Evoca Acquires VE Global Solutions Assets In Latest Expansion Move

by Tim Sanford

March 5, 2018

Andrea Zocchi VALBREMBO, Italy -- Evoca S.p.A. has announced its acquisition of the assets of VE Global Solutions , LLC (Cleveland, OH). VE Global has been the…

Gilly Vending Sponsors Healthy Food Prescription Program

by Emily Jed

March 4, 2018

ATLANTA -- Gilly Vending is supporting Wholesome Wave Georgia as a sponsor of the 2017 Fruit and Vegetable Prescription (FVRx) Program at Atlanta's Grady…

Gimme Recognized Among Georgias Top 40 Innovative Tech Companies

by Emily Jed

March 4, 2018

ATLANTA -- The Technology Association of Georgia has named Gimme, maker of unattended retail technology, as one of its Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies…

Hostess Returns Dolly Madison Brand To Vending And Micromarket Channel

by Emily Jed

March 4, 2018

KANSAS CITY, MO -- Hostess Brands LLC said it is returning its classic Dolly Madison brand to distribution in the vending and micromarket channel. The…

Juice-BX Adds Charging Station Advertising Display Patent To IP Portfolio

by Emily Jed

March 4, 2018

DALLAS -- Juice-BX , a provider of charging stations for cellphones and other smart devices, said it has added US Patent No. 9,905,072 to its portfolio of…

Lavit Names Former Green Mountain Exec Hayden McClenny National Account Sales VP

by Emily Jed

March 4, 2018

NEW YORK CITY -- Hayden McClenny has joined Lavit LLC as vice-president of national account sales. He was previously a senior sales vice-president at Keurig…

Optimal Integrates Vending Into New Retailing Concepts

by Emily Jed

March 4, 2018

SKY'S THE LIMIT : Michele Sparks and Teddy Sanchez founded Optimal Vending Systems as a one-stop shop to customize vending machines for brands, marketers and…

OTI Receives Purchase Order For 2000 Cashless Payment Systems For Japanese Vending Company

by Emily Jed

March 4, 2018

ROSH PINNA, Israel -- On Track Innovations Ltd. said it has received a purchase order for 2,000 of its cashless payment systems from its Japanese partner…

PepsiCos Peel Pop And Shake Drinkfinity Hits US

by Emily Jed

March 4, 2018

MIAMI -- PepsiCo 's Drinkfinity line is now rolling out in the U.S. following a successful pilot in Brazil that began in 2014. Consumers "Peel, Pop and Shake…

Take A Lesson From The Beer Business

March 4, 2018

Paul Schlossberg You must be wondering what the beer business has to do with our industry: Where is he going with this one? "Maybe you sell beer if you provide…

Youve Got To Taste The Coffee

March 4, 2018

Paul Schlossberg Recently you read about my trip to see the Starbucks Reserve Bar at The Domain in Austin. The store was so busy that day, my decision was to…

10-Year-Old Vending Operator Starts With Two Machines And A Dream

by Emily Jed

March 1, 2018

Ten-year-old Mikey Wren may be the youngest vending operator around, but he has big visions for his business. And with four machines in two locations and a…

Follow-Up Is Crucial To Effective Selling

February 28, 2018

In the mid-90s, I was the educational chairman for the National Beverage & Products Association's annual convention's seminar programs. I had planned many…

Heart And Soul The Culture Transformation

by Alicia Lavay — Executive Director, ICX Association

February 28, 2018

I am getting tired of the current practice of blaming employment difficulties on "millennials." Problem employees (and customers) are found in all age cohorts.

How Come Everybody Sells The Same Stuff?

February 28, 2018

Does everyone in our industry really sell the same stuff? If we are all selling the leading brands, maybe it's true. The challenge is to differentiate what you…

What Businesses Do We Want To Be In?

by Tim Sanford

February 28, 2018

As the National Automatic Merchandising Association readies its first rebranded NAMA Show (it had been OneShow since 2010), we have been thinking back over the…

Effective Training Fair Compensation Aid Transition To Selling

February 27, 2018

Len Rashkin Last month's article dealt with the details of training and developing your route drivers to become "sales route drivers." This month, I will…

Prudent Coffee Buyers Weigh Factors Affecting Future Cost

February 27, 2018

Kevin Daw This past week, I was asked by one of my salespeople to outline my policy on buying coffee as it relates specifically to differentials ("diffs" for…

Your Best And Worst Locations Do You Know The Difference?

February 27, 2018

Paul Schlossberg You're highly focused on the very best locations you serve. You're well aware of your worst accounts. If you cannot readily identify your top…

Parlevel Introduces Mobile Vending Micromarket And OCS App

by Emily Jed

February 25, 2018

SAN ANTONIO -- New from Parlevel is the Stock vending, micromarket and OCS app. It syncs up with its vending management system to help drivers view routes…