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7th Atrax Amusements Show Gets Under Way In Istanbul Feb 14-16
January 17, 2019
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkish trade show organizer Tureks Uluslararasi Fuarcilik reports that the 2019 Atrax amusement machine exhibition will be held from Feb.
read nowAMOA Foundation Invites Applications For 2019 Hesch Scholarship
by Tim Sanford
January 17, 2019
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL -- The Amusement and Music Operators Association's Coin-Op Cares Education and Charitable Foundation reminds industry members that…
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Diamond Demos CBD Vending Machine At Consumer Electronics Show
by Emily Jed
January 17, 2019
FT LAUDERDALE, FL -- Diamond CBD Inc., a subsidiary of PotNetwork Holdings , Inc., demonstrated its new CBD Wellness Vending Machine at the Consumer…
read nowPaul Novick Joins Betson As Vice-President Of Sales And Sales Operations
January 17, 2019
CARLSTADT, NJ -- Betson Enterprises has appointed Paul Novick vice-president of sales and sales operations. He will oversee critical planning to maximize sales…
read nowPrize Merchandise Innovator Pat Klasno Dies Founded King Plush
by Tim Sanford
January 17, 2019
LAS VEGAS -- Patrick Wayne (Pat) Klasno died here on Jan. 9 at the age of 80. Klasno, born in Muskegon, MI, spent most of his life in the Torrance, CA, area.
read nowGimme Vending Unveils Autodrive Inventory Automation Software
by Emily Jed
January 15, 2019
ATLANTA -- Gimme Vending has introduced a program designed to automate inventory management for vending and micromarket operators. Called AutoDrive, the new…
read nowVengo Labs Reports Raising 7M In Latest Series B Funding Round
by Tim Sanford
January 15, 2019
NEW YORK CITY -- Vengo Labs has announced the completion of a $7 million Series B funding round. The round was led by Arcade Beauty, an Oaktree Capital…
read nowBack To The Future Screening Hiring And Avoiding Thieves Slugs And Employees From Hell
January 13, 2019
The background: Before stumbling into the vending/foodservice/micromarket industry as an independent loss-prevention consultant, for seven years prior I…
read nowDigital Centre Introduces Britta V3 Software At 2019 EAG VAE Show
by Tim Sanford
January 13, 2019
MORE SHARING OPTIONS: This Panther Revolution photobooth is one of the models that Digital Centre is exhibiting in Electrocoin's booth #515 at this year's EAG…
read nowNAMA Publishes Schedule Of Major Shows For The Next Three Years
by Tim Sanford
January 13, 2019
CHICAGO, IL -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association has announced the dates and places for its annual NAMA Show through 2022, and for the Coffee…
read nowNew York Times Spotlights Growing Free Lunch At The Office Movement
by Emily Jed
January 13, 2019
NEW YORK CITY -- A recent New York Times article explores how businesses are going to extraordinary lengths to provide food to their employees without charge…
read nowRestaurants Add Vending Machines To Reduce Costs Speed Service
by Emily Jed
January 13, 2019
A recent article in QSR magazine examines how restaurant owners facing tight labor markets and increasing wage pressures are turning to vending machines to cut…
read nowSacoa Displays Latest Patron Interaction Advances At 2019 EAG VAE
by Tim Sanford
January 13, 2019
USER EXPERIENCE: On display at 2019 EAG & VAE in London are latest Sacoa developments, including the new Spark game controller (top) and Mobile App. These…
read nowSuning Takes Wraps Off Biu Robot Mobile Intelligent Vending Machine
by Emily Jed
January 13, 2019
LAS VEGAS -- China's Suning unveiled its AI-based Biu Robot "shopping assistant" at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) show here. The company describes…
read nowUSAT Steps Up Internal Controls Reorganizes Senior Management After Audit Uncovers Accounting Issues
by Emily Jed
January 13, 2019
MALVERN, PA -- USA Technologies Inc. laid out several actions that it plans to take to strengthen its management team and enhance internal controls and…
read nowYousuf Quraishi Marks 40 Years As Canteen Field Tech
by Emily Jed
January 13, 2019
BLOOMINGDALE, IL -- Yousuf Quraishi recently celebrated his 40-year anniversary as a field technician for Canteen, a division of Compass Group (Charlotte, NC).
read nowAndamiro Adds 2nd Set Of SpongeBob TradingRedemption Cards
by Tim Sanford
January 10, 2019
GARDENA, CA -- Andamiro has launched a new set of nine colorful cards depicting SpongeBob SquarePants and his comrades from the popular Nickelodeon television…
read nowBay Tek Appoints Morgan Ward Licensing Director For Its DBG Unit
by Tim Sanford
January 9, 2019
Morgan Ward SAN FRANCISCO -- Morgan Ward has joined Dimensional Branding Group , a division of Bay Tek Games (Pulaski, WI), as licensing director. DBG is a…
read nowConsumers Preference For Bottled Water Grows And They Want It Available Wherever Drinks Are Sold
by Emily Jed
January 9, 2019
ALEXANDRIA, VA -- More than 7 in 10 Americans (72%) say bottled water (still and/or sparkling) is among their most preferred non-alcoholic beverages -- an…
read nowGeneration Next Franchise Brands Offers New Business Model For Reis Irvys Vending Machine Owners
by Emily Jed
January 9, 2019
SAN DIEGO -- Generation Next Franchise Brands Inc. announced the launch of 19 Degrees Corporate Service LLC, a new investment vehicle for its network of…
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