Betson Readies Top Products For Display At Bowl Expo June 17-21

by Tim Sanford

June 11, 2018

CARLSTADT, NJ Betson Enterprises will spotlight its top-earning amusement equipment in booths 219 and 329 at this year's International Bowl Expo in Las Vegas…

Colombian Coffee Production Rises 32 In May

by Emily Jed

June 11, 2018

BOGATA -- Colombian coffee production increased 32% in May to one million 188,000 bags, compared to the 901,000 bags harvested in the same month of 2017…

Howard Schultz Bids Farewell To Starbucks

by Emily Jed

June 11, 2018

SEATTLE -- Howard Schultz is stepping down as executive chairman and member of the board of directors of Starbucks and will be honored with the title of…

NAMA Announces New Hotel Alternative For 2018 Fly-In Participants

by Tim Sanford

June 11, 2018

CHICAGO -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association has announced the availability of a second hotel to participants in its annual legislative advocacy…

New Data Highlights Generational Differences In Use Of Peer-To-Peer Mobile Payment Apps

by Emily Jed

June 11, 2018

WASHINGTON, DC -- Use of peer-to-peer (P2P) mobile payment apps, such as PayPal and Venmo, vary significantly by generation, according to a new survey from the…

Office Depots CompuCom Controls Shrinkage With In-Aisle Digital Vending Solution

by Emily Jed

June 11, 2018

DALLAS -- CompuCom Systems Inc., a division of Office Depot Inc., has launched an in-aisle, self-service, loss-prevention solution. Called CompuCom…

Parlevel Video Highlights Benefits Of Trade Associations

by Emily Jed

June 11, 2018

SAN ANTONIO, TX Parlevel , a provider of vending route management technology, recently attended a Texas Merchandise Vending Association lobbying event in the…

Telit Enables Nayax To Expand Cashless Payment Solutions To LTE Cat M1 Networks

by Emily Jed

June 11, 2018

LONDON -- Telit Communications PLC, a London-based global enabler of the Internet of Things, has equipped Nayax for its expansion into LTE Cat M1 networks with…

Virtual Crypto Technologies Launches NetoBit ATM

by Emily Jed

June 11, 2018

ROSH HAA'YIN, Israel -- Virtual Crypto Technologies Ltd. is rolling out its bitcoin ATM. In contrast to most bitcoin ATM platforms, which only allow the…

Embed Player One Spotlight Revenue Management At HITEC Confab

by Tim Sanford

June 6, 2018

DALLAS -- Embed is partnering with Player One Amusement Group (Mississauga, ON, Canada) to display and demonstrate its revenue-management systems at the…

James Liess Jr Joins H Betti Industries As Senior Director Of Marketing

by Emily Jed

June 6, 2018

James Liess, Jr. CARLSTADT, NJ -- H. Betti Industries Inc. has hired James Liess Jr. as senior director of marketing. He brings more than 10 years of…

Jofemar Open24 Meets C-Store Demands On SUNY Cortland Campus

by Tim Sanford

June 6, 2018

CORTLAND, NY -- A flexible modular multiproduct merchandising system from Jofemar USA called Open24 is meeting the needs of students around the clock at the…

National Journal Editor Kyle Trygstad To Keynote NAMA Fly-In

by Emily Jed

June 6, 2018

Kyle Trygstad CHICAGO -- National Journal Hotline editor Kyle Trygstad, will be the featured speaker at the National Automatic Merchandising Association's…

PepsiCo To Acquire Bare Snacks

by Emily Jed

June 6, 2018

PURCHASE, NY -- PepsiCo Inc. has agreed to acquire Bare Foods Co. (doing business as Bare Snacks ), a U.S.-based maker of baked fruit and vegetable snacks.…

H Lazar Son IT SpecialistTechnician Anthony Russano Dies At 42

by Tim Sanford

June 5, 2018

Anthony Russano PITTSBURGH, PA Anthony Russano, an 18-year veteran with H. Lazar & Son, Inc. died here on May 29. He was 42. Company principal Dale Lazar…

IBWA Hails Ongoing Consumer Preference Swing To Bottled Water

by Tim Sanford

June 5, 2018

ALEXANDRIA, VA Bottled water is the leading beverage product in the United States, by volume, for a second year in a row, according to the International…

Sweetheart Candy Co Acquires NECCO After Spangler Deal Falls Through

by Emily Jed

June 5, 2018

GREENWICH, CT -- New England Confectionery Co. (Boston, MA), the 171-year-old maker of the iconic NECCO wafer, has been acquired by Sweetheart Candy Co. LLC…

AA Global Buys Assets Of Store On Wheels To Broaden Product Line

by Tim Sanford

June 4, 2018

COCKEYSVILLE, MD A&A Global has announced the execution of an asset purchase agreement with Store on Wheels (Pennsauken, NJ). SOW's employees, product…

Sacoa Will Exhibit Flexi-Reader At Asian Attractions Expo In Hong Kong

by Tim Sanford

June 4, 2018

HONG KONG, China -- Sacoa plans to display the new Flexi-Reader 3-in-One Color Shot HDT RF card reader at this year's Asian Attractions Expo. The event…

Is Your Sales Team On A Route Too?

June 3, 2018

Ty Bello We all agree that everyone on our team sells. But let's also agree that selling carries a negative stigma and some people just think it is a…