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Parlevel Releases Koin Micromarket Payment Platform
by Emily Jed
November 30, 2017
SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Parlevel Systems has released Koin , a mobile application designed to enable micromarket operators to increase sales, improve customer…
read nowSummit Food Service Acquires CBM Managed Services
by Emily Jed
November 30, 2017
ROSEVILLE, MN -- Summit Food Service has acquired Sioux Falls, SD-based CBM Managed Services , strengthening its position within the correctional foodservice…
read nowEVA Hails Record Turnout For European Vending Experience In Rome
by Tim Sanford
November 29, 2017
BRUSSELS, Belgium The 2017 European Vending Experience (EVEX) event in Rome brought a record number of industry leaders together for two days of educational…
read nowHong Kong Bans Bottled Water In Vending Machines In Government Facilities
by Emily Jed
November 29, 2017
HONG KONG A new policy will ban the sale of water in one-liter and smaller bottles through vending machines at Hong Kong government facilities starting Feb.
read nowHyosung Now Offering Bitcoin Transaction Option
November 29, 2017
IRVING, TX -- Nautilus Hyosung America has rolled out Just Cash, a feature that provides for Bitcoin transactions on a standard ATM. According to company…
read nowMars Invests In Kind To Take Brand Global
by Emily Jed
November 29, 2017
MCLEAN, VA -- Mars is taking a minority investment in healthy snack maker Kind . Terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the agreement, the two…
read nowNAMA Requests FDA Finalize Calorie-Disclosure Rule Extend Compliance Date And Provide Flexibility
by Emily Jed
November 29, 2017
CHICAGO -- This month, the National Automatic Merchandising Association formally requested that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration extend the compliance…
read nowNespresso Invests In Post-Conflict Colombian Coffee
by Emily Jed
November 29, 2017
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Nespresso said it will expand its coffee-sourcing program for the first time into several former conflict zones as part of a $50 million…
read nowPop Up Vend Promotion To Launch At Dubai Fashion Festival
November 29, 2017
DUBAI --The ultra-hip Sole DXB has partnered with Virgin Megastore to launch a pop-up vender promotion during its three-day event in Dubai. The vending…
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Three Amigos Set 2018 F2FEC At Colorados Broadmoor Resort Feb 20-22
by Tim Sanford
TAGS: F2FEC 2018, The Three Amigos, F2FEC, Face to Face Family Entertainment Center Experience, Rick Iceberg, C.J. Barrymore's, Ben Jones, Live Oak Bank…
read nowF2FEC Meet Will Feature Ritz-Carlton Service Excellence Presentation
by Tim Sanford
November 28, 2017
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- The fourth annual Face to Face Entertainment Conference will be keynoted by a service Excellence Culture workshop presented by the…
read nowSkill Cranes Trend Positive With Innovative Products And Girl Power
November 28, 2017
As skill cranes continue to perform well for FECs and street operators, the need to ride the wave of the latest trends remains a paramount concern. The…
read nowSoul Will Theme People-Centric 2018 F2FEC Confab Feb 20-22
by Tim Sanford
November 28, 2017
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- The fourth presentation of the acclaimed Face to Face Entertainment Conference (F2FEC) for thought leaders of all segments of the…
read now190 Entertainment Pros Throng F2FECs Idea-Exchange Program
by Nick Montano, Nick Montano
November 27, 2017
TAGS: Face 2 Face Entertainment Conference, F2FEC 2016, F2FEC 10X Better, F2FEC Three Amigos, Rick Iceberg, Ben Jones, George Smith, Family Entertainment…
read nowF2FEC Announces Arizonas Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort As Venue Feb 24-26
November 27, 2017
TAGS: Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Face 2 Face Entertainment Conference, F2FEC, family entertainment center, entertainment center professionals, Rick…
read nowLincoln County Vending Commits To 100 Cashless Payment Acceptance
by Emily Jed
November 27, 2017
FAYETTEVILLE, TN -- USA Technologies Inc. has reported that Lincoln County Vending , a Canteen franchise based here, is upgrading additional machines to USAT's…
read nowThe Profitable Exchange Of Ideas Propels F2FECs Steady Growth
November 27, 2017
TAGS: F2FEC, Robert Sax, Face to Face Family Entertainment Center, Chateau Elan, family entertainment center, arcade operators, Rick Iceberg, Ben Jones, George…
read nowVending Machine Delivers Food And Clothes To Englands Homeless
by Emily Jed
November 27, 2017
NOTTINGHAM, England -- A British nonprofit called Action Hunger is installing a vending machine here that will provide homeless people 24-hour access to food…
read nowNAMA Certifies Azkoyen USAs Hot Beverage Vending Machines
by Emily Jed
November 23, 2017
NAVARRA, Spain - Spain's Azkoyen Group has earned National Automatic Merchandising Association certification for the vending machine models it currently…
read nowAnd This Is Where It Starts To Get Interesting
by Tim Sanford
November 21, 2017
As we look around at the current workplace coffee scene, I am reminded of a prophetic observation made by one of the "coffee ambassadors" deployed by the…
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