Honest Tea Pilots Organic Sports Drink Line

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Honest Tea, organic sports drinks, Honest Tea single-store, Fair Trade Certified organic sugar and fruit juice, Honest Sport BETHESDA, MD -…

Bottled Water Is Poised To Edge Out Soft Drinks For No 1 Spot

by Emily Jed

July 17, 2016

TAGS: Beverage Marketing Corp., beverage consumption data, soft drink consumption, bottled water consumption, vending machine, micro market, Michael…

Gen Zs Thirst Health Focus Drives College Students Beverage Choices

by Emily Jed

July 17, 2016

TAGS: Gen Z water consumption, natural beverages, beverage consumption trends, vending machine, Beverage Marketing Corp., Michael Bellas, Fluent, Michael…

Study Finds Fewer American Teens Are Drinking Soda

by Emily Jed

July 17, 2016

TAGS: government beverage survey, teen soda consumption, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cold drink trends, soda consumption trends…

Apriva Completes Third EMV Certification for Mobile Payments Platform

by Emily Jed

July 14, 2016

TAGS: Apriva, AprivaPay Plus, vending, EMV, mobile payments, First Data, office coffee service, OCS, cashless payment SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- Apriva said it…

Fresh Healthy Vending Becomes Generation Next Franchise Brands

by Emily Jed

July 14, 2016

TAGS: Fresh Healthy Vending, Generation Next Franchise Brands, Reis and Irvy's, 19 Degrees Premium Frozen Yogurt, Nick Yates, frozen yogurt vending…

Mars Drinks Issues 2016-2020 Sustainability Review Citing Progress Since 2010 Announces Aim To Become Most Sustainable Workplace Drinks Solution

July 14, 2016

TAGS: Mars Drinks, sustainable coffee, workplace refreshments, office coffee service, Mars Inc., Xavier Unkovic, OCS, single-cup coffee, Flavia

NAMA Installs Vistars Pat Hagerty As Board Chairman For Year Ahead

by Tim Sanford

July 14, 2016

TAGS: National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA, Vistar, Pat Hagerty, Howard Chapman, Royal Cup, Performance Food Group, vending, OCS, NAMA…

Vending Industry Advocacy Fly-In Reaches 39 Of US Congressional Offices

by Emily Jed

July 14, 2016

TAGS: vending, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA, NAMA Fly-In, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, office coffee…

Outerwall Inc To Report 2016 Second Quarter Financial Results On July 28

July 13, 2016

TAGS: Outerwall Inc., vending, Coinstar, Redbox

First Class Vendings Mark Hendrickson Dies At 65

by Emily Jed

July 12, 2016

TAGS: Vending, OCS, Mark Hendrickson, First Class Vending, Servomation, Ralph Hendrickson, R.J. Bradberry, Matthew Marsh

Frito-Lay Boosts PepsiCo Q2 Profit Revenues Fall

by Emily Jed

July 12, 2016

TAGS: PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, vending , PepsiCo second quarter, vending, vending machine, vending business PURCHASE, NY -- PepsiCo's second-quarter profit…

FDA Extends Compliance Deadline For Items With FOP Calorie Labels July 26 2018

July 7, 2016

TAGS: vending machine calorie rule, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA final calorie-declaration requirements, glassfront vending machines…

Elyssa Allahyar-Steiner Succeeds Michael Kelley In NAMAs ELN Chair

by Tim Sanford

July 5, 2016

TAGS: National Automatic Merchandising Association, Elyssa Allahyar-Steiner, NAMA Emerging Leaders Network, Michael Kelley, C.J. Recher, vending industry …

Hostess Brands To Go Public After Purchase By Acquisition Company

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

July 5, 2016

TAGS: Hostess Brands LLC, Hostess sale, Hostess IPO, Gores Group, Apollo Global Management LLC, C. Dean Metropoulos, Hostess CupCakes, Twinkies, vending…

Teamsters Fight Soda Tax In Philadelphia Legal Action Says Tax Hurts Workers

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

July 5, 2016

TAGS: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Philadelphia Teamster, Daniel Grace, Philadelphia soda tax, vending LAS VEGAS -- Teamsters from…

FDA Will Update Vending Operators On Calorie Disclosure Compliance At NAMA Fly-In

by Emily Jed

June 30, 2016

TAGS: vending, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA food safety and applied nutrition center, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA Fly-In…

Indiana Vending Company Wins Partial Victory In Sales Tax Case

by Emily Jed

June 30, 2016

TAGS: vending, RDM Sales and Service, RDM vs. Indiana Department of Revenue, Indiana Tax Court, vended bottled water tax, vending operator tax liability …

Expert Technology Suppliers Highlight Vending And Route Automation Trends

by Tim Sanford

June 29, 2016

TAGS: vending machine technology, micro market, office coffee service, hi-tech vending, information technology leaders, NAMA OneShow, Anant Agrawal…

Google And Coca-Cola Probe Vending Industry Role For Bluetooth Beacons

by Tim Sanford

June 29, 2016

TAGS: beacons, smart retailing, retail technology, Google, Dan Cath, Coca-Cola Co., Derek Myers, smartphone-equipped shoppers, vending machine beacons…