Stern Unveils Guardians Of The Galaxy Pinball Machines

November 2, 2017

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- Stern Pinball Inc. has announced today the availability of a new line of pinball machines celebrating the popular movie franchise…

Hoopla Redemption Game To Make IAAPA Debut

November 1, 2017

ORLANDO, FL -- Sega Amusements International and ICE will roll out its new skill-based Hoopla redemption piece at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2017, Nov. 13 -17 in…

Bottled Water Packaging Reduced By Nearly Half In Less Than A Decade Study Finds

by Emily Jed

October 30, 2017

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- A new study commissioned by the International Bottled Water Association shows that the amount of materials used to make plastic and glass…

Coke Zero Sugar Launch Sprite Growth Fuel Coca-Cola 3Q Momentum

by Emily Jed

October 30, 2017

ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola Co. said its new Cola Zero Sugar, a reformulated version of Coke Zero, and increased sales of Sprite helped fuel strong third-quarter…

Generation Next Expands Reis Irvys Fro-Yo Machines Into Canada With 18 Million Licensing Deal

by Emily Jed

October 30, 2017

SAN DIEGO -- Generation Next Franchise Brands Inc. said it has completed a master international licensing agreement within Canada for its Reis & Irvy's…

Nayax Introduces PayMarket Self-Checkout Kiosk

by Emily Jed

October 30, 2017

HUNT VALLEY, MD -- Nayax is rolling out its PayMarket Kiosk, which is suitable for numerous indoor and outdoor applications, including micromarkets. PayMarket…

Newly Formed Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages Acquires Local Bottling Operations In Metro NY Tri-State Area

by Emily Jed

October 30, 2017

NEW YORK CITY -- Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages LLC, a new bottling company, formed by Coke executives, said it has closed a deal to acquire territory from…

OCS Industry Leader Ken Shea Is NAMAs 2017 Coffee Legend

by Tim Sanford

October 30, 2017

CHICAGO -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association has announced that Ken Shea, G&J Sales & Marketing and Ken Shea & Associates is this…

SB Offering Skill Cranes And Strategies for An Evolving Market

October 30, 2017

ST. LOUIS, MO -- S&B Candy & Toy Co. is reporting the best summer season in several years. The success, according to Marty Luepker, has been a perfect…

Juice Press And Lavit Team Up On Single-Serve Infused Water Cartridges

by Tim Sanford

October 29, 2017

NEW YORK CITY -- Juice Press has announced a partnership with Lavit to develop two infused-water capsules for the Lavit Cooler Water countertop cold-beverage…

Suspect Charged In Connection With Explosive San Diego ATM Robbery

October 29, 2017

SAN DIEGO, CA -- The FBI arrested a man accused of blowing up an ATM located in a San Diego gas station. According to local press reports, Scott Michael Petri…

Switch Commerce Celebrates 15th Anniversary

October 29, 2017

IRVING, TX -- Switch Commerce celebrated its 15th Anniversary on Oct. 20 with an employee event at the Pinstack entertainment center and bowling center in…

Cafection Enterprises Premieres Encore 29 Presentation On YouTube

by Tim Sanford

October 26, 2017

QUÉBEC, QC -- Cafection Enterprises is publicizing its Encore 29 countertop bean-to-cup coffee brewer in a two-minute video presentation on YouTube. The…

Cool Factor And Name Brands Distinguish Two Rivers Coffee In Single-Cup Space

by Emily Jed

October 26, 2017

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ -- Two Rivers Coffee was one of the first companies to go head to head with single-cup coffee giant Keurig Green Mountain Inc. when it…

De Jong Dukes Nio EspressoCoffee Brewer Earns NSF Certification

by Tim Sanford

October 26, 2017

SLIEDRECHT, The Netherlands -- de Jong Duke reports that its Nio brewer has been certified by NSF International to its NSF/ANSI Standard 4 for equipment and…

Use Initial

by Tim Sanford

October 26, 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…

FIT PICK Roni Moore Checks In With Healthy And Wellness Initiatives

by Emily Jed

Roni Moore NASHVILLE -- Presenting by conference call, National Automatic Merchandising Association vice-president of public relations Roni Moore provided a…

Utz Quality Foods To Acquire Inventure Foods For 165 Million

by Emily Jed

HANOVER, PA -- Utz Quality Foods Inc. has acquired rival snack giant Inventure Foods in a $165 million deal. Utz, headquartered in Hanover, PA, is said to be…

AAMA Awards 1st Richard Oltmann Scholarship To Emilia Goetsch

by Tim Sanford

October 25, 2017

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- The American Amusement Machine Association's Charitable Foundation has announced that Emilia Goetsch (Denmark, WI) is the first…

Accent Food Services Adds Virginias LL Delivery To Its Vending Operation

by Emily Jed

October 25, 2017

PFLUGERVILLE, TX -- Accent Food Services has acquired L&L Delivery Inc. of Warrenton, VA. This is AFS's 14th acquisition this year and the second asset for…