Myrtle Beach Dries Out Sun Shines For 2016 Atlantic Coast Exposition As Hurricane Matthew Dies Out

October 9, 2016

TAGS: vending, Myrtle Beach, Hurricane Matthew aftermath, Atlantic Coast Exposition, Beth Bowen, Embassy Suites Hotel Myrtle Beach, vending machine…

TouchTunes And Sound Leisure To Bring Playdium Smart Jukebox To UK Market

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

October 9, 2016

TAGS: jukebox, Internet jukebox, TouchTunes, Sound Leisure, Playdium digital jukebox, Sound Leisure, Soundnet, London Autumn Coin-Op Show, Charles…

Survey ATM Fees Reach Record High

TAGS: ATM fees, Bankrate.com, ATM surcharge, out-of-network ATM fees, ATM study According to a new survey by Bankrate.com, ATM fees have reached a…

Coin-Ops Raw Thrills Makes Splash At TwitchCon 2016

October 6, 2016

TAGS: Raw Thrills, arcade video game, coin-op, MotoGP racer, Big Buck Hunter, Twitch.TV, TwitchCon, PJSaltan finals, eSports SAN DIEGO, CA -…

International Effort Will Attempt To Halt Illegal Use Of Digital Currencies

October 6, 2016

TAGS: Europol, Interpol, Basel Institute on Governance, digital money laundering, digital currency, Bitcoin, Interpol-Europol Cybercrime Conference THE…

PepsiCos Hello Goodness Vending Initiative Delivers Healthy Snacks And Drinks At Scale

by Emily Jed

October 6, 2016

TAGS: PepsiCo, vending, Hello Goodness, Anne Fink, David Lothian, healthy vending machine, Frito Lay, Fit Pick, PepsiCo Hello Goodness, Crane Media vending…

Plan For Disaster Before It Strikes Vending Industry Experts Share Experiences

by Emily Jed

October 6, 2016

TAGS: vending, office coffee service, disaster planning, disaster readiness, Tara Burnaman, DS Service of America, Frank Durkin, Sugar Foods Corp., Chris…

Raw Thrills Recreates Classic Cruisn Arcade Videogame With Todays Technology

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

October 6, 2016

TAGS: Cruis'n Blast, Raw Thrills, Cruis'n USA, arcade video game, coin-op videogame, Midway Manufacturing, Nintendo, Eugene Jarvis, driving video game …

Vending Machines Are Rejecting Australias Redesigned 5 Banknote

by Tim Sanford

October 6, 2016

TAGS: Australia's new $5 note, Australian banknote validators, Australian National Vending Association, Nick Aronis, vending machine CANBERRA…

Vistar Mid-Atlantic Open House Turnout Reflects Good-To-Go Focus

by Emily Jed

October 6, 2016

TAGS: vending, vending machine, Mike Mullin, Kelly Saad, Vistar, Vistar Mid-Atlantic ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- Vistar Mid-Atlantic drew 567 industry…

Mars Buys Out Buffett To Take Full Control Of Wrigley And Merge It With Chocolate Business

by Emily Jed

October 5, 2016

TAGS: vending, Berkshire Hathaway's Wrigley equity, Mars Inc., Mars Wrigley Confectionery, Mars Wrigley Confectionery, Martin Radvan Early buyout of Berkshire…

Dunkin Donuts Pacts With Coca-Cola To Launch RTD Coffee

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Dunkin' Donuts, Dunkin' Donuts RTD coffee, ready-to-drink coffee beverages, Coca-Cola Co. CANTON, MA -- Dunkin' Donuts will roll out a line of…

Fixturelite Names Janette Carter National Sales Manager

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Fixturelite, micro market, Janette Carter, vend broker, vending, Atnip, micromarket accessories PHOENIX -- Janette Carter, a well-known broker…

High Brew Coffee Expands Distribution With Dr Pepper Snapple Group

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Dr Pepper Snapple Group, High Brew Coffee, High Brew RTD cold-brew coffee AUSTIN, TX -- Following its rollout in New York, Chicago and Texas in May, Dr…

Mrs Freshleys Unveils Salted Caramel Swiss Rolls In Single-Serve Packaging

by Tim Sanford

TAGS: Mrs. Freshley's, Salted Caramel Swiss Rolls, vending machine snacks, pastries, Flowers Foods, vending machine cakes THOMASVILLE, GA -- The…

Canadas Vending Industry Introduces Smart Pick Program

by Emily Jed

October 4, 2016

TAGS: Canadian Automatic Merchandising Association, Canadian healthier, vending machines, micro markets, CAMA Smart Pick, NAMA Fit Pick MISSISSAUGA…

Marylands Black Tie Services Sees Strong Results In Hello Goodness Test Run

by Emily Jed

October 4, 2016

TAGS: vending, Black Tie Services, Scott Meskin, PepsiCo, Hello Goodness, Hello Goodness vending machines, healthy vending program, Frito-Lay, Quaker…

NAMA Recognizes Former Vice-President Dean Gilland As 2016s Coffee Legend

by Tim Sanford

October 4, 2016

TAGS: National Automatic Merchandising Association, Dean Gilland, NAMA 2016 Coffee Legend, NAMA Coffee Tea and Water show, NAMA Coffee Service Committee

Monsters New Mutant Citrus Soda Takes Aim At Mtn Dew

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

TAGS: Monster Beverage Corp., Monster Mutant drink, PepsiCo, Mountain Dew, citrus soda, Coca-Cola CORONA, CA -- Energy drink maker Monster Beverage…

Betson Gathers Sales Marketing And Finance Teams For Two-Day Meeting

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

October 2, 2016

TAGS: Betson, vending, coin-op, amusement machine sales, Betson sales team summit, Eugene Jarvis, Raw Thrills ST. CHARLES, IL -- Betson Enterprises…