Bernie And Hillary Disagree Over Soda Tax

by Emily Jed

April 25, 2016

TAGS: soda tax, sugary drinks, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Philadelphia soda tax proposed, Mayor Jim Kenny PHILADELPHIA -- Hillary Clinton and…

Hershey Acquires BarkTHINS Snacking Chocolate

by Emily Jed

April 25, 2016

TAGS: candy news, Hershey Co., Ripple Brand Collective LLC, BarkTHINS snacking chocolate, Michele G. Buck, Krave protein bars, premium beef jerky …

NitroVend Introduces Self-Service Vender For Nitrogen Tire Inflation

by Tim Sanford

April 25, 2016

TAGS: Nitrogen Vending Machine Co., self-service tire inflation, nitrogen tire inflation, Southwest Fuel & Convenience Expo, Get Nitrogen Institute…

Crane Co Reports First-Quarter Results Payment Merchandising Technologies Sales Remain Flat At 172 Million

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

April 24, 2016

TAGS: Crane Co. first quarter 2016, unattended payment systems, vending machines, Crane Payment & Merchandising Technologies, Crane Payment…

Avantis Micromarkets Now Integrate With Cantaloupes Seed

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Avanti Markets Inc., self-checkout technology, micro market, Seed Markets, micromarket management tool, Cantaloupe Systems, vending management…

Visa Upgrade Cuts Wait For Chip-Card Transactions To Two Seconds

TAGS: Visa Inc., Visa Quick Chip enhancement, EMV credit and debit cards, vending LAS VEGAS -- New from Visa Inc. is the Quick Chip enhancement for EMV…

Wearable NFC Stamp Migrates From Medicine To Consumer Applications

April 21, 2016

TAGS: MC10, PCH International, cashless vending, wearable interactive stamp platform, WiSP, NFC payments, wearable NFC LEXINGTON, MA -- MC10 Inc., a…

A Quick Retrofit Adds Cashless Payment To Existing Machines

April 20, 2016

TAGS: Intel, Intelligent vending, Intel retailing technology, cashless vending, vending machine network, NFC wallets, connected vending points of sale…

Junior Bridgeman Is Newest Coca-Cola Bottler Others Expand Territories Join Forces To Create Technology Platform

by Emily Jed

April 20, 2016

TAGS: Coca-Cola Co., vending, Ulysses "Junior" Bridgeman, Coke bottlers, Coca-Cola system

Tri-State Automatic Merchandising Council Holds Open Meeting At CoffeeMatt

by Emily Jed

April 20, 2016

TAGS: office coffee service, vending, Coffee Matt, The CoffeeMatt Corp. Inc., Tri-State Automatic Merchandising Council, Matt Greenwald, Davis Haines, A.

FHV Launches Reis Irvys Robotic Fro-Yo Vending Franchise

by Emily Jed

TAGS: frozen yogurt vending machine, Fresh Healthy Vending International Inc., Reis & Irvy's frozen yogurt vending machines, fro-yo machines, vending…

Harriet Tubman To Replace Jackson On 20 Bill Hamilton To Stay On 10

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

April 19, 2016

TAGS: Harriet Tubman, $20 bill, new U.S. currency designs, vending, bill acceptance WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department is expected to announce…

Israeli Firm Hits Ground Running With US Debut Of Quinzee Frozen Beverage vending Machine

by Emily Jed

April 19, 2016

TAGS: Nicevend Ltd., Quinzee vending machine, smoothie vending machine, slushy vending machine, Udi Klier, vending machine, Flextronics TEL AVIV…

Graphics That Pops Customizable Micromarket System Adds Wow Factor To Locations

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Graphics That Pop, vending operators turn, freestanding micro market area treatments, micromarket graphics, self-checkout stores, Tuffronts, Robert…

In Time For 2020 Olympics Fingerprints Could Pay for Everything In Japan

April 18, 2016

TAGS: Japan fingerprint payments, 2020 Olympic Games, vending machine payments, payment technology, biometric payments TOKYO -- Japan has announced a…

RSA Management Group How John Murn Is Leveling The Playing Field for Blind Vendors

by Emily Jed

April 18, 2016

TAGS: vending operator, vending industry, John Murn, RSA Management Group, blind vending operator, Answer Vending, Randolph-Sheppard vendors, 193…

Vending Industry Leads Charge In New York State

by Emily Jed

April 18, 2016

TAGS: vending, John Murn, New York State Automatic Vending Association, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Taste NY…

CPI Employee Who Bilked 55 Million From Company Is Sentenced In Canada

April 17, 2016

TAGS: vending, Crane Payment Innovations, Natalia Pouchkina, Justice Nyron Dwyer, CPI embezzler, Brian McCallion NEWMARKET, ON -- A former Crane…

USA Technologies New ePort Combines Cashless Payments And Touchscreen Interactivity

by Emily Jed

April 17, 2016

TAGS: vending machine technology, USAT ePort, ePort Interactive, Vendscreen, cashless vending, mobile payments, Michael K. Lawlor MALVERN, PA -- The…

365 Honors Five Star Food Service For 500th Micromarket Installation

by Emily Jed

TAGS: vending, micro market, Five Star micro market award, 365 Retail Markets, Joseph Hessling, Greg McCall, Mark Stephanos, Alan Recher CHATANOOGA, TN -…