Cott Acquires Watercooler Gigant Strengthening Its Business In The Netherlands

by Emily Jed

TORONTO -- Eden Springs , a division of Cott Corp., a leading provider of home and office bottled water delivery services in North America and Europe and in…

Cott Announces Launch of PureFlo IoT-Enabled Water Filtration System

by Emily Jed

LOS ANGELES DS Services , a leading provider of bottled water and coffee service to homes and offices across the U.S and Canada and a wholly owned subsidiary…

Exorcising The Ghost Of Industrial Feeding

by Tim Sanford

One of the often-unrecognized achievements of the young vending industry was its popularization of “single serving” packages. As the full-line revolution…

Giving The Market What It Wants

by Alicia Lavay — Executive Director, ICX Association

Everyone who has watched this industry for awhile will have seen that it doesn't advance along a smooth upward slope. Progress is stepwise, with periods of…

Micromarket May Outperform Vending In Low-Traffic Spots

It seems that every story you read about in this industry is about micromarkets these days. And why shouldn't it be? Micromarkets are the newest thing since…

Should You Build Big Stores Or Small Stores?

Do you ever think about how big your stores should be? It applies to how effective your current stores are and to decisions you would make concerning adding…

Small Investment And Creativity Yields Big Rewards

Office refreshment companies are not really known to advertise to the general public on TV, radio, and in print media. In some markets, AM radio commercials…

The Cure For Exclusion Is Inclusion …Not The Turning Tables

I've been writing this column now for many years, and it has dawned on me that a great many newer readers, and even a few older members of our industry, might…

Utz Quality Foods Completes Merger With Kitchen Cooked

by Emily Jed

HANOVER, PA -- Utz Quality Foods LLC has completed its merger with Kitchen Cooked Inc. which includes the Kitchen Cooked snack food brand, direct store…

Wolf Pack Part I Betrayal Of The Wolf Pack Saves Victimized Vending Business

One by one, they drifted into “The Corner Pocket” for the unspoken but understood monthly mid-week gathering. The seedy neighborhood bar owned two pool tables…

Andamiro USA names Kirby sales manager to kick off eventful year

by Tim Sanford

Evan Kirby Evan Kirby has joined Andamiro USA Corp. as sales manager, effective immediately. In this post, he will work to implement sales initiatives…

European Vending Association Welcomes Inepro As New Member

by Tim Sanford

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Vending and Coffee Service Association reports that Inepro (Nieuw-Vennep, The Netherlands), an integrator and provider of…

GTI readies 27th annual Asia Taipei Expo for April 16-18 in Taiwan

by Tim Sanford

January 1, 2020

GTI, which has been staging its Asia Taipei Expo & Online Games Expo for more than a quarter of a century, reports that exhibit reservations for April's…

Organizers Ready 14th VendExpo 5th WRS5 In Moscow March 25-27

by Tim Sanford

MOSCOW, Russia -- The organizers of the 2020 VendExpo here report that the vending market in Russia continues to show “positive dynamics,” with European…

What Trends Will Impact Our Business In 2020? Part 1 of 2

By Paul Schlossberg It's that time again. Here come the predictions and forecasts relating to our businesses. There will be many more relating to life in…

Teslasuit Will Debut VR Glove At 2020 Consumer Electronics Show

by Tim Sanford

January 1, 2020

TESLASUIT GLOVE: Making its debut at this year's Consumer Electronics Show is the Teslasuit Glove, designed for "extended reality" applications that require…

2020 AMOA state council meeting set for Tampa Feb 13-15

by Emily Jed

December 30, 2019

Registration is open to state leaders who plan on attending the 2020 Amusement and Music Operators Association (AMOA) State Council Meeting taking place at the…

Biodegradable Cane Stem Straws Provide Alternative To Plastic

by Emily Jed

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian startup Yes Straws has launched biodegradable, single-use drinking straws made from cane stems. The stems are usually treated as…

Gov Cuomo Proposes State-Wide Single-Use Styrofoam Container Ban

by Emily Jed

ALBANY, NY -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed a ban on the distribution and use of expanded polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam, single-use food…

Jelly Belly To Acquire Gimbals Jellybeans And Other Candy Brands

by Emily Jed

FAIRFIELD, CA -- Jelly Belly Candy Co. has agreed to acquire the Gimbal Brothers LLC's jellybeans and other associated candy brands, including Scottie Dogs…