Minnesotas CS Vending Co Acquires DR Stars Full-Line Vending Assets

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

December 14, 2016

TAGS: FARIBAULT, MN -- C&S Vending Co. Inc. announced that it has acquired some of the full-line vending and office refreshment services assets of…

PepsiCo Reveals Lifewtr A Premium Bottled Water With A Novel Packaging Approach

by Emily Jed

TAGS: PepsiCo, vending, bottled water, Lifewtr, Momo, Craig and Karl, Jason Woodside PURCHASE, NY -- PepsiCo is ushering in the new year with a premium…

James Quincey To Succeed Muhtar Kent As Coca-Cola Chief Executive

by Emily Jed

December 13, 2016

TAGS: Muhtar Kent, Coke leadership, James Quincey, Coca-Cola Co., vending ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola Co. chief executive Muhtar Kent will be succeeded by…

Ten M Corp Pacts With USA Technologies To Commit To 100 Cashless Vending Payments

December 13, 2016

TAGS: vending, cashless vending, mobile payments, USA Technologies Inc.,Ten M Corporation, Canteen Vending, ePort Connect cashless payment system, Android…

NAMA Announces 2016 Undergraduate Scholarship Winners

by Emily Jed

December 12, 2016

TAGS: NAMA Foundation, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA scholarship winners, vending industry scholarships CHICAGO -- The NAMA…

Swoffle Brings Dutch-Style Stroopwafel To Vending And Workplace Refreshments

by Emily Jed

December 12, 2016

TAGS: vending machine snacks, office coffee snack, Swoffle, Dutch-inspired wafer cookie, Swoffle for vending machines, office coffee service, micromarkets…

Three Square Rolls Out Route Management Feature For Micromarkets

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Three Square Market, 32M micromarket, micro market, vending Patrick McMullan HUDSON, WI -- Three Square Market (32M) is deploying a new software…

Variety Food Services Ken Nowak Dies At 84 Chaired NAMA In 1984

by Tim Sanford

December 8, 2016

TAGS: vending, Ken Nowak obituary, Kenneth J. Nowak, vending operator, Variety Vending, Variety Food Services, National Automatic Merchandising Association…

GoPure Pods Purify Water In Reusable Bottles

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Bloc Enterprises LLC, GoPure pod, PuriBloc vending, OCS WILTON, CT -- Bloc Enterprises LLC, a wholesale distributor of consumer healthcare…

LonoLife Debuts Protein Coffee In Single-Cup Capsules And Stick Packs

by Emily Jed

TAGS: LonoLife Inc., Lono Life protein coffee, K-Cup-compatible LonoLife coffee capsules, single service coffee, office coffee products, Jesse Koltes …

American Green Adds Biometric Technology To Its Pot Vending Machine

by Emily Jed

December 7, 2016

TAGS: marijuana vending machine, cannabis, American Green Inc., American Green Machine, AGM pot vending machine, M2SYS, biometric vending technology…

Grow Healthy Vending Selects Parlevels VMS Technology

by Emily Jed

December 7, 2016

TAGS: vending management system, VMS, Grow Healthy Vending, Parlevel Systems, vending operator, healthy vending franchise SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Irvine…

Jury Finds 5-hour Energy Counterfeit Kingpins Guilty

by Emily Jed

December 7, 2016

TAGS: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 5-hour Energy shot counterfeits, 5-hour counterfeiter ringleaders, Joseph Shayota…

Burglars Target Blind Vendors Machines In Bakersfield CA

December 5, 2016

TAGS: vending machine break in, blind vendor robbed, Willie Shoemaker, Randolph-Sheppard vending operator BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Vending machines operated…

Private-Equity Firm Acquires Accent Food Services

by Emily Jed

December 5, 2016

TAGS: vending, Audax Private Equity, Accent Food Services, micromarket, office coffee service, Josh Rosenberg, Geoffrey Rehnert

Red Bull Expands Editions Line With Two Sugar-Free Flavors

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Red Bull Editions diet, vending machine, energy drinks, Red Bull North America Inc. SANTA MONICA, CA -- Red Bull North America Inc. is expanding…

Dens Hot Dogs Adds Kosher Variety For Vending Machines And Micromarkets

by Emily Jed

December 1, 2016

TAGS: Denys Gorbatiuk, single-serve hotdog, gourmet hot dog, vending, Den's Hot Dogs, vending machine hot dog, On The Go Kosher Dot Dog, hotdog…

Mars Chocolate And Wrigley Extensions Build Excitement In Vending Machines And Micromarkets

by Emily Jed

December 1, 2016

TAGS: Mars products, new Wrigley's products, vending, Mars Wrigley Confectionery, micro market, M&M's Caramel, Mars Chocolate North America and…

Three Square Adds Nutrition Information To Micromarket Displays Opens One-Stop Product Shop For Vending Operators

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Three Square Market, Micromarket nutrition display, vending, Patrick McMullan, Curt Giles, TurnKey Corrections, TW Companies, self-checkout markets …

Dec 1 Deadline Arrives Calorie-Labeling Compliance Is Now Mandatory For Vending Machines

by Emily Jed

November 30, 2016

TAGS: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA calorie disclosure rule, vending machines calorie disclosure compliance WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Food and…