Accent Food Services Opens 1000th Micromarket

by Emily Jed

October 22, 2018

PFLUGERVILLE, TX -- Accent Food Services is celebrating the milestone of its 1,000th micromarket grand opening. The Pflugerville, TX, vending company opened…

Cott Acquires Mountain Valley Spring Co For 785 Million

by Emily Jed

October 18, 2018

ATLANTA -- DS Services, a Cott Corp. subsidiary, has acquired Mountain Valley Spring Co. for $78.5 million in cash from Great Range Capital . Mountain Valley…

Five Star Announces Executive Team Appointments

by Emily Jed

October 18, 2018

CHATTANOOGA, TN -- Five Star Food Service has completed three executive leadership team appointments. As a part of its long-term strategic growth plan, the…

Istanbul Vending Machines Credit Subway Fare In Exchange For Recycled Bottles And Cans

by Emily Jed

October 18, 2018

ISTANBUL -- Commuters in Istanbul can add credit to their subway cards by depositing their empty cans and bottles in reverse vending machines at the station…

AVS Houston Branch Relocates Office

by Emily Jed

October 17, 2018

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- AVS Cos. ' Houston branch has begun operating out of its new location at 8801 Jameel Road effective Oct. 15. Founded in Chicago in…

Lorissas Kitchen Launches Herb Roasted Turkey Cuts

by Emily Jed

October 17, 2018

MINNEAPOLIS -- Lorissa's Kitchen is expanding its line of premium strips and cuts to include herb roasted turkey. The herb-roasted, tender, bite-sized cuts…

Welchs Tough As Grapes Campaign Targets Gen X Men

October 17, 2018

CONCORD, MA -- Welch's has launched a new marketing campaign, "Tough as Grapes," that targets Gen X men with a tough and gritty look at how Welch's grape juice…

Coca-Cola Vending Machine Blunder Greets New Zealanders With Grim Message

by Emily Jed

October 15, 2018

The disturbing message reads: Greetings, death. Picture: Twitter Source:Supplied AUKLAND, New Zealand -- Coca Cola Co. inadvertently greeted customers at a…

Jabil Speeds Retail Automation With New Intelligent Vending Solutions

by Emily Jed

October 15, 2018

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Jabil Inc. has unveiled a connected intelligent vending platform designed to simplify and expedite the process of adding advanced digital…

NASDAQ Puts USAT On Notice About Listing Compliance

by Emily Jed

October 15, 2018

MALVERN, PA -- USA Technologies Inc. said it received a notice from the NASDAQ Stock Market that it is in non-compliance with the exchange's listing rules for…

Crane Media Ads On Vending Screens Yield Durable Sales Lift

by Emily Jed

October 14, 2018

Crane Media Network manages advertising campaigns on its network of connected vending screens. These are managed over the air, and they help vending operators…

USA Technologies Widens Cashless Choices Reward Programs

by Emily Jed

October 14, 2018

Maeve McKenna Duska USA Technologies senior vice-president of marketing and strategic development Maeve McKenna Duska said that, based on the vast number of…

Atlantic Coast Exposition Opens With Sunny Skies

by Emily Jed

October 11, 2018

MYRTLE BEACH, SC -- Hurricane Michael spared the Atlantic Coast Exposition. This year's theme is “Sand, Sun & Fun" and the show opened today to sunny skies…

Five Star Bolsters Cashless Push With Promotion Focus

by Emily Jed

October 11, 2018

Five Star Food Service, a Canteen franchise based in Chattanooga, TN, deployed its first round of USA Technologies' G9 card-only and G10 mobile-enabled ePort…

PayRange Adds Food Truck Concessions Mobile Payment Option

by Emily Jed

October 11, 2018

PayRange Inc. has launched PayRange Air, a service designed for food trucks, concessions, and other similar small-ticket merchants for everyday purchases.

Wireless Cashless Touchless Systems Pay Off For 3D Vending

by Emily Jed

October 10, 2018

LOOK, NO HANDS! 3D Vending's Paul Cueman is a pioneer operator of Vagabond and Automated Merchandising Systems' AMS Touchless vending machine. Located on an…

ACE Braves The Storm Show Will Go On

by Tim Sanford

October 9, 2018

The Show Goes On! 2018 Atlantic Coast Exposition October 11th-13th, 2018 Embassy Suites Kingston Plantation Myrtle Beach, SC Hurricane Michael Update: The…

Avanti Markets Unveils Micromarket Awards Outstanding Achievement At Annual Operators Meeting

by Emily Jed

October 8, 2018

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Avanti Markets Inc. held its annual operators meeting here from Oct. 3 through Oct. 5 for its affiliate network of operators. The meeting…

Five Star Food Service Inks Multi-Year Exclusive With 365 Retail Markets

by Emily Jed

October 8, 2018

TROY, MI -- 365 Retail Markets said it has signed a long-term, exclusive contract to provide micromarkets to Five Star Food Service. Five Star Food Service is…

Apriva Builds Vending Payment Data Toolbox On Secure Base

by Tim Sanford

October 7, 2018

David Riddiford "We look at vending from two perspectives," said David Riddiford, president of Apriva . "On the wide view, it's a business that applies payment…