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Amazon Launches In-Car Delivery
by Emily Jed
May 3, 2018
SEATTLE -- Amazon Key, the service that already enables in-home delivery and keyless guest access, now gives Prime customers an option to receive deliveries…
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Baltimore County Mandates Healthy Vending In Government Buildings
by Emily Jed
May 3, 2018
TOWSON, MD -- Baltimore County executive Kevin Kamenetz has signed an executive order mandating that 100% of all items offered in vending machines on…
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Chowbotics Creates Solution To Bring Sally the Salad Robot To Any Office
by Emily Jed
May 3, 2018
DALLAS, TX -- Chowbotics has launched an off-premise kitchen business unit to accommodate sales of its flagship product, Sally the Salad Robot at businesses…
read nowCorporate Essentials Partners With James Beard Foundation To Bring Award-Winning Food To Offices
by Emily Jed
May 3, 2018
PARSIPPANY, NJ -- Corporate Essentials has entered an exclusive, year-long partnership with the James Beard Foundation to work with chefs from 10 distinct…
read nowGasBuddy Reveals Best And Worst Days Of The Week To Buy Gas
by Emily Jed
May 3, 2018
BOSTON -- Gasoline prices are at their highest levels since 2014 and will continue to rise through Memorial Day. With many metro areas across the nation seeing…
read nowGeneration Next Franchise Brands Signs 223M Franchise Contract With Private-Equity Group
by Emily Jed
May 3, 2018
SAN DIEGO, CA -- Generation Next Franchise Brands Inc. said it has signed an exclusive territory franchise agreement with Greenville, SC-based CH Capital for…
read nowSeaga Releases Prosper Multi-Beverage Vending Machine
by Emily Jed
May 3, 2018
FREEPORT, IL -- Seaga Manufacturing Inc. has taken the wraps off its new Prosper beverage vender. The closed-front machine with live product display is…
read nowTyson Foods Rolls Out Hillshire Snacking Small Plates For Vending And Micromarkets
by Emily Jed
May 3, 2018
SPRINGDALE, AR -- Tyson Foods has taken the wraps off its Hillshire Snacking Small Plates, a premium, refrigerated "adult snack," ideal for the vending and…
read nowUS Payments Spring Market Snapshot Explores Continued Path To EMV
by Emily Jed
May 3, 2018
PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ -- The U.S. Payments Forum has released its spring 2018 market snapshot , providing updates on the status of the U.S. EMV chip migration…
read nowExperienced Brokers Importers Reduce Risk For Coffee Buyers
April 30, 2018
My article in the VT January issue was the first part of a fairly detailed discussion of the role "differentials" play in making volume purchase decisions…
read nowACE Exhibit Space Sells Out AuthorMotivator Bowen Is Keynoter
by Tim Sanford
April 26, 2018
Will Bowen MYRTLE BEACH, SC This year's Atlantic Coast Exposition will return to the Embassy Suites Hotel at Kingston Plantation here this fall. The show is…
read nowGeneration Next Debuts Fro-Yo Vending Machines Debut At CinemaCon 2018
by Emily Jed
April 26, 2018
LAS VEGAS -- Generation Next Franchise Brands Inc. unveiled its frozen yogurt and ice cream vending machine at this week's CinemaCon 2018 trade show here.
read nowIngenico Group And USAT Pact To Expand Cashless Availability In Unattended Retail
by Emily Jed
April 26, 2018
MALVERN, PA -- USA Technologies and Ingenico Group said they will partner to pursue the unattended retail marketplace with a bundled solution that pairs…
read nowNAMA Premieres This is Convenience Services Video To Industry
by Emily Jed
April 26, 2018
CHICAGO The National Automatic Merchandising Association is rolling out its "This is Convenience Services" video to industry members following its debut at its…
read nowChico Evolution Is Happening Very Fast
by Tim Sanford
April 25, 2018
Heidi Chico Heidi Chico is nearing the end of her term as National Automatic Merchandising Association chair, the culmination of 12 years of service on the…
read nowGoodman Vendings Bill Buckholz Dies After 70-Year Vending Career
by Tim Sanford
April 19, 2018
Bill Buckholz READING, PA -- Bill Buckholz, a vending pioneer and long-time industry leader, died here on April 18. He was 87. Buckholz got his start in…
read nowEPA Delays Refrigerant Transition Timeframe For Vending Machines
by Emily Jed
April 18, 2018
CHICAGO -- In a big win for the industry, the Environmental Protection Agency recently issued guidance delaying the refrigerant transition for vending…
read nowKwikpay And Vendekin Launch Vending App In UK
by Emily Jed
April 18, 2018
LONDON -- Tech startups Kwikpay , headquartered here, and Vendekin (Dover, DE) have partnered to launch in the U.K. an app that enables vending customers to…
read nowMrs Freshleys Ushers In Summer With Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
by Emily Jed
April 18, 2018
THOMASVILLE, GA -- New from Flowers Foods to enliven vending machines during the warm weather months are strawberry shortcake cupcakes. Available nationwide…
read nowSweets Snacks Expo Adds New Features For 2018 Event
by Emily Jed
April 18, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC -- The 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo , taking place May 22-24 at Chicago's McCormick Place, will have several new features. With 150-plus…
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