Dave Busters Entertainment Inc 2016 Q1 Financial Results Net Income Grows 595 Adjusted EBITDA Is Up 284

June 12, 2016

TAGS: Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc., NASDAQ:PLAY, Dave & Buster's first quarter 2016, Dave & Buster's share repurchase, Steve King

Little Rock Dave Busters Opens June 13 Making History

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 12, 2016

TAGS: Dave & Buster's first Arkansas location, Gateway Town Center, Little Rock Dave & Buster's, amusement arcade, Little Rock Union Station, Dave…

NAMA Bundles Business Growth Data For Vending Operators

by Emily Jed

June 12, 2016

TAGS: vending industry educational documents, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA research, vending business publications CHICAGO -…

Theater Concessions Guru Larry Etter To Keynote Atlantic Coast Exhibition

by Emily Jed

June 12, 2016

TAGS: Larry Etter, Atlantic Coast Exposition, vending machine trade show, vending, ACE Bright Stars Shine, Malco Theatres

Bottled Water Consumption More Than Doubles Since 2000 Cutting Trillions Of Calories From American Diet

June 9, 2016

TAGS: vending, U.S. bottled water consumption, Beverage Marketing Corp., Michael Bellas, Bottled Water's Impact on U.S. Caloric Intake

PepsiCo Expected To Ditch Aspartame-Free Diet Pepsi Amid Continued Sales Declines

by Emily Jed

June 9, 2016

TAGS: PepsiCo, aspartame-free reformulation, Diet Pepsi reformulation, diet soda sales declines, sucralose, acesulfame potassium (Ace K), now…

Phillys City Council Okays Amended Soda Tax

by Emily Jed

June 9, 2016

TAGS: Philly soda tax, Philadelphia City Council, sugary drinks tax, diet soda tax, Mayor Jim Kenney, No Philly Grocery Tax Coalition, Kenney's soda tax…

TouchTunes Acquires Vancouver-Based Music Direction

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 9, 2016

TAGS: jukebox, digital music, background music service, TouchTunes, Music Direction, Charles Goldstuck, Noel Steen, in-venue entertainment NEW YORK…

AMI Entertainment Sony Nashville Partner For Maren Morris Autographed Guitar Giveaway On Jukeboxes

June 7, 2016

TAGS: jukebox, AMI Entertainment Network, Sony Nashville, Maren Morris autographed acoustic guitar, breakout star Maren Morris, Maren Morris jukebox…

Keurig Discontinues Kold Brewer Offers Refunds

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 7, 2016

TAGS: Keurig Kold discontinued, Keurig Green Mountain, Coke-Keurig partnership, home beverage systems, DIY beverages, office refreshments, Soda Stream…

Microtronic US Announces Integration With ATGs Multifunction OFA To Service Correctional Facilities

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 7, 2016

TAGS: vending, cashless vending, correctional vendor, Microtronic US, contactless technology, Advanced Technologies Group LLC, inmate commissary…

Robert AbouJaoude Joins Betsons Parts Division As Senior Account Executive

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 7, 2016

TAGS: vending machine parts, coin machine parts, arcade game parts, H. Betti Industries, Betson Enterprises, Betson Imperial Parts & Service, Robert…

American Vending Sales Will Distribute 365 Micromarkets In Midwest

by Emily Jed

TAGS: micro market sales, American Vending Sales, 365 Retail Markets, self-checkout kiosk, cashless vending, AirVend, John Veit, Midwest micro market…

Mars Unwraps Snickers Twix And Dove Innovations

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Mars Chocolate North America, Dove Chocolate Fruit & Nut, Twix White Chocolate, Snickers Hazelnut, vending machine candy, new confections …

NAMA TV Puts Vending Professionals In The Spotlight

by Emily Jed

TAGS: vending, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA TV, NTV, vending industry video, Roni Moore, Kelly Doherty CHICAGO -- The National…

Dan Ehlen Joins American Vending Sales

by Emily Jed

June 6, 2016

TAGS: American Vending Sales, Dan Ehlen, AVS director of vending sales, Crane Merchandising Systems, National Vendors, vending machine sales, Tom Vogt …

IAAPA Attractions Expo 2016 Registration Opens Show Runs Nov 14-18 In Orlando

June 6, 2016

TAGS: IAAPA Attractions Expo 2016, IAAPA expo registration, International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions

Roger Enrico Dies At 71 Led PepsiCo During Cola Wars

by Emily Jed

June 6, 2016

TAGS: Pepsi, Cola Wars, Roger Enrico, Frito-Lay, Indra Nooyi, The Other Guy Blinked How Pepsi Won the Cola Wars, vending GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands…

Safeguard Expands Self-Locking Coinbox Product Line Under New Ownership

by Emily Jed

June 6, 2016

TAGS: vending, Luciano Packaging Technologies, Safeguard Coin Box, Meadow Fox LLC, self-locking coinbox, vending machine locking cash SOMERVILLE, NJ -…

Arcade Video And Game Room Expo Will Premiere On Aug 25

by Tim Sanford

June 1, 2016

TAGS: coin-op machines, pinball show, classic arcade video games, Donkey Kong, Defender, Pac-Man, Arcade Video and Game Room Expo, Rob Berk, 2016 AVGR…