Hostess Brands Returns To Wall Street In 725 Million Acquisition

by Emily Jed

November 7, 2016

TAGS: Hostess Brands, Twinkies, Ding Dong, Hostess IPO, Gores Group, TWNK, Gores Holdings, Apollo Global Management, Metropoulos, Twinkies shelf life …

TouchTunes And Calendar Organization Introduce National Jukebox Day TouchTunes CEO Looks At Industrys Future

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

November 7, 2016

TAGS: jukebox, National Jukebox Day, TouchTunes, Charles Goldstuck, National Day Calendar, music licensing, digital downloading jukeboxe, Jukebox Selfie…

Big Buck Championship Event Streams Live From Austin TX On Twitchtv Tonight

November 3, 2016

TAGS: coin-op news, Twitch TV, arcade video game, 2016 Big Buck World Championship, Big Buck Hunter, Play Mechanix,, Raw Thrills, Pappy's Jug…

Coca-Cola Florida Adds Northern Distribution Territory And Production Facilities

by Emily Jed

November 3, 2016

TAGS: Coca-Cola Beverages Florida LLC, Coke botter, vending, Coca-Cola Co, Florida Coke distribution rights TAMPA, FL -- Coca-Cola Beverages Florida…

ELN To Lead Session On New Services For Workplace Caf Of Today At Next Weeks CTW In Nashville

by Emily Jed

November 3, 2016

TAGS: National Automatic Merchandising Association, vending, office coffee service, NAMA Emerging Leaders Network, New Services for the Workplace Café…

Swire Coca-Cola Pacts To Expand Territories in Washington Oregon And Idaho

by Emily Jed

November 3, 2016

TAGS: Swire Coca-Cola USA, Coca-Cola territories in Pacific Northwest, vending, Swire Pacific Ltd., Coca-Cola Co.'s refranchising, Jack Pelo DRAPER…

Vendmini Lets Brands Interact With Vending Machine Patrons Through Social Media

by Emily Jed

November 3, 2016

TAGS: vending tech startup, Social Vend, SocialVend, vending machine, Ad:Tech, Vendmini, Andrew Theodore, Ollie Lynch NEW YORK CITY -- Tech startup…

Coca-Cola Co Q3 2016 North America Maintains Positive Momentum Net Revenues Decline 7

November 2, 2016

TAGS: Coca-Cola Co. third-quarter 2016 operating results, vending

Hershey Q3 Net Sales Increase 22

November 2, 2016

TAGS: Hershey third-quarter report, vending, candy news, John P. Bilbrey

American Vending Sales Acquires HA Franz Extending Its Distribution Reach To Texas

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

October 31, 2016

TAGS: AVS acquisitions, American Vending Sales Inc., H.A. Franz & Co., Vince Gumma, Joe Franz, Midwest Equipment Supply LLC, Lieberman Cos., coin…

PNC Riverarch Capital Acquires Five Star Food Service

by Emily Jed

October 31, 2016

TAGS: vending, Five Star Food Service, PNC Riverarch Capital, Navigation Capital, micromarket, office coffee service, foodservice, Michael Hand, Al Recher…

UK Vending Industry Rushes To Convert Machines Before New £1 Coin Begins Circulating In March

by Emily Jed

October 31, 2016

TAGS: Automatic Vending Association, vending machine, coin acceptance, Britain's New 12-sided coin, new one pound coin, new UK £1 coin, Royal Mint…

Vengo Network Continues To Grow With Placements In Key Markets On Campuses

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

October 31, 2016

TAGS: place-based advertising, location ads, Vengo Labs, vending machine, vending machine impressions, Canteen Vending, Blackstone Launchpad, Vistar Media…

Front-Of-Pack Font-Size Extension Does Not Exempt Glassfront Vending Machines From Dec 1 Calorie-Disclosure Deadline

by Emily Jed

October 30, 2016

TAGS: vending machine calorie disclosure, Food and Drug Administration, glassfront vending machines, FDA FOP extension, Eric Dell, NAMA, National Automatic…

Bay Tek Assigns Adrian Drewitz To LMG Taps Treankler For South American Sales

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

October 27, 2016

TAGS: coin-op news, Bay Tek Games Inc., LMG, Bay Tek international, Rick Rochetti, Molly Van Lannen, Lance Treankler

Coca-Cola Says North America Refranchising Plan Remains On Track For Completion In 2017

by Emily Jed

October 27, 2016

TAGS: vending, Coca-Cola Co., Coca-Cola Co. North America refranchising plan, Coke bottlers, Coca-Cola, National Product Supply Group ATLANTA -…

NAMA Says CTW Crowd Exhibit Hall Will Be Biggest Yet Adds Election Analysis By Eric Dell To Agenda

by Emily Jed

October 27, 2016

TAGS: NAMA Coffee Tea & Water, National Automatic Merchandising Association, vending, office coffee service industry CHICAGO -- The National…

TouchTunes Hosts Costume Contest Features Halloween Music Playlist On Jukeboxes

October 27, 2016

TAGS: TouchTunes, Jukebox, Halloween jukebox promotion, Halloween music, Halloween photo booth contest

Big Buck Hunter World Championship Brings On Jger As Sponsor Expects Record-Breaking Competition In Austin Nov 4-5

October 26, 2016

TAGS: 2016 Big Buck World Championship, Play Mechanix, coin-op video game, Jägermeister, Buck Wild Snacks, Crystal Creek Distillery, online gamer…

Pepsi Makes Big Commitment To Reduce Sugar

by Emily Jed

October 26, 2016

TAGS: PepsiCo, sugary beverages, Pepsi sugar reduction plan, Pepsi aspartame productions, Coca-Cola, Pepsi Cola, soda consumption, Frito-Lay PURCHASE…