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China Lifts Ban On Console Videogames Can Its Thriving Arcades Survive?

July 26, 2015

TAGS: arcade games, coin-op video games, China's video game ban, family entertainment centers, Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, home console games, China's…

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Crane Co Declares Third-Quarter Dividend

July 26, 2015

TAGS: vending, Crane Co. dividend, unattended payment, automated merchandising, aerospace, electronics, transportation

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Florida Nonprofit Fights Childhood Hunger Through School Vending

by Tim Sanford

July 26, 2015

TAGS: vending, school meals, nutrition and education, school meals, Feed More Kids, school lunch, Joe Gilbert, Art Dunham, school foodservice, Florida…

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Payment And Vending Sales Increase 9 In Crane Cos Second-Quarter

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

July 26, 2015

TAGS: vending, payment systems, Crane Co. 2015 second quarter, Crane Payment & Merchandising Technologies, Crane Payment Innovations, Crane…

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Pete Kauffman Dies Created Arcade Games Under Exidy Brand

July 26, 2015

TAGS: Pete Kauffman obituary, coin-op news, Harold Ray "Pete" Kauffman, video game pioneer, arcade video games, Exidy, Excellence in Dynamics Harold…

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Judge Orders Jail Time For Two Vendstar Defendants

July 19, 2015

TAGS: Vendstar defendants, vending business opportunity scam, biz-op arrest, vending fraud, Howard S. Strauss, Mark Benowitz, Multivend LLC, Judge Joan M.

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Archetype Flood Buzz Leak Alarms Help Minimize Water Damage

by Tim Sanford

July 16, 2015

TAGS: Flood Buzz water leak alarm, Archetype Ltd., office coffee service, OCS products, vending, Flood Buzz Pro SHORT HILLS, NJ -- Now available from…

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AVT Begins Automated Retailing Initiative For Hair-Care Industry

by Tim Sanford

July 16, 2015

TAGS: vending, automated retailing, AVT Inc., hair-care vending systems, hair services market, salon-industry software, Wayne Salvino LOS ANGELES -…

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Chicagos Hard Rock Will Host 8th Annual Big Buck Hunter Championship

July 16, 2015

TAGS: Big Buck Hunter 2015 World Championships, video game, Play Mechanix Inc., Chicago's Hard Rock Café, Moosehead Lager, Old Wisconsin, Twitch TV…

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Fit Pick At NAMA Fly-In Nutrition Is A Key Focus Of Capitol Hill Meetings And Reception

July 16, 2015

TAGS: vending, National Automatic Merchandising Association, vending industry nutrition effort, NAMA Fit Pick, NAMA Fly-In, Roni Moore, high-tech vending…

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Novatel Introduces IoT-Optimized USB Modem For Verizon Wireless

by Tim Sanford

July 16, 2015

TAGS: vending machine networks, Novatel Wireless, USB modem news, MiFi U620L 4G LTE, Verizon Wireless, Internet of Things, IoT bandwidth requirements …

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Sampling Tour Highlights Marley Coffees Recyclable EcoCap Capsules

by Tim Sanford

July 16, 2015

TAGS: office coffee service, vending, Marley Coffee, Marley mobile coffee sampling tour, Marley coffee van, Marley Coffee EcoCup, easy-to-recycle…

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Ship Flat Single-Cup Capsule Displays Provide Eco-Friendly In-Room Solution

by Tim Sanford

July 16, 2015

TAGS: office coffee service, OCS supplies, "AP Plastics K-Cup displays, AP Plastics Inc., Darren Warner, vending, food service VICTORIA, BC -- AP…

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BACTA Hails Accord Amending Classification Of Claw Games Operating In Great Britain

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

July 14, 2015

TAGS: claw games, crane machines, coin-op news, British Amusement Catering Trade Association, Great Britain gambling regulations, Gambling Commission…

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Kraft Heinz Cuts Maxwell House Yuban Coffee Prices By 58

by Emily Jed

July 14, 2015

TAGS: coffee prices, Kraft Heinz Co., Maxwell House prices, Yuban coffee prices, J.M. Smucker Co., Starbucks prices NORTHFIELD, IL -- Kraft Heinz Co.

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Kraft-Heinz Merger Forms Worlds Fifth-Largest Food-Beverage Company

by Emily Jed

July 14, 2015

TAGS: Kraft Foods, H.J. Heinz Co., Kraft Heinz mega merger, Kraft Heinz Co., Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Velveeta, Maxwell House, Ore-Ida, Jell-O, cheese…

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