA Members Assist Communities Flooded By Harvey Bottled Water Industry Plays Key Role In Disaster Relief
by Tim Sanford
ALEXANDRIA, VA -- The International Bottled Water Association reports that bottled-water distributors are playing a vital role in recovery efforts along the…
read nowGovernment Relations Is A Full-Time Job
by Tim Sanford
The 2017 National Automatic Merchandising Association Fly-In demonstrated that the vending industry has lost none of its traditional skill and enthusiasm in…
read nowNAMA Foundation Awards Four Scholarships For MSU Executive Course
by Tim Sanford
CHICAGO -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association has announced the winners of NAMA Foundation scholarships to the Executive Development Program at…
read nowTwin Galaxies Walter Day Does Honors For Guinness At Hugo Awards Bash
by Tim Sanford
August 30, 2017
HELSINKI, Finland -- Walter Day, the former proprietor of the Twin Galaxies arcade (Ottumwa, IA) and organizer of the International Video Game Hall of Fame …
read nowLouisianas Governor Orders Plan For Healthier Vending On State Property
by Tim Sanford
August 28, 2017
BATON ROUGE, LA -- Gov. John Bel Edwards has issued an executive order for the planning and implementation of nutritional standards for products that can be…
read nowNAMAs Eric Dell Offers Update On Vending Machine Refrigerants GMO Products And Regulatory Rollbacks
by Tim Sanford
August 28, 2017
CHICAGO -- On the heels National Automatic Merchandising Association 's advocacy Fly-In , which brought some 300 association members to Washington for a day of…
read nowRegistration Opens For NAMAs 2017 Coffee Tea Water Conference Nov 6-8
by Tim Sanford
August 20, 2017
CHICAGO -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association said registration for its annual Coffee, Tea & Water conference is now open. CTW takes place at…
read nowUS Park Service Rolls Back Bottled-Water Bans
by Tim Sanford
August 20, 2017
ALEXANDRIA, VA -- The International Bottled Water Association reports that the U.S. National Park Service has rescinded a policy that had allowed individual…
read nowEvent Planning Solutions And Equipotel Team Up To Expand Brazilian Vending And OCS Show
by Tim Sanford
August 15, 2017
SÃO PAULO, Brazil -- Event Planning Solutions , which has organized Expo Vending & OCS for the past 14 years, reports that this year's event will be held…
read nowNYSAVA Plans Luckower Golf Tourney And Membership Meeting Sept 26
by Tim Sanford
August 15, 2017
BRONX, NY -- The N ew York State Automatic Vending Association has announced that its 2017 Herb Luckower golf outing and annual dinner meeting will be held at…
read nowTri-State Automatic Merchandising Association Sets Golf Tourney And Meeting Sept 19
by Tim Sanford
August 15, 2017
PHILADELPHIA -- The Tri-State Automatic Merchandising Council will hold its John Boyle Scholarship golf tournament and dinner meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at…
read nowA Philip Randolph Vending Students Mentors Take Part In NAMAs 2017 Fly-In
by Tim Sanford
WASHINGTON -- Four students in the Philadelphia School District's vending technical training program at the A. Philip Randolph Career Academy , as well as…
read nowAnthony Mauriello And Tabitha Burke Join Generation Next Franchise Brands
by Tim Sanford
SAN DIEGO, CA -- Generation Next Franchise Brands said it has hired Anthony Mauriello as general counsel and Tabitha Burke as vice-president of franchise…
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