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…

NAMA Secures Micromarket Language Clarification In US Food Code

by Tim Sanford

WASHINGTON, DC-- The National Automatic Merchandising Association reports that it has capped a year of successful advocacy by securing language in the federal…

Performance Food Group Company Completes Reinhart Foodservice Acquisition

by Emily Jed

RICHMOND, VA -- Performance Food Group Co. has completed its acquisition of Reinhart Foodservice, LLC, announced in July. With the close of the transaction…

SmartMetric Advances Biometric In-The-Card Technology For Next Generation Of Secure Credit And Debit Cards

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- SmartMetric Inc. reported that its biometric credit and debit card has now a battery shelf life of more than nine years. The card's biometric…

Snackpass Order-Ahead App Raises 21M In Series A Funding

by Emily Jed

SAN FRANCISCO -- Heating up the competition to capture consumers' away-from-home food dollars, Snackpass , an app that allows anyone to order food ahead of…

Study Caffeine May Offset Some Health Risks Of Diets High In Fat Sugar

by Emily Jed

CHAMPAIGN, IL-- OCS operators may want to spread the word that a new study in rats suggests that caffeine may offset some of the negative effects of an…

Team Savarino Promotes Nichole LaCour To Vending And Micromarkets VP

by Emily Jed

CAROL STREAM, IL -- Team Saverino/Saverino & Assoc. Inc. announced the promotion of Nichole LaCour to vice-president of vending and micromarkets. Based in…

Workers In Majority Of US States To See Minimum Wage Increase In 2020

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- Many states across the country are implementing significant changes in the minimum wage. A total of 26 states and the District of Columbia…

Retail Foodservice Purchases On The Rise Compared To 2017 New Technomic Study Discovers

by Emily Jed

December 30, 2019

CHICAGO -- Technomic found that 66% of consumers purchase prepared foods from retail at least three times a month, compared to 55% in 2017. Technomic's 201…

Industry Veteran Jerry Horan Dies At 85 After 57-Year Vending Career

by Tim Sanford

JERRY HORAN HOWELL, MI Jeremiah (Jerry) Horan died here on December 19 at the age of 85. During his long career, he served with a number of leading full-line…

QA NAMA Chair Greg Sidwell Provides Perspective On Landmark Public Health Commitment

by Emily Jed

NAMA Chair Greg Sidwell Greg Sidwell, president of G&J Marketing & Sales (Palm Harbor, FL), has played an instrumental role in helping shape and launch…

7-Eleven Franchise Owners Claim 1 Coffee Is Subsidizing Company Marketing At Their Expense

by Emily Jed

SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Few promotions drive interest like $1 coffee, but 7-Eleven franchisees say they are not the ones benefiting from the chain's aggressive…

CloudMinds Launches SmartRobot Rental Program Plans Vending Robot

by Emily Jed

AT YOUR SERVICE: CloudMinds' Cloud Pepper (l.) robot is now available for rental, joined in photo by XR-1 intelligent humanoid robot capable of…

EAG reminds showgoers of lodgings deals services for 2020 show

by Tim Sanford

December 19, 2019

Prospective visitors to the upcoming EAG International Expo can take advantage of discounted hotel rates, and a range of other accommodation-related benefits…

JAB Merges Peets And Douwe Egberts To Form Global Coffee Giant Explores IPO

by Emily Jed

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands -- JAB Holding Co., the German investor that owns Peet's Coffee and Dutch beverage giant Jacobs Douwe Egberts, announced on Dec. 1…