Water Quality Association Offers New POU Cooler Technician Certification Program

by Emily Jed

August 8, 2017

LISLE, IL -- A new certification program in the Water Quality Association 's Modular Education Program (MEP) is available for point-of-use cooler technicians.

Pot Vending Pioneer American Green Purchases Town Of Nipton CA

by Emily Jed

August 7, 2017

PHOENIX -- American Green Inc. said it purchased the town of Nipton, CA, a 100-year-old community that it intends to modernize into the country's first…

Staples Kicks Off 50000 Breakroom Makeover Contest

by Emily Jed

August 7, 2017

FRAMINGHAM, MA -- Staples Inc. has kicked off its latest breakroom makeover contest to demonstrate how office design contributes to workplace morale…

Office Coffee Service Pioneer James M Jimmy Zee Zirakian Dies At 94

August 6, 2017

CALIFORNIA, MD -- James M. Zirakian, a coffee service industry pioneer and founder of Coffee Man Inc., died here on July 30. He was 94. Born in Boston…

Mondelez Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld To Step Down McCains Dirk Van de Put Succeeds

August 5, 2017

DEERFIELD, IL -- Mondelez International Inc. chief executive Irene Rosenfeld will step down in November. She spent the past decade fighting to improve sales…

NAMAs 2017 Fly-In Attracts 300 Vending Industry Advocates To Washington

August 3, 2017

WASHINGTON -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association reports that its third annual Fly-In grassroots advocacy conference maintained the dramatic…

Bandai Namco Promotes Joe Blackwell To Customer Service Director

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 1, 2017

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- Bandai Namco Amusement America Inc. said it has promoted Joe Blackwell to director of customer service. Blackwell has 38 years of…

Blind Vendors Head To Nashville For Music City BLAST Conference Sept 12-15

by Emily Jed

August 1, 2017

NASHVILLE, TN The National Association of Blind Merchants is putting finishing touches on plans for its Music City BLAST conference. BLAST, or Business…

Coca-Cola Will Try To Enhance Automated Experiences With New Vending Machine App

by Emily Jed

August 1, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO -- Coca-Cola Co. is introducing an app for its cold drink vending machines placed at U.S. universities, and all across Australia and New Zealand.

Generation Next Inks Israeli Licensing Deal Taking Reis Irvys Fro-Yo Vending Outside US

by Emily Jed

August 1, 2017

SAN DIEGO, CA -- Generation Next Franchise Brands said it completed its first international licensing agreement for its frozen yogurt vending machine outside…

JetBlues Soar With Reading Vending Machines Deliver Free Books To Fort Lauderdale Kids In Need

by Emily Jed

August 1, 2017

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL -- JetBlue Airways is installing four custom vending machines at different locations in Ft. Lauderdale to distribute 100,000 books, free of…

Kevin Grundy Bud Ostrander Take Equity State In EFN United Management Group

by Emily Jed

August 1, 2017

ST. LOUIS, MO -- Kevin Grundy and Bud Ostrander have joined Andy Hayes as equity partners in EFN United , a food and beverage management company for the…

Barretts Alehouse Retains Player One Amusement Group For New Massachusetts Restaurant

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

July 31, 2017

WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA -- Almost a year after closing the doors at its popular sports bar in this Boston suburb, Barrett's Alehouse has reopened. The new…

Four ATM Skimmer Thieves Plead Guilty To Bank Fraud

July 31, 2017

NEWARK, NJ -- Four members of a gang that used secret card-reading devices and pinhole cameras on PNC and Bank of America ATMs to steal at least $428,58…

ICE Totally Gaming Acquired By Private-Equity Firm Blackstone

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

July 31, 2017

LONDON -- Private-equity giant Blackstone Group has acquired Clarion Events , producer of London's ICE Totally Gaming, among other gaming-related trade shows…

PepsiCo Names Laguarta Prexy Promotes Narasimhan And Popovici To Key Executive Roles

by Emily Jed

July 31, 2017

PURCHASE, NY -- PepsiCo Inc. has promoted three senior-level executives, effective Sept. 1. Ramon Laguarta, chief executive for Europe Sub-Saharan Africa…

Scott Braverman Dies At 65 Bulk Vending Was Among The Entrepreneurs Early Endeavors

July 31, 2017

CHICAGO -- Scott Braverman, a longtime member of the coin-op community, died of brain cancer on July 28. He was 65. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin…

Texting Skimmers Found On Gas Pump Cashless Readers In NYC

July 31, 2017

NEW YORK CITY -- Security expert Brian Krebs has published a report about skimming devices employing text-messaging functions on gas pumps here. A new criminal…

Vengo Partners With National Media Company To Accelerate Monetization Of Growing Network

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

July 31, 2017

NEW YORK CITY -- Vengo Labs said it has partnered with Pivot Media Ventures , which specializes in creating digital and physical brand campaigns, to add…

Hyosung Wins Key Element In ATM Patent Dispute With Diebold Nixdorf

July 30, 2017

IRVING, TX -- Nautilus Hyosung America (Hyosung), the largest ATM provider in the U.S., said that the U.S. International Trade Commission has issued its final…