Coffee Equipment Icon Robert A Curtis Dies At 86

by Emily Jed

June 30, 2016

TAGS: Bob Curtis obituary, Robert A. "Bob" Curtis, Wilbur Curtis Co., foodservice, coffee industries, vending Margaret Curtis THOUSAND OAKS, CA -…

Entertainment Experts Acquires Kansass Armour One Amusements

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 30, 2016

TAGS: coin-op news, Entertainment Experts LLC, E2, Armour One Amusements, Jason Rubin, Gary S. Cohen, Matt Pascal, jukebox, pinball, arcade games, Golden…

FDA Will Update Vending Operators On Calorie Disclosure Compliance At NAMA Fly-In

by Emily Jed

June 30, 2016

TAGS: vending, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA food safety and applied nutrition center, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA Fly-In…

Indiana Vending Company Wins Partial Victory In Sales Tax Case

by Emily Jed

June 30, 2016

TAGS: vending, RDM Sales and Service, RDM vs. Indiana Department of Revenue, Indiana Tax Court, vended bottled water tax, vending operator tax liability …

New Face Place Photobooth Art Celebrates Land Of Free Home Of Brave

June 30, 2016

TAGS: Face Place photo booth, Apple Industries, photo booth graphics, photo booth holiday art, vending, Allen Weisberg

Speedys One Stop Repair Becomes Service Center For General Touch

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 30, 2016

TAGS: Speedy's One Stop Repair Service, monitor repair, General Touch Technology Co. Ltd., GeneralTouch authorized service center touchscreen repair…

Using The Technology Youve Paid For

by Tim Sanford

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

Expert Technology Suppliers Highlight Vending And Route Automation Trends

by Tim Sanford

June 29, 2016

TAGS: vending machine technology, micro market, office coffee service, hi-tech vending, information technology leaders, NAMA OneShow, Anant Agrawal…

Google And Coca-Cola Probe Vending Industry Role For Bluetooth Beacons

by Tim Sanford

June 29, 2016

TAGS: beacons, smart retailing, retail technology, Google, Dan Cath, Coca-Cola Co., Derek Myers, smartphone-equipped shoppers, vending machine beacons…

Vending Operators Offer Roadmap To Ease Route And Warehouse Upgrades

by Tim Sanford

June 29, 2016

TAGS: vending machine technology, hi-tech vending, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA OneShow, Roadmap to Technology: Starting Out…

Kraft Heinz Debuts RTD Gevalia Iced Coffee With Almond Milk

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Gevalia iced coffee with almond milk, iced coffee, Kraft Heinz, ending, micromarket, office coffee, foodservice CHICAGO -- Vending, micromarket…

AAMA Plans Annual Meeting And Gala For Sept 12-16 In St Charles IL

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 28, 2016

TAGS: AAMA Gala, AAMA Annual Meeting, American Amusement Machine Association, American Amusement Machine Charitable Foundation, Kevin Bachus, Dave and…

PAMMAs Video Gaming Amendment Fails In House Gov Wolf Seen As Favoring Pennsylvanias Casinos

June 28, 2016

TAGS: Pennsylvania video gaming terminals, operator-run video gaming, PAMMA VGT amendment, Pennsylvania Amusement and Music Machine Association, PA VGTs…

PayRanges Patel Discusses Latest Features For Its Vending Machine Payment System

by Tim Sanford

June 28, 2016

TAGS: cashless vending, mobile payments, vending operators, cashless mobile-payment capability, PayRange, Paresh Patel, Bluetooth payment system, vending…

You Cant Know A Book By Its Cover

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…

Elaut Sues SB Candy And Toy Co For Patent Infringement Unfair Competition

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 27, 2016

TAGS: coin-op news, Elaut NV, Elaut USA Inc., Elaut trademark lawsuit, Elaut patent suit, S&B Entertainment Inc., S&B Candy & Toy Co., St. Louis…

PepsiCo Brings Back Original Diet Pepsi Formulation

by Emily Jed

June 27, 2016

TAGS: PepsiCo Inc., old Diet Pepsi formula, artificial sweeteners, aspartame, Diet Pepsi original recipe, Diet Pepsi Classic Sweetener, Pepsi MAX, Pepsi…

Performance Food Group Announces Expansion Of Distribution Facility In Tennessee

June 27, 2016

TAGS: food distribution, Performance Food Group, Performance Foodservice--Lester food distribution facility, Dave Flitman, Performance Foodservice, Vistar…

Vagabond Vending Lands 3 Million In Series A Funding

by Emily Jed

June 27, 2016

TAGS: Vagabond Vending, Middleburg Capital Development, IrishAngels, Gale Bowman, Michael Lovett, vending management system, Vagabond funding …

Visa To Block US Fraud Chargebacks Under 25 Reducing Liability For Vending Operators

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 26, 2016

TAGS: EMV credit card, chip credit cards, cashless vending, vending machine payments, vending operator liability, counterfeit-card fraud, Visa chargebacks…