Jerry Battista Joins Betson Enterprises As National Parts Sales Manager

by Emily Jed

CARLSTADT, NJ In his newly created position as Betson Enterprises national parts sales manager, Jerry Battista will focus on directing the parts sales process…

Payment Alliance International Acquires ISA-Ecash

by Emily Jed

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Payment Alliance International , a provider of ATM portfolio management products and services, has acquired Norwood, MA-based ATM operator…

US Beverage Retail Dollars And Volume Growth Rates Accelerated In 2018

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- The U.S. liquid refreshment beverage market grew again in 2018, with retail sales increasing by 3.8% and volume by 2.2%, according to newly…

Campbell Closes Bolthouse Farms Sale Completing Divestiture Of Fresh Division

by Emily Jed

CAMDEN, NJ -- Campbell Soup Co. has closed the sale of Bolthouse Farms to an affiliate of Butterfly Equity , a Los Angeles-based private-equity firm for $51…

JuiceBot Rolls Out Self-Serve Cold-Pressed Fruit Juice Dispenser

by Tim Sanford

LOS ANGELES -- Now in operation here in five public locations after extensive trials are five robotic >JuiceBot juice dispensers designed to deliver 100…

NAMA Offers FitPick Camera-Ready Art At No Cost Beginning Aug 1

by Emily Jed

CHICAGO -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association will provide camera-ready art for its FitPick better-for-you vending and micromarket program at no…

National ATM Council Appoints Debbi Haacke Governmental Affairs Committee Vice-Chair

by Emily Jed

Debbi Haacke - Governmental Affairs Committee Vice-Chair JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The National ATM Council Inc. has named Debbi Haacke, president of Irving…

Royal Vending Makes Portland Business Journals Fastest-Growing Company List For Third Straight Year

by Emily Jed

RYAN AND MICHELLE HARRINGTON PORTLAND, OR -- Portland Business Journal has included Oregon's Royal Vending in its 100 Fastest Growing Companies list for the…

Survey 72 Of Americans Confused By Nutrition Labels

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- New research suggests that 72% of consumers do not understand the recommended levels of salt, fat and sugar consumption. The statewide health…

ICE Updates Golden-Age Centipede As Skill Video Redemption Game

by Tim Sanford

June 17, 2019

CLARENCE, NY Innovative Concepts in Entertainment reports that it is shipping Centipede Chaos, a 21st-Century reimagination of the classic Centipede…

Industry Mourns Kathy Gatens Wife Of Veteran Amusement Distributor John Gatens

by Tim Sanford

June 16, 2019

SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Kathy Gatens has died. She was the wife of longtime amusement industry veteran John Gatens, who founded San Antonio, TX-based Amusement…

International Coin Machine Pioneer Michael Green UDC Dies At 82

by Tim Sanford

June 16, 2019

LONDON, England -- Michael John Green, a coin-op trailblazer in the United Kingdom who was well-known and highly regarded on both sides of the Atlantic, died…

OTI Ships 1000 More Cashless Systems To Japan For Vending Machine Deployment

by Emily Jed

ROSH PINNA, Israel -- On Track Innovations Ltd., a global provider of near field communication (NFC) and cashless payment solutions, said it received a…

Report ATMs Continue To Be An Integral Part Of US Banking Customer Experience

by Emily Jed

MARLBOROUGH, MA -- U.S. customers are increasingly relying on ATMs to fulfill their banking needs according to the recent ATM Banking: It's Not Just About Cash…

Aramark Walk Thru Bru Expands AI Use Across Major League Baseball

by Emily Jed

June 13, 2019

PHILADELPHIA -- Aramark has deployed Palo Alto, CA-based Mashgin's self-checkout kiosks at all of the Major League Baseball stadiums the company serves as part…

Amazon Ends Restaurant Delivery Service

by Emily Jed

Vending and micromarket operators have one less competitor in the food-delivery space with Amazon's June 11 announcement that that it is ending Amazon…

Campbell Names Chris Foley Meals Beverages Prexy

by Emily Jed

Chris Foley CAMDEN, NJ -- Campbell Soup Co. has appointed Chris Foley president of Campbell Meals & Beverages and senior vice-president of Campbell Soup…

Canada To Ban Single-Use Plastics By 2021

by Emily Jed

OTTAWA, Canada Canada will ban certain single-use plastics by 2021, including plastic bags, straws, cutlery, plates and stir sticks. The ban, announced by…

Fastenal Hits Industrial Vending Milestone 100000-Plus Active Machines

by Emily Jed

WINONA, MN -- With the recent installation of three additional machines at the Pierce Manufacturing facility in Appleton, WI, Fastenal's industrial vending…

NAMA Fly-In Combines Networking With Effective Industry Advocacy

by Tim Sanford

LARRY ATNIP CHICAGO -- Industry members can enjoy networking with their colleagues while emphasizing the value of convenience services to the U.S. economy by…