Gilly Vending Says It Stands Ready And Connected Amid Hurricane Irmas Impact

by Emily Jed

MIAMI -- As Florida braced to take a devastating direct hit from Hurricane Irma, Miami's Gilly Vending Inc. issued a statement on Sept. 8, assuring its…

Grasshopper Kiosks Releases New Technology To Modernize Cannabis Sales And Distribution

by Emily Jed

OAKLAND, CA -- New from Grasshopper Kiosks are ADA-compliant vending machines designed to provide secure storage and dispensing for cannabis products.

Gimme Vending Obtains Permanent Injunction Against Vendsys Developer Synectic Software Solutions

by Emily Jed

September 9, 2017

Gimme Vending LLC said a court has granted its request for a permanent injunction prohibiting Synectic Software Solutions Inc. from manufacturing, using…

Accent Food Services And Company Kitchen Partner To Help Harvey Victims At Micromarket Points Of Sale

by Emily Jed

PFLUGERVILLE, TX -- Accent Food Services and Company Kitchen are offering micromarket customers the option to donate to Hurricane Harvey victims by running…

NAMA Foundation Awards Four Scholarships For MSU Executive Course

by Tim Sanford

CHICAGO -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association has announced the winners of NAMA Foundation scholarships to the Executive Development Program at…

Swire Coca-Cola Acquires Coca-Cola Cos Tempe Production Center

by Emily Jed

DRAPER, UT -- Swire Coca-Cola USA said it has acquired Coca-Cola Co.'s production center in Tempe, AZ, as part of Coca-Cola's refranchising process . Swire's…

Gas Prices Spike In Harveys Wake East Coast Is Hardest Hit

September 6, 2017

Gas prices have predictably gone up in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The massive flooding and damage caused by the storm resulted in several Gulf Coast…

Five Star And Chattanooga Community Kitchen Partner To Feed The Hungry For Seventh Year

by Emily Jed

CHATTANOOGA, TN -- Five Star Food Service and Chattanooga Community Kitchen are celebrating seven consecutive years of partnering to feed the hungry. Five Star…

International Vending Alliance Offers Members Parlevels VMS

by Emily Jed

September 4, 2017

SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Parlevel Systems has partnered with the International Vending Alliance , a Netherlands-based network of regional vending operations, to…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Casts Doubt On Putting Harriet Tubman On 20 Bill

by Emily Jed

September 2, 2017

WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he won't commit to an Obama administration decision to replace Andrew Jackson with African-American…

Accent Food Services Resumes Limited Operations Ramps Up Harvey Relief Efforts

by Emily Jed

August 31, 2017

PFLUGERVILLE, TX -- Accent Food Services president and chief executive Josh Rosenberg said the vending company has restored "moderate operations" now that the…

Nayax Will Donate Percentage Of September VPOS Sales To Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

by Emily Jed

HUNT VALLEY, MD -- Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, Nayax LLC said it will donate 5% of new sales of VPOS cashless payment solution for…

European Regulators Say Selecta Must Divest Finland Operations To Clear Way For Pelican Rouge Acquisition

by Emily Jed

BRUSSELS -- The European Commission has cleared Swiss vending and office coffee service giant Selecta Group 's acquisition of , another large operation. The…

Coca-Cola Supports Hurricane Harvey Relief In Local Communities

by Emily Jed

August 29, 2017

ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola Co. and local bottlers are doing their parts to support relief efforts as southeast Texas and affected areas across the Gulf Coast begin…

PayRange Vending App Offers Users Option To Support Harvey Victims

August 29, 2017

PORTLAND, OR -- PayRange has added a fundraising campaign option within its app to make it easy for users of the cashless payment system to support Hurricane…

Conor McGregor Punch Crunch Vending Machine Hypes Epic Fight

August 28, 2017

LAS VEGAS -- Passersby on the Las Vegas strip were invited to test the power of their punch at a special vending machine as part of a promotion for the…

Fitbit Ionic Enables NFC Cashless Payments Survey Says Consumers Want To Pay With Wearables

by Emily Jed

August 28, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO -- Fitbit has introduced its first smartwatch model featuring the new Fitbit Pay function. To pay with the wearable Fitbit Ionic device, users…

Louisianas Governor Orders Plan For Healthier Vending On State Property

by Tim Sanford

August 28, 2017

BATON ROUGE, LA -- Gov. John Bel Edwards has issued an executive order for the planning and implementation of nutritional standards for products that can be…

NAMAs Eric Dell Offers Update On Vending Machine Refrigerants GMO Products And Regulatory Rollbacks

by Tim Sanford

August 28, 2017

CHICAGO -- On the heels National Automatic Merchandising Association 's advocacy Fly-In , which brought some 300 association members to Washington for a day of…

Accent Food Services Rallies Vending Community To Provide Humanitarian Relief Amid Historic Harvey Flooding

by Emily Jed

August 27, 2017

PFLUGERVILLE, TX -- Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas on Saturday, Aug. 26, and while it was soon downgraded to a tropical storm, it's expected to drop…