Paysafecard 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…

RM 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…

Snyders-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…

Pot 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…

Staples 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…

Office 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…

Mondelez 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…

NAMAs 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…

Bandai 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…

Blind 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…

Coca-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.

Generation 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…

JetBlues 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…

Kevin Grundy Bud Ostrander Take Equity State In EFN United Management Group

by Emily Jed

August 1, 2017

ST. LOUIS, MO -- Kevin Grundy and Bud Ostrander have joined Andy Hayes as equity partners in EFN United , a food and beverage management company for the…

Crane Merchandising Systems Introduces Enhanced Alerts For Cashless Vending Portal

by Emily Jed

WILLISTON, SC -- Crane Merchandising Systems said it has added an enhanced alert management feature for its cashless vending portal. The feature gives vending…

Morphis M-Track Offers Real-Time Cash Tracking On Android Devices

DALLAS -- New from Morphis Inc., a provider of currency supply chain software, is m-Track for Android, the company's latest cash-in-transit product. The…

Barretts Alehouse Retains Player One Amusement Group For New Massachusetts Restaurant

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

July 31, 2017

WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA -- Almost a year after closing the doors at its popular sports bar in this Boston suburb, Barrett's Alehouse has reopened. The new…

Four ATM Skimmer Thieves Plead Guilty To Bank Fraud

July 31, 2017

NEWARK, NJ -- Four members of a gang that used secret card-reading devices and pinhole cameras on PNC and Bank of America ATMs to steal at least $428,58…

ICE Totally Gaming Acquired By Private-Equity Firm Blackstone

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

July 31, 2017

LONDON -- Private-equity giant Blackstone Group has acquired Clarion Events , producer of London's ICE Totally Gaming, among other gaming-related trade shows…

PepsiCo Names Laguarta Prexy Promotes Narasimhan And Popovici To Key Executive Roles

by Emily Jed

July 31, 2017

PURCHASE, NY -- PepsiCo Inc. has promoted three senior-level executives, effective Sept. 1. Ramon Laguarta, chief executive for Europe Sub-Saharan Africa…