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Starbucks Expands Uber Delivery Service To 6 More Cities
by Emily Jed
January 21, 2019
SEATTLE -- Starbucks Coffee Co. is piloting its Starbucks Delivers service in six more cities, going head to head with office coffee service operators by…
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Vistar Forms Northeast Division Plans Mega Buying Show
by Emily Jed
January 21, 2019
SWEDESBORO, NJ -- Vistar has combined its New England, New York, Ohio and Mid- Atlantic teams to form Vistar Northeast. The company said Vistar Northeast and…
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Benchmark Is Shipping New Space Jump Skill-Based Physical Game
by Tim Sanford
January 20, 2019
HYPOLUXO, FL -- Benchmark Games International reports that it is now shipping Space Jump. The new redemption game was introduced at the recent International…
read nowCastles Technology And Suzohapp Pact To Co-Develop Next-Gen Cashless Payment Solutions
by Emily Jed
January 20, 2019
ATLANTA -- Castles Technology International Corp. and Suzohapp have entered into a multi-year partnership agreement that includes the co-development and…
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Ohio State University Gets Pizza ATM
by Emily Jed
January 20, 2019
COLUMBUS, OH -- Ohio State University has expanded its on-the-go dining options on campus with a pizza vending machine that dispenses hot pies in three to four…
read nowSell more stuff Take A Lesson From McDonalds Merchandising And Innovation All The Time
January 20, 2019
Paul Schlossberg "You can observe a lot by just watching." That is a quote from the late, great Yogi Berra. It's been one of my favorite quotes and "watching…
read nowSquare Payments SDK Enables Developers To Process Payments In Their Mobile Apps
by Emily Jed
January 20, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO -- Square has launched the Square In-App Payments Software Development Kit (SDK), which enables developers and sellers to process payments with…
read nowUKs RPC Kicks Off Vending Cup Recycling Initiative
by Emily Jed
January 20, 2019
LONDON -- RPC Tedeco-Gizeh , a London-based manufacturer of plastic vending cups, is making it easy for customers to recycle their used cups into useful…
read now7th Atrax Amusements Show Gets Under Way In Istanbul Feb 14-16
January 17, 2019
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkish trade show organizer Tureks Uluslararasi Fuarcilik reports that the 2019 Atrax amusement machine exhibition will be held from Feb.
read nowAMOA Foundation Invites Applications For 2019 Hesch Scholarship
by Tim Sanford
January 17, 2019
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL -- The Amusement and Music Operators Association's Coin-Op Cares Education and Charitable Foundation reminds industry members that…
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Diamond Demos CBD Vending Machine At Consumer Electronics Show
by Emily Jed
January 17, 2019
FT LAUDERDALE, FL -- Diamond CBD Inc., a subsidiary of PotNetwork Holdings , Inc., demonstrated its new CBD Wellness Vending Machine at the Consumer…
read nowPaul Novick Joins Betson As Vice-President Of Sales And Sales Operations
January 17, 2019
CARLSTADT, NJ -- Betson Enterprises has appointed Paul Novick vice-president of sales and sales operations. He will oversee critical planning to maximize sales…
read nowPrize Merchandise Innovator Pat Klasno Dies Founded King Plush
by Tim Sanford
January 17, 2019
LAS VEGAS -- Patrick Wayne (Pat) Klasno died here on Jan. 9 at the age of 80. Klasno, born in Muskegon, MI, spent most of his life in the Torrance, CA, area.
read nowGimme Vending Unveils Autodrive Inventory Automation Software
by Emily Jed
January 15, 2019
ATLANTA -- Gimme Vending has introduced a program designed to automate inventory management for vending and micromarket operators. Called AutoDrive, the new…
read nowVengo Labs Reports Raising 7M In Latest Series B Funding Round
by Tim Sanford
January 15, 2019
NEW YORK CITY -- Vengo Labs has announced the completion of a $7 million Series B funding round. The round was led by Arcade Beauty, an Oaktree Capital…
read nowBack To The Future Screening Hiring And Avoiding Thieves Slugs And Employees From Hell
January 13, 2019
The background: Before stumbling into the vending/foodservice/micromarket industry as an independent loss-prevention consultant, for seven years prior I…
read nowDigital Centre Introduces Britta V3 Software At 2019 EAG VAE Show
by Tim Sanford
January 13, 2019
MORE SHARING OPTIONS: This Panther Revolution photobooth is one of the models that Digital Centre is exhibiting in Electrocoin's booth #515 at this year's EAG…
read nowNAMA Publishes Schedule Of Major Shows For The Next Three Years
by Tim Sanford
January 13, 2019
CHICAGO, IL -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association has announced the dates and places for its annual NAMA Show through 2022, and for the Coffee…
read nowNew York Times Spotlights Growing Free Lunch At The Office Movement
by Emily Jed
January 13, 2019
NEW YORK CITY -- A recent New York Times article explores how businesses are going to extraordinary lengths to provide food to their employees without charge…
read nowRestaurants Add Vending Machines To Reduce Costs Speed Service
by Emily Jed
January 13, 2019
A recent article in QSR magazine examines how restaurant owners facing tight labor markets and increasing wage pressures are turning to vending machines to cut…
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