Smucker Discontinues Millstone Coffee Discount Coffee Acquires Remaining Stock

by Emily Jed

August 24, 2016

TAGS: office coffee service, vending, J. M. Smucker Co., Millstone Coffee, DiscountCoffee.com, Discount Coffee, Kirby Newbury ORRVILLE, OH -- Citing…

Expovending OCS Planners Re-Slot Brazilian Show To March 2017

by Tim Sanford

August 22, 2016

TAGS: Brazilian vending industry, Expovending & OCS Latin America, EPS Events, Brazil's national vending association, ABVA, Associação Brasileira de…

Marley Coffee Chief Warns Licensing Woes Could Put Company Out Of Business

by Emily Jed

August 22, 2016

TAGS: office coffee service, single-cup coffee, Bob Marley family, Marley estate, Marley Coffee, Marley Coffee company trouble, Jammin Java Corp., Hope…

NAMA Offers Eight Tips To Help Vending Industry Prepare For FDAs Dec 1 Calorie-Disclosure Deadline

August 22, 2016

TAGS: calorie-disclosure compliance, vending machine, FDA calorie-disclosure rule, NAMA's calorie-disclosure tips, National Automatic Merchandising…

Oakland Soda Tax To Be Included On November Ballot

by Emily Jed

August 21, 2016

TAGS: vending, Oakland CA soda tax, Measure HH, American Beverage Association, Jennifer Skidmore, J&J Vending, Berkeley CA soda tax OAKLAND, CA -…

Swire Coca-Cola Finalizes Refranchising For Arizona And New Mexico

by Emily Jed

August 21, 2016

TAGS: vending, Swire Coca-Cola USA, Coca-Cola refranchising, Coke bottler DRAPER, UT -- Swire Coca-Cola USA said it has completed a refranchising deal…

IoT Publication Honors USA Technologies Maeve McKenna Duska In First Annual List Of Leaders

by Tim Sanford

August 18, 2016

TAGS: Maeve McKenna Duska, Connected World, Women in IoT Marketing honor roll, noteworthy women in connected world, USAT Technologies, cashless vending…

TouchTunes Executive Sales VP Phil Cohn Exits Company

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 18, 2016

TAGS: Phil Cohn, jukebox, TouchTunes Interactive Networks, Charles Goldstuck, TouchTunes sales, Jamie Sura, jukebox operator, vending, Amusement and Music…

365 Retail Markets Partners With McCarthy Capital To Accelerate Growth In Micromarket Sector

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

TAGS: Micromarket, 365 Retail Markets, McCarthy Capital Fund VI, Chase Meyer, Joe Hessling, vending operator, National Automatic Merchandising Association…

Avanti Markets Makes Inc 5000 List Recognizing Huge Growth Of Its Micromarket Business

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

TAGS: micromarket, micro market, vending, Avanti Markets Inc., Inc. 5000 List, 2016 Inc. list, Jim Brinton, John Reilly, self-checkout technology…

Stern Pinball Will Celebrate 30th Anniversary With Epic Party Oct 14

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 17, 2016

TAGS: Stern Pinball 30th anniversary party, pinball machine history, Stern Pinball Inc., Viper Alley pinball party, coin-op news, Ed Robertson, Aly Jaydos…

NAMA Fly-In Promotes Understanding

by Tim Sanford

TAGS: Vending Times editorial, vending industry, vending editorial, retail automation, vending operator, vending industry history, coin machine, coffee…

Preparing For Higher Labor Costs

by Alicia Lavay — Executive Director, ICX Association

TAGS: Vending Times, Vending Times editorial, vending industry, coin-op, vending machine, coin machine business, office coffee service, vending machine…

AMOA Sets 2017 State Association Confab For Tampa FL Jan 26-28

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 16, 2016

TAGS: coin-op news, jukebox, pinball, street operator, amusements, Intercontinental Hotel, Amusement and Music Operators Association, AMOA States Council…

NAMAs Fly-In Draws 275 To Washington Participants Tell Vending Industrys Story

by Tim Sanford

August 16, 2016

TAGS: NAMA Fly-In, vending industry advocacy, automatic retailing, office coffee service, micro market, micromarket, Eric Dell, Carla Balakgie, Felicia…

State Council Meeting Reviews Local Initiatives Upcoming Calorie Rules And Public Health Duty

by Tim Sanford

August 16, 2016

TAGS: vending, micro market, NAMA's affiliated state councils meeting, Sherree Edwards, Sandra Larson, Eric Dell, Terri Williams, Roger Coffman, vending…

MIT Researchers Create Interactive Temporary Tattoos

TAGS: bulk vending, flat vending, MIT Media Lab, temporary tattoo, DuoSkin, skinput CAMBRIDGE, MA -- A new technology born in the famed MIT Media Lab…

Canadian Automatic Merchandising Association Announces 2016 Vending And OCS Award Winners

by Emily Jed

August 15, 2016

TAGS: Canadian Automatic Merchandising Association, 2016 CAMA vending awards, CAMA Expo 2016, Lorna Kane, Don Storey Memorial Award, Jim Jackson, Quality…

EPA Releases Energy Star Standards For Commercial Coffee Brewers

by Emily Jed

August 15, 2016

TAGS: Energy Star coffee equipment, Energy Star blue label, Environmental Protection Agency, vending, office coffee service, National Automatic…

FDA Releases Vending Machine Labeling Guidance Documents

August 15, 2016

TAGS: vending machine calorie disclosure rule, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA calorie disclosure guidance documents, National Automatic…