Your Brand Caf Debuts Biodegradable Cold Cups

by Emily Jed

TAGS: food service products, vending, Your Brand Cafe cups, cold drink cups CANTON, GA -- Your Brand Café has introduced a line of clear, durable cups…

Alabama Lawmakers Consider Coin-Op Amusement Machine Tax

May 21, 2015

TAGS: COAD tax, Alabama coin machine tax, coin-operated amusement devices, David Faulkner, Amusement-Entertainment Machine Tax Act, HB595, Alabama video…

Arizona Official Questions States Blind Vending Program

by Emily Jed

May 21, 2015

TAGS: vending, vending machine contracts, Arizona Business Enterprise Program, blind entrepreneurs, Mohave County, Buster Johnson LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ…

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Acquires Firestone Financial A Major Lender To Vending Operators

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

May 21, 2015

TAGS: Firestone acquisition, Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc., Firestone Financial Corp.,, coin-op news, vending, amusement machine, David Cohen, Michael Daly…

BrellaBox Launches Kickstarter For NYC Umbrella-Sharing Program

by Emily Jed

May 21, 2015

TAGS: vending, automated umbrella-renting program, Yellow Taxis Green Umbrellas, NeueHouse, John O'Connor, two-way vending machine NEW YORK CITY -…

Louisianas MM Sales Targets 100 Cashless Vending Inks USAT Deal

by Emily Jed

May 21, 2015

TAGS: M&M Sales Co., Canteen Vending, USA Technologies Inc., mobile payments, cashless vending, ePort cashless payment, Chuck McMath HOUMA, LA -…

ATM Hacking Rises Rapidly Bad Guys Rush To Cash In Ahead Of Chip-And-PIN Cards

TAGS: FICO ATM hacking statistics, vending, ATM skimming, automated teller machines, debit-card swindles, nonbank ATMs, off-premise ATMs, Joe Krakoviak…

California Assembly Committee Nixes Another Proposed Tax On Soda

by Emily Jed

May 20, 2015

TAGS: vending, soda vending machines, California's Assembly Health Committee, sugar-sweetened soft drink tax, California AB 1357, Richard Bloom, California…

Embed Smart-Touch Makes Debut Across Dave Busters Chain

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

May 20, 2015

TAGS: Embed Smart Touch, Dave & Buster's, Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Power Card, Dave & Buster's Midway, amusement machines, Kevin Bachus…

US Patent Office Issues AVT Inc Additional Vending Technology Rights

by Emily Jed

May 20, 2015

TAGS: vending machine patents, automatic retailing, AVT Inc., AVT patent, Patent No. 8,998,082 B2, plurality of remote vending machines, wirelessly…

Vending Software Developer Gimme Wins Business Launch Competition

by Emily Jed

May 20, 2015

TAGS: vending machine technology development, Gimme, Business Launch Competition, Savannah College of Art and Design, SCADShow, vending machine handheld…

NJ Taskforce Ends ATM Crime Spree Two Newark Residents Are Charged

TAGS: ATM crime spree, New Jersey ATM theft bust, crash and grab ATM thefts, Levell Burnett, Mark Smith, 32, both of Newark, Eugene Venable, vending news …

Cantaloupe Systems Appoints Mike Marett Senior VP Of Business Development

by Tim Sanford

May 19, 2015

TAGS: Cantaloupe Systems, machine-to-machine communications, Mike Marett, Cantaloupe senior vice-president of business development, M2M, remote vending…

Konami President Company Will Focus On Mobile Videogame Platforms

May 19, 2015

TAGS: Konami video game development, Konami president, Hideki Hayakawa, Nikkei Trendy Net, Konami mobile game development, mobile game platforms, Konami…

What? No Haggis? Scottish Mall Employs Giant Gumball Machine For Promotion

May 19, 2015

TAGS: coin-op news, bulk vending, intu Braehead, giant gumball machine GLASGOW -- Scotland's intu Braehead shopping center and nearby entertainment…

Kiosk Maker Customizes Two Models For Micromarket Application

by Emily Jed

TAGS: vending, micro market, micomarket kiosk, Olea micro market kiosk, Olea Kiosks Inc., Frank Olea, self-checkout systems CERRITOS, CA -- Olea…

Boss Controls Installs Energy-Saving Devices In Pittsburgh Vending Machines

by Emily Jed

May 18, 2015

TAGS: Boss Controls, Boss smart plugs, energy-saving devices, vending machine energy saving peripheral, water coolers, City of Pittsburgh vending machines…

Cashless Provider Nayax Opens Tokyo Office To Equip Vending Machines In Time For 2020 Olympics

by Emily Jed

May 18, 2015

TAGS: Nayax, cashless vending, Tokyo vending operators, Nayax K.K., Japan vending machines, 2020 Summer Olympics, I.J. Business Do Ltd., Nayax Tokyo…

Corporate Essentials Hosts Morning Of Coffee And Culture At NYCs Times Center

by Emily Jed

May 18, 2015

TAGS: vending, office coffee service, Corporate Essentials, Judson Kleinman, The TimesCenter, Morning of Coffee and Culture, Gary Vaynerchuk, Mother…

National Dart Associations Hall of Fame Welcomes Britt Bruner And Chris Warren

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

May 18, 2015

TAGS: NDA Hall of Fame, AMOA-National Dart Association, Amusement and Music Operators Association, coin-op news, NDA Team Dart, soft-tip darts, electronic…