EMV Technology Usage Increases Worldwide And In US

December 14, 2016

TAGS: EMVCo, EMV card usage, EMV standard, EMV compliant, cashless vending, Soumya Chakrabarty, American Express, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, UnionPay, Visa…

Houstons Candyman Vending Creates Mini Rap Snacks Machine

by Emily Jed

December 14, 2016

TAGS: vending, Rap Snacks vending machine, Andre Bramwell, Candyman Vending, Munchiezmon, Romeo Miller, Migos Fetty Wap HOUSTON -- Candyman Vending is…

Minnesotas CS Vending Co Acquires DR Stars Full-Line Vending Assets

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

December 14, 2016

TAGS: FARIBAULT, MN -- C&S Vending Co. Inc. announced that it has acquired some of the full-line vending and office refreshment services assets of…

Sacoa Hails 2016 Milestones For Its Playcard Payments Technology

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

December 14, 2016

TAGS: Sacoa, Sacoa Playcard System, Dreamland FEC, IAAPA Brass Ring Award, Sacoa's Playcard debit card system, Color-Shot HDT RF card reader,, CenterEdge…

PepsiCo Reveals Lifewtr A Premium Bottled Water With A Novel Packaging Approach

by Emily Jed

TAGS: PepsiCo, vending, bottled water, Lifewtr, Momo, Craig and Karl, Jason Woodside PURCHASE, NY -- PepsiCo is ushering in the new year with a premium…

James Quincey To Succeed Muhtar Kent As Coca-Cola Chief Executive

by Emily Jed

December 13, 2016

TAGS: Muhtar Kent, Coke leadership, James Quincey, Coca-Cola Co., vending ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola Co. chief executive Muhtar Kent will be succeeded by…

Smart Industries Offers RFID And Pusher Options For Ticket Time Cranes

December 13, 2016

TAGS: Smart Industries, RFID crane, coin-op, Jim Dupree, Intercard, Embed, Sacoa, Ticket Time crane DES MOINES, IA -- Des Moines, IA's Smart…

Ten M Corp Pacts With USA Technologies To Commit To 100 Cashless Vending Payments

December 13, 2016

TAGS: vending, cashless vending, mobile payments, USA Technologies Inc.,Ten M Corporation, Canteen Vending, ePort Connect cashless payment system, Android…

Chuck E Cheeses Revenue Rises 28 In 2016 Q3

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

December 12, 2016

TAGS: Chuck E. Cheese's 2016 third quarter, CEC Entertainment Inc., Peter Piper Pizza, family entertainment center, Chuck E. Cheese's revenue, Chuck E.

Disneys Greg Hale Is Elected IAAPA Chairman

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

December 12, 2016

TAGS: Greg Hale, IAAPA chairman, Disney, International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, Andreas Andersen, Charles Hank Salemi, Paul Noland …

Intercard Appoints Customer Service Director

December 12, 2016

TAGS: Jon Kuhn, Intercard Inc., Scott Sherrod, stored-value cards systems for amusements, arcade game payment system ST. LOUIS -- Jon Kuhn has joined…

NAMA Announces 2016 Undergraduate Scholarship Winners

by Emily Jed

December 12, 2016

TAGS: NAMA Foundation, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA scholarship winners, vending industry scholarships CHICAGO -- The NAMA…

Speedys One Stop Creates Single-Door Collection Solution For Racked-Configured Vending Machines

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

December 12, 2016

TAGS: Speedy's One Stop Service, bulk vending machine stand, Patrick Williams, Marko Mladenovich, coin-op, bulk vending machine, bulk vending rack, bulk…

Swoffle Brings Dutch-Style Stroopwafel To Vending And Workplace Refreshments

by Emily Jed

December 12, 2016

TAGS: vending machine snacks, office coffee snack, Swoffle, Dutch-inspired wafer cookie, Swoffle for vending machines, office coffee service, micromarkets…

Three Square Rolls Out Route Management Feature For Micromarkets

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Three Square Market, 32M micromarket, micro market, vending Patrick McMullan HUDSON, WI -- Three Square Market (32M) is deploying a new software…

Specialty Coffee Association of America Forms Technicians Guild

by Emily Jed

December 11, 2016

TAGS: Specialty Coffee Association of America, SCAA guild, Coffee Technicians Guild SANTA ANA, CA -- The Specialty Coffee Association of America has…

ATM Withdrawal Limits In Macau Bring Down Casino Stocks

TAGS: Macau, ATM withdrawal limits, casino stock prices MACAU -- ATM policies in the Asian resort of Macau may have been responsible for a drop in…

Kokos Confectionery Novelty Experiences Steady Expansion After 21 Years In Business

December 8, 2016

TAGS: bulk vending, bulk candy, confections, novelty candy, Brian Kovens, Steve Kovens, Koko's Confectionery & Novelty, A&A Global Industries

Variety Food Services Ken Nowak Dies At 84 Chaired NAMA In 1984

by Tim Sanford

December 8, 2016

TAGS: vending, Ken Nowak obituary, Kenneth J. Nowak, vending operator, Variety Vending, Variety Food Services, National Automatic Merchandising Association…

GoPure Pods Purify Water In Reusable Bottles

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Bloc Enterprises LLC, GoPure pod, PuriBloc vending, OCS WILTON, CT -- Bloc Enterprises LLC, a wholesale distributor of consumer healthcare…