Flowers Foods Inc Reports Second-Quarter 2016 Results Sales Increase 52

August 25, 2016

TAGS: Mrs Freshley's for vending, Flowers Foods Inc., FLO, Tastykake, Flowers Foods 2016 second, Allen Shiver

Performance Food Group Reports Q4 And FY 2016 Results Net Sales Up Vistar Moves Cases

August 25, 2016

TAGS: Performance Food Group Co., PFG, NYSE: PFGC. PFG fourth-quarter, Performance Food Group full-year fiscal 2016, Vistar, vending, George Holm

Study Suggests Berkeley Soda Tax Drops Sugary Beverage Consumption

by Emily Jed

August 25, 2016

TAGS: University of California soda tax study, sugary beverage consumption study, Berkeley soda tax, soda tax impact, vending machine soda sales, low…

U-Vend Appoints Ice Cream Veteran Michael Crone To Marketing Post

by Emily Jed

August 25, 2016

TAGS: Michael W. Crone, vending machine, Ice Cream, U-Vend SANTA MONICA, CA -- Michael W. Crone has joined U-Vend as senior vice-president. His…

AMOA Flyer Illustrates Amusement And Music Route Business Model

August 24, 2016

TAGS: coin machine operator, Amusement and Music Operators Association, Randy Bergman, Darrt Amusements Inc., Jim Piontek, pinball machine, jukebox operator…

Georgias AA Vending Deepens Relationship With USA Technologies Upgrades 1200 Machines

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 24, 2016

TAGS: cashless vending, USA Technologies, A&A Vending Services, Canteen Vending, Les Perry, vending machine, mobile payments MALVERN, PA -- USA…

LAI Games Vault Brings Fantasy Bank Heist Fun To Arcades

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 24, 2016

TAGS: LAI Games, The Vault arcade game, redemption games, Helix Leisure DALLAS -- Now shipping from LAI Games is The Vault, an arcade game that…

Mario Makes Entrance To Remember At Olympic Games

August 24, 2016

TAGS: Shinzo Abe, Mario, the Olympics, video game history 2020 Olympic Games, vending, video game icon Mario, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic…

Plopsa Groups Van den Kerkhof Will Keynote IAAPAs GM And Owners Breakfast

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 24, 2016

TAGS: AAPA Attractions Expo, Steve Van den Kerkhof, International Association of Amusement Parks and Attraction, Plopsa Group, IAAPA GM and Owners…

Smucker Discontinues Millstone Coffee Discount Coffee Acquires Remaining Stock

by Emily Jed

August 24, 2016

TAGS: office coffee service, vending, J. M. Smucker Co., Millstone Coffee, DiscountCoffee.com, Discount Coffee, Kirby Newbury ORRVILLE, OH -- Citing…

Expovending OCS Planners Re-Slot Brazilian Show To March 2017

by Tim Sanford

August 22, 2016

TAGS: Brazilian vending industry, Expovending & OCS Latin America, EPS Events, Brazil's national vending association, ABVA, Associação Brasileira de…

Marley Coffee Chief Warns Licensing Woes Could Put Company Out Of Business

by Emily Jed

August 22, 2016

TAGS: office coffee service, single-cup coffee, Bob Marley family, Marley estate, Marley Coffee, Marley Coffee company trouble, Jammin Java Corp., Hope…

NAMA Offers Eight Tips To Help Vending Industry Prepare For FDAs Dec 1 Calorie-Disclosure Deadline

August 22, 2016

TAGS: calorie-disclosure compliance, vending machine, FDA calorie-disclosure rule, NAMA's calorie-disclosure tips, National Automatic Merchandising…

Oakland Soda Tax To Be Included On November Ballot

by Emily Jed

August 21, 2016

TAGS: vending, Oakland CA soda tax, Measure HH, American Beverage Association, Jennifer Skidmore, J&J Vending, Berkeley CA soda tax OAKLAND, CA -…

Swire Coca-Cola Finalizes Refranchising For Arizona And New Mexico

by Emily Jed

August 21, 2016

TAGS: vending, Swire Coca-Cola USA, Coca-Cola refranchising, Coke bottler DRAPER, UT -- Swire Coca-Cola USA said it has completed a refranchising deal…

IoT Publication Honors USA Technologies Maeve McKenna Duska In First Annual List Of Leaders

by Tim Sanford

August 18, 2016

TAGS: Maeve McKenna Duska, Connected World, Women in IoT Marketing honor roll, noteworthy women in connected world, USAT Technologies, cashless vending…

TouchTunes Executive Sales VP Phil Cohn Exits Company

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 18, 2016

TAGS: Phil Cohn, jukebox, TouchTunes Interactive Networks, Charles Goldstuck, TouchTunes sales, Jamie Sura, jukebox operator, vending, Amusement and Music…

Stern Pinball Will Celebrate 30th Anniversary With Epic Party Oct 14

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 17, 2016

TAGS: Stern Pinball 30th anniversary party, pinball machine history, Stern Pinball Inc., Viper Alley pinball party, coin-op news, Ed Robertson, Aly Jaydos…

AMOA Sets 2017 State Association Confab For Tampa FL Jan 26-28

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 16, 2016

TAGS: coin-op news, jukebox, pinball, street operator, amusements, Intercontinental Hotel, Amusement and Music Operators Association, AMOA States Council…

NAMAs Fly-In Draws 275 To Washington Participants Tell Vending Industrys Story

by Tim Sanford

August 16, 2016

TAGS: NAMA Fly-In, vending industry advocacy, automatic retailing, office coffee service, micro market, micromarket, Eric Dell, Carla Balakgie, Felicia…