Bottled Water Is Projected To Be No 1 Packaged Drink By 2016

by Emily Jed

January 26, 2015

TAGS: vending beverage trends, bottled water sales, water consumption, Beverage Marketing Corp., International Bottled Water Association, National…

Canadian Theater Chain Explores Expansion Into Family Entertainment Centers

January 26, 2015

TAGS: coin-op news, arcade, family entertainment center, FEC trends, Canada's largest movie theater chain, Cineplex Entertainment, Rec Room, multi…

Crane Co Q4 Earnings Climb Payment And Vending Sales Rise 445 To 1772 Million

by Emily Jed

January 26, 2015

TAGS: vending news, payment systems, Crane Co., Crane's MEI purchase, Crane Co.'s Payment & Merchandising Technologies, vending machine sales, vending…

PayRange Launches Refer-A-Friend Promotion

by Emily Jed

January 26, 2015

TAGS: vending, cashless vending, vending machine payment app, PayRange, Pay Range Refer-A-Friend Promotion, free vend PORTLAND, OR -- A new promotion…

Snow Job Overreaction To Imprecise Forecast Hits Biggest Jukebox Market

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

January 26, 2015

TAGS: New York City snow storm bust, coin-op news, Juno, jukebox, coin machine operator, amusement machine business A shutdown of mass transit and a…

USA Technologies Rolls Out Apple Pay Support At 200000 Points

by Emily Jed

January 26, 2015

TAGS: cashless vending, mobile payments, USA Technologies Inc., Apple Pay, USAT Apple Pay acceptance points, vending operator, self-serve appliances…

Chuck E Cheeses Becomes Preferred Destination For Big Brothers Big Sisters Of America

January 25, 2015

TAGS: arcade, family entertainment center, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Chuck E. Cheese's, Tom Leverton, CEC Entertainment Inc., Bigs and Littles…

Coca-Cola Workplace Expert Julie Seitz Will Keynote NAMAs Annual Vending Meet

by Tim Sanford

January 25, 2015

TAGS: vending machine industry, Julie Seitz, vending, NAMA One Show, National Automatic Merchandising Association, Coke's Workplace 2020 initiative…

Identiv Labs Delivers Contactless Vending Payment Solution

by Emily Jed

January 25, 2015

TAGS: vending machine payment technology, Identiv Inc., CCV Deutschland, electronic payment products, unattended contactless payments, NFC payment…

NAMA Seeks Nominations For Industry Awards Deadline Is Feb 13

by Emily Jed

January 25, 2015

TAGS: vending, vending machine industry, National Automatic Merchandising Association, 2015 NAMA Industry Awards, office coffee service, micro market, NAMA…

Educational Exhibit Spotlights 3D-Printed Novelties In Bulk Vending Capsules

January 22, 2015

TAGS: bulk vending, vending machine, capsule toys, vending novelties, 3D-Printing, Josh Ajima, Virginia Society for Technology in Education, 3D-printed…

Hollywood FL Mayor Mandates GMO-Free Vending Snack Choices

by Emily Jed

January 22, 2015

TAGS: Mayor Peter Bober, vending machine, non-GMO vending snacks, healthy vending, Hollywood Florida vending restrictions, non-GMO snack choices …

Keurig Survey 89 Of Office Workers Say A Good Cup Of Coffee Can Make Workday Better

by Emily Jed

January 22, 2015

TAGS: coffee trends, workplace coffee consumption, office coffee study, coffee report, Keurig Coffee Break Survey, office coffee service, OCS news…

MasterCard Certifies AnywhereCommerces Nomad 20 Payment Acceptance Device

by Emily Jed

January 22, 2015

TAGS: vending, AnywhereCommerce, Nomad 2.0 mobile point-of-sale, mPOS device, chip-card acceptance, magnetic-stripe, MasterCard's Mobile-Point-of-Sale…

Maxon Lift Corp Adds Canadian Sales Pro

by Emily Jed

January 22, 2015

TAGS: Peter Collins Maxon, Maxon Canadian territory, lift gate manufacturer, vending, fleet news, vending equipment handling SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA -…

Oregon Blind Commission Sues Veteran Affairs For Violating Randolph-Sheppard Act

by Emily Jed

January 22, 2015

TAGS: blind vendors, vending, vending machine preferences, Oregon's Commission for the Blind, federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans…

Starbucks Names Former Tech Exec President And COO

by Emily Jed

January 22, 2015

TAGS: coffee service, OCS news, Starbucks Corp., Kevin Johnson, Starbucks president, Troy Alstead SEATTLE -- Starbucks Corp. has appointed Kevin…

Melvin Gordon Is Dead At 95 Led Tootsie Roll Industries

January 21, 2015

TAGS: bulk vending, Tootsie Roll, Melvin Gordon obituary, Ellen Gordon, Tootsie Roll Industries, Dubble Bubble, Concord Confections, Tootsie Roll chairman…

Robbery Crew Targets Bulk Vending Machines In New York City

January 21, 2015

TAGS: bulk vending, robbery crew, vending machine thefts, organized vending machine theft, New York City vending theft, Vendomatic Inc. NEW YORK CITY…

365 Retail Markets To Host First User Group Nashville Mar 2-3

by Emily Jed

TAGS: vending micro market, micromarket tech company, MEET User Group, micromarket efficiency and profitability, 65 Retail Markets, Joseph Hessling …