Suzo-Happ Acquires Scan Coin Broadening Cash-Processing Offerings For Vending And Coin-Op

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

March 15, 2015

TAGS: vending, coin-op news, cash handling, Suzo-Happ, Scan Coin, coin-processing equipment, James Brendel, cash-handling technology acquisition…

American Vending Sales Wins Daily Herald Business Ledger Award

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

March 12, 2015

TAGS: Vince Gumma, American Vending Sales, award, Daily Herald Business Ledger, AVS award, 2015 Award for Business Excellence , vending news, coin-op news…

AWMA Changes Name To Convenience Distribution Association

by Tim Sanford

March 12, 2015

TAGS: American Wholesale Marketers Association, AWMA name change, Marketplace & Solutions Expo, Rob Sincavich, Convenience Distribution Association …

Stern Pinball Promotes Tanzer Hires Schechtel New VPs Will Help Execute Growth Plan

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

March 12, 2015

TAGS: pinball news, pinball machine manufacturer, pinball factory, Stern Pinball Inc., Ray Tanzer, Kevin Schechtel, Stern Pinball vice presidents, Stern…

ASCAP Chief To Congress Modernize Music Licensing

March 11, 2015

TAGS: jukebox, vending, Beth Matthews, digital music, Music Licensing System, American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, music royalties …

Apple Pay Progress Includes Increased Usage At Vending Machines Tim Cook

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

March 10, 2015

TAGS: vending machine, cashless vending, mobile payments news, Apple Inc., Tim Cook, Apple Pay, Coca-Cola vending machines, Coke machines, Cantaloupe…

Australian Community Rallies To Save Local Arcade

March 10, 2015

TAGS: pinball machines, video game arcade, GameRoom Essentials, Danny Daly, coin-op news, Australian arcade GEPPS CROSS, Australia -- Sporting classic…

Fresh Healthy Vending Inks New 3-Year Deal With United Natural Foods

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

March 10, 2015

TAGS: healthy vending company, United Natural Foods Inc., Fresh Healthy Vending International Inc., healthy snacks, David Chavez SAN DIEGO, CA -- The…

Mark Bentley Joins PayRange As Director Of Strategic Partnerships

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

March 10, 2015

TAGS: cashless vending, PayRange Inc., Mark Bentley, PayRange director of strategic partnerships, Bluetooth payment app for vending machines, Brian Gill…

Mob Attacks Chuck E Cheeses Employees After Photobooth Malfunctions

March 10, 2015

TAGS: Chuck E. Cheese's brawl, photobooth, photo booth, Parma Ohio, Parma Police Department PARMA, OH -- An out-of-order photobooth sparked a brutal…

New Patent Office Director Will Advocate For Less Litigation

March 10, 2015

TAGS: Michelle K. Lee, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO, coin-op, patent litigation, vending WASHINGTON -- Michelle K. Lee has been confirmed…

Quench USA Begins Nationwide Office Coffee Service Operation

by Tim Sanford

March 10, 2015

TAGS: Quench USA, Quench OCS division, office coffee service, vending, water as a service, pure water, ice supplies, AquaVenture Holdings, Seven Seas…

Roberto Marques To Lead Mondelezs North American Operations

by Emily Jed

March 10, 2015

TAGS: vending news, packaged food veteran, Roberto Marques, Mondelez International Inc., Irene Rosenfeld, Oreo, belVita, Wheat Thins and Trident …

TouchTunes Promotes Luke Bryans Spring Break On Jukeboxes

March 10, 2015

TAGS: jukebox, music news, TouchTunes jukebox, Virtuo juke box, TouchTunes Interactive Networks, TouchTunes' 2014 Most Played Artist, Luke Bryan, Spring…

U-Select-It Introduces Greenlite Card And Mobile Cashless Payment Option

by Tim Sanford

March 10, 2015

TAGS: Google Wallet, mobile wallets, digital wallet, vending news, U-Select-It, Greenlite, vending telemetry, cashless vending, mobile payments…

Wells-Gardner Names Suzo-Happ Exclusive US Amusements LCD Distributor

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

March 10, 2015

TAGS: Wells-Gardner Technologies Inc., Suzo-Happ, LCDs for the amusement market, HT Precision Technologies Inc., coin-op news, video games, arcade video…

Coinco Canada Unveils Iris-Based Certified Cashless Payment System

by Tim Sanford

March 8, 2015

TAGS: cashless vending, Coin Acceptors Canada, Interac Flash, Visa PayWave, MasterCard PayPass, vending machine payment terminal, iris vending telemeter…

Coin-Op Distribution Pioneer Bob Deith Dies

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

March 8, 2015

TAGS: Bob Deith obituary, coin machine distributor, coin-op amusement industry, London Coin, Bill Ruffler, Deith Leisure, Sega Europe, Simon Deith, Deith…

Crane Merchandising Systems New VOCE Media Vending Machine Offers Coffee Shop-Quality Taste

March 8, 2015

TAGS: coffee vending machine, Crane VOCE Media, Crane Merchandising Systems, hot drink machine, coffee shop-quality vending machine, Media vending…

NAMA Offers Update On FDA Vending Machine Calorie Labeling Rule Recommends Waiting On Compliance

by Tim Sanford

March 8, 2015

TAGS: calorie rules for vending machines, National Automatic Merchandising Association, FDA vending machine rules, Calorie Labeling of Articles of Food in…