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Startup Helps Operators Rent Vending Machine Shelf Space Seeks Beta Test Participants
September 25, 2017
BOSTON -- A startup called Ohner is testing an online marketplace that connects operators with snack and beverage manufacturers that are new to the market and…
read nowUKs Vending Industry Honors Innovation With Vendies Azkoyen Group Is Among 2017 Award Winners
by Emily Jed
September 24, 2017
LONDON -- For the fifth consecutive year, Azkoyen Group , under its UK brand Coffetek, is one of the winners of Britain's 2017 Vending Industry Awards, better…
read nowAppeals Court Blocks San Franciscos Soda Health Warning Law
by Emily Jed
September 21, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court on Sept. 19 blocked a San Francisco ordinance that mandates advertisers of sugary drinks to post health warnings on…
read nowKeurig Expands Revv Extra-Strong Coffee Line Revamps Packaging
by Emily Jed
September 21, 2017
WATERBURY, VT -- Keurig Green Mountain is rolling out three new K-Cup varieties of its Revv extra-strong, dark-roasted brews. No Surrender is described as…
read nowNational ATM Councils October Trade Show Sells Out Exhibit Space
September 21, 2017
LAS VEGAS -- The National ATM Council 's 5th annual convention and trade show is shaping up to be NAC's largest event yet. According to NAC officials, the Las…
read nowSecretary Ryan Zinke Installs Big Buck Hunter In Interior Departments Cafeteria
September 21, 2017
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke kicked off an initiative to reemphasize hunting and fishing at his department with one of Raw Thrills…
read nowParlevel Connects Operators And Customers With Link Ordering And Engagement Tool
by Emily Jed
SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Parlevel Systems said it has gone live with Parlevel Link -- a website linking Parlevel operators directly to their customers. The service…
read nowAnthony Harris Joins SandenVendo America As Foodservice Sales And Installations Director
by Emily Jed
September 19, 2017
DALLAS -- Anthony Harris has joined SandenVendo America as director of foodservice sales and installations. He succeeds Gordon Justice, who was recently…
read nowAtlantic Coast Exposition Silent Auction To Benefit Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
by Emily Jed
September 19, 2017
MYRTLE BEACH, SC -- The Atlantic Coast Exposition will hold a silent auction during its upcoming conference here Oct. 12-14 at Embassy Suites Kingston…
read nowChattanooga Bakery Celebrates 100 Years Of Moon Pie With Thank You America Tour
by Emily Jed
September 19, 2017
CHATTANOOGA, TN -- Chattanooga Bakery introduced its Moon Pie marshmallow sandwich in 1917 and is celebrating the brand's 100th anniversary with a "Thank You…
read nowJapans Vending Machines Debut Coffee-Flavored Coca-Cola
by Emily Jed
September 19, 2017
Vending machines in Japan are the only place in the world consumers can get their first taste of Coca-Cola Coffee Plus. The new drink, premiering in vending…
read nowReserve Bank Says Australias New 10 Note Will Work In Vending Machine Validators
by Emily Jed
September 19, 2017
Australia's new $10 note entered circulation on Sept. 20 and the Reserve Bank of Australia says it won't have the same issues in vending machine payment…
read nowRuth E Buckholz Dies At 91
by Tim Sanford
September 19, 2017
READING, PA -- Ruth E. Buckholz, who shared 67 years of marriage with vending pioneer William (Bill) Buckholz, died here on Sept. 11. She was 91. "Mrs.
read nowFormer Google Execs Automate Corner Store With App-Activated Bodegas
by Emily Jed
September 18, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO -- Two former Google employees are making headlines and stirring up controversy with a startup concept that automates the corner store. But their…
read nowGeneration Next Franchise Names Flex Its Manufacturing Partner Of Robotic Vending Systems
by Emily Jed
September 18, 2017
SAN DIEGO -- Generation Next Franchise Brands Inc. said it has selected Flex Ltd. (previously known as Flextronics) as the manufacturer for its Reis &…
read nowPremier Food Service Chooses USA Technologies For 100 Cashless Capability
by Emily Jed
September 18, 2017
MALVERN, PA -- USA Technologies Inc. said it will upgrade hundreds of Premier Food Service 's machines to its ePort Connect cashless payment system. The move…
read nowWisconsin Man Wins TouchTunes Ultimate Jukebox Bar Crawl
September 18, 2017
BARABOO, WI -- Some TouchTunes enthusiasts spent this summer hopping from bar to bar in hopes of being the lucky winner of the company's Ultimate Jukebox Bar…
read nowAccent Food Services Acquires Arizonas Ace Vending
by Emily Jed
September 17, 2017
PFLUGERVILLE, TX -- A ccent Food Services , headquartered here, said has acquired Ace Vending Inc. The transaction, Accent's 13th and largest to date…
read nowMichigans Continental Acquires Satellite Vending
by Emily Jed
September 17, 2017
TROY, MI -- Continental , a food management company based here, said it has acquired Satellite Vending Co., a subsidiary of VendTek Wholesale Equipment Inc., a…
read nowNestle Acquires Majority Interest In Blue Bottle Coffee
by Emily Jed
September 17, 2017
GLENDALE, CA -- Nestlé said it has purchased a majority stake in Blue Bottle Coffee , a specialty coffee roaster and retailer based in Oakland, CA.
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