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Nestle Pure Life Begins Global Campaign Unveils New Package Design
by Emily Jed
STAMFORD, CT -- Nestlé Waters North America has kicked off a global advertising campaign focused on its Nestlé Pure Life brand and introduced a new package…
read nowSandenVendo America Names Gordon Justice Sales And Marketing VP
by Emily Jed
DALLAS -- SandenVendo America Inc. said it has appointed Gordon Justice vice-president of sales and marketing. Justice previously worked for PepsiCo and…
read nowCoast To Coast Entertainments John Maurer Dies At 50
August 9, 2017
DOVER, NJ -- John Maurer, who helped reshape the amusement industry's skill crane segment, died on Aug. 8 at St. Clair's Hospice here. He was 50. Maurer, along…
read now365 Retail Markets Expands Micromarket Technology Into Ireland
by Emily Jed
August 8, 2017
TROY, MI -- Micromarket firm 365 Retail Markets is bringing its technology to Ireland, with Vending Automatic Ltd. inaugurating its self-checkout stores in…
read nowLittle Caesars Automates Pickup With Pizza Portal Vending Machine
by Emily Jed
August 8, 2017
DETROIT -- Little Caesars customers can now skip the line and retrieve their orders hot and fresh within seconds of entering a store from its new Pizza Portal…
read nowWater Quality Association Offers New POU Cooler Technician Certification Program
by Emily Jed
August 8, 2017
LISLE, IL -- A new certification program in the Water Quality Association 's Modular Education Program (MEP) is available for point-of-use cooler technicians.
read nowCott Sells Beverage Manufacturing To Refresco Puts Focus On Office Coffee And Water Delivery
by Emily Jed
TORONTO -- Cott Corp., based here, said it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its traditional beverage manufacturing business to Tampa, FL-based…
read nowPaysafecard Launches Cash-Based Online Payment Solution For Vending Machines In UAE
by Emily Jed
VIENNA -- Paysafecard , a division of Paysafe Group plc, has entered the United Arab Emirates with a prepaid payment solution that requires no bank or credit…
read nowRM Palmer Advances Sales Pros Casey Grimm And Jayme Wellman
by Emily Jed
WEST READING, PA -- Candymaker R.M. Palmer Co. said it has promoted sales professionals Casey Grimm and Jayme Wellman. Grimm has moved up to director of sales…
read nowSnyders-Lance Cuts 250 Jobs As Part Of Cost-Cutting Plan
by Emily Jed
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Snyder's-Lance Inc. said it will close a plant and cut 250 jobs from its global workforce as the first step in a plan to streamline its…
read nowPot Vending Pioneer American Green Purchases Town Of Nipton CA
by Emily Jed
August 7, 2017
PHOENIX -- American Green Inc. said it purchased the town of Nipton, CA, a 100-year-old community that it intends to modernize into the country's first…
read nowStaples Kicks Off 50000 Breakroom Makeover Contest
by Emily Jed
August 7, 2017
FRAMINGHAM, MA -- Staples Inc. has kicked off its latest breakroom makeover contest to demonstrate how office design contributes to workplace morale…
read nowOffice Coffee Service Pioneer James M Jimmy Zee Zirakian Dies At 94
August 6, 2017
CALIFORNIA, MD -- James M. Zirakian, a coffee service industry pioneer and founder of Coffee Man Inc., died here on July 30. He was 94. Born in Boston…
read nowMondelez Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld To Step Down McCains Dirk Van de Put Succeeds
August 5, 2017
DEERFIELD, IL -- Mondelez International Inc. chief executive Irene Rosenfeld will step down in November. She spent the past decade fighting to improve sales…
read nowNAMAs 2017 Fly-In Attracts 300 Vending Industry Advocates To Washington
August 3, 2017
WASHINGTON -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association reports that its third annual Fly-In grassroots advocacy conference maintained the dramatic…
read nowBandai Namco Promotes Joe Blackwell To Customer Service Director
by Nick Montano, Nick Montano
August 1, 2017
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- Bandai Namco Amusement America Inc. said it has promoted Joe Blackwell to director of customer service. Blackwell has 38 years of…
read nowBlind Vendors Head To Nashville For Music City BLAST Conference Sept 12-15
by Emily Jed
August 1, 2017
NASHVILLE, TN The National Association of Blind Merchants is putting finishing touches on plans for its Music City BLAST conference. BLAST, or Business…
read nowCoca-Cola Will Try To Enhance Automated Experiences With New Vending Machine App
by Emily Jed
August 1, 2017
SAN FRANCISCO -- Coca-Cola Co. is introducing an app for its cold drink vending machines placed at U.S. universities, and all across Australia and New Zealand.
read nowGeneration Next Inks Israeli Licensing Deal Taking Reis Irvys Fro-Yo Vending Outside US
by Emily Jed
August 1, 2017
SAN DIEGO, CA -- Generation Next Franchise Brands said it completed its first international licensing agreement for its frozen yogurt vending machine outside…
read nowJetBlues Soar With Reading Vending Machines Deliver Free Books To Fort Lauderdale Kids In Need
by Emily Jed
August 1, 2017
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL -- JetBlue Airways is installing four custom vending machines at different locations in Ft. Lauderdale to distribute 100,000 books, free of…
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