NAMA Plans 2nd Micromarket Seminar For Memphis Area On June 14

by Tim Sanford

TAGS: National Automatic Merchandising Association, vending, micro market, NAMA micromarket seminar series, Vistar Retail Central, Michael Kasavana …

Japanese Arcade Hosts Skill Crane Workshop For Youngsters

May 19, 2016

TAGS: coin-op news, claw vending machine, skill crane, Japan Crane Game Association, Sekaiichi no Gemu Senta Eburidei Gyoda, arcade, Guinness World Record…

Parlevel Pacts With GW Vending And Avcoa For IT System Deployment

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

May 19, 2016

TAGS: Parlevel Systems, G&W Vendors, Avcoa Vending, Jeff Peterson, Canteen Vending SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Parlevel Systems said it has entered into…

Seed Cloud From Cantaloupe Systems Decreases Vending Driver Turnover

May 19, 2016

TAGS: Cantaloupe Systems, Seed Cloud vending solution, vending management system, vending operators, vending route drivers, Anant Agrawal, Marcus Whitener…

Space Invaders And Sonic Are Among 2016 World Video Game Hall Of Fame Inductees

May 19, 2016

TAGS: Space Invaders, videogame news, The Strong Museum, Grand Theft Auto III, Legend of Zelda, Oregon Trail, The Sims, arcade video game, 2016 World Video…

TouchTunes Promotes Eric Claptons New Album I Still Do

May 19, 2016

TAGS: jukebox, TouchTunes, I Still Do, Eric Clapton, jukebox release, jukebox promotion

Coffee Vending And The Upscale Market

by Tim Sanford

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

How Informative Sales Brochures Could Turn Office Coffee Prospects Into Clients

TAGS: Vending Times columnist, OCS salespeople, office coffee service, office coffee sales, OCS education, OCS customer service, coffee business, office…

Is Coin-Op Ready For Portable Device To Brick-And-Mortar Convergence?

TAGS: bulk vending, coin machine, coin-op machine, coin-op industry, vending machine, bulk vendor, coin-op business, small business, vending, vending…

OneShow Picks Up The Pace

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…

Bay Tek Games Expects To Complete Skee-Ball Production Transfer This Summer

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

May 18, 2016

TAGS: skee ball games, Skee-Ball, Bay Tek Games Inc., Skee-Ball acquisition, Skee-Ball production, Kylee Treankler, Jeff Hudson, Mike Pantalone, skee-ball…

Byte Foods Acquires Pantry Maker Of Intelligent Workplace Fridge

by Emily Jed

TAGS: micro market, vending, Byte Foods Inc., Pantry Retail Inc., intelligent swipe and grab refrigerators, RFID tag, automated pantry system, Lee Mokri…

NAMA Publishes Vending And Micromarket Data Integration Standard

by Tim Sanford

TAGS: vending machine data standard, National Automatic Merchandising Association, Vending Data Interchange, VDI taskforce, micromarket management…

Colombian Coffee Production Increased 13 In April But El Niño Impact Lowered Exports

by Emily Jed

May 16, 2016

TAGS:arabica coffee, 60-kilo bag production, Colombia coffee production, Colombian Coffee Growers Federation, FNC, coffee prices, El Niño BOGOTA…

Drip Cup Provides Brewer-Free Coffee With Functional Benefits

by Emily Jed

May 16, 2016

TAGS: office coffee service, coffee product trend, NuZee Inc. Coffee Blenders Drip Cup, pour-over coffee drop SAN DIEGO, CA -- New from NuZee Inc. is…

NDAs 2016 Team Dart Draws 2300 Players US Men Win International Soft-Tip Competition

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

May 16, 2016

TAGS: Team Dart 2016, coin-op news, Mary Lavine, NDA Hall of Fame, Larry McEntire, Stefan Reichart, National Dart Association, soft-tip electronic darts…

Parlevel Systems Introduces Cashless Payment Platform For Vending

by Tim Sanford

May 16, 2016

TAGS: Parlevel Pay, cashless vending Parlevel Systems, electronic wallets, mobile payment, Apple Pay, Android Pay, vending management system, Parlevel…

Criminals Adopt New Deep-Insert Skimmers To Compromise ATMs

TAGS: Krebs on Security, cyber crime, ATM skimming, deep-insert skimmer, NCR Skimming Protection Solution Krebs on Security, a news site that…

Aramark Reports Strong Second-Quarter Earnings And Reaffirms 2016 Outlook

by Emily Jed

May 15, 2016

TAGS: food service, contract foodservice, vending, Aramark 2016 second quarter, Eric J. Foss PHILADELPHIA -- Aramark's net income for the second…

Coca-Cola Taps Diane Wallace As Retail Marketing VP

by Emily Jed

May 15, 2016

TAGS: Diane Wallace, Coca-Cola retail marketing vice-president, Coke, Coca-Cola North America