Amazon Launches In-Car Delivery

by Emily Jed

May 3, 2018

SEATTLE -- Amazon Key, the service that already enables in-home delivery and keyless guest access, now gives Prime customers an option to receive deliveries…

Baltimore County Mandates Healthy Vending In Government Buildings

by Emily Jed

May 3, 2018

TOWSON, MD -- Baltimore County executive Kevin Kamenetz has signed an executive order mandating that 100% of all items offered in vending machines on…

Chowbotics Creates Solution To Bring Sally the Salad Robot To Any Office

by Emily Jed

May 3, 2018

DALLAS, TX -- Chowbotics has launched an off-premise kitchen business unit to accommodate sales of its flagship product, Sally the Salad Robot at businesses…

Corporate Essentials Partners With James Beard Foundation To Bring Award-Winning Food To Offices

by Emily Jed

May 3, 2018

PARSIPPANY, NJ -- Corporate Essentials has entered an exclusive, year-long partnership with the James Beard Foundation to work with chefs from 10 distinct…

GasBuddy Reveals Best And Worst Days Of The Week To Buy Gas

by Emily Jed

May 3, 2018

BOSTON -- Gasoline prices are at their highest levels since 2014 and will continue to rise through Memorial Day. With many metro areas across the nation seeing…

Generation Next Franchise Brands Signs 223M Franchise Contract With Private-Equity Group

by Emily Jed

May 3, 2018

SAN DIEGO, CA -- Generation Next Franchise Brands Inc. said it has signed an exclusive territory franchise agreement with Greenville, SC-based CH Capital for…

Seaga Releases Prosper Multi-Beverage Vending Machine

by Emily Jed

May 3, 2018

FREEPORT, IL -- Seaga Manufacturing Inc. has taken the wraps off its new Prosper beverage vender. The closed-front machine with live product display is…

Tyson Foods Rolls Out Hillshire Snacking Small Plates For Vending And Micromarkets

by Emily Jed

May 3, 2018

SPRINGDALE, AR -- Tyson Foods has taken the wraps off its Hillshire Snacking Small Plates, a premium, refrigerated "adult snack," ideal for the vending and…

US Payments Spring Market Snapshot Explores Continued Path To EMV

by Emily Jed

May 3, 2018

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ -- The U.S. Payments Forum has released its spring 2018 market snapshot , providing updates on the status of the U.S. EMV chip migration…

Generation Next Debuts Fro-Yo Vending Machines Debut At CinemaCon 2018

by Emily Jed

April 26, 2018

LAS VEGAS -- Generation Next Franchise Brands Inc. unveiled its frozen yogurt and ice cream vending machine at this week's CinemaCon 2018 trade show here.

Ingenico Group And USAT Pact To Expand Cashless Availability In Unattended Retail

by Emily Jed

April 26, 2018

MALVERN, PA -- USA Technologies and Ingenico Group said they will partner to pursue the unattended retail marketplace with a bundled solution that pairs…

NAMA Premieres This is Convenience Services Video To Industry

by Emily Jed

April 26, 2018

CHICAGO The National Automatic Merchandising Association is rolling out its "This is Convenience Services" video to industry members following its debut at its…

Healthy Vending New York Embraces Change To Stay At Front Of Competitive Market

by Emily Jed

AHEAD OF THE CURVE : Robert Nadler, who founded Healthy Vending New York (originally ASA Vending) in 1995, sees pantry and coffee service as the biggest…

Chico Evolution Is Happening Very Fast

by Tim Sanford

April 25, 2018

Heidi Chico Heidi Chico is nearing the end of her term as National Automatic Merchandising Association chair, the culmination of 12 years of service on the…

EPA Delays Refrigerant Transition Timeframe For Vending Machines

by Emily Jed

April 18, 2018

CHICAGO -- In a big win for the industry, the Environmental Protection Agency recently issued guidance delaying the refrigerant transition for vending…

Kwikpay And Vendekin Launch Vending App In UK

by Emily Jed

April 18, 2018

LONDON -- Tech startups Kwikpay , headquartered here, and Vendekin (Dover, DE) have partnered to launch in the U.K. an app that enables vending customers to…

Mrs Freshleys Ushers In Summer With Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

by Emily Jed

April 18, 2018

THOMASVILLE, GA -- New from Flowers Foods to enliven vending machines during the warm weather months are strawberry shortcake cupcakes. Available nationwide…

Tyson Foods Launches Hillshire Farm Sausage Rolls In Vending And Micromarket Channel

by Emily Jed

April 18, 2018

SPRINGDALE, AR -- Tyson Foods is expanding its offerings for vending and micromarkets with the introduction of three new Hillshire Farm individually wrapped…

WASH Upgrades Common-Area Laundry Rooms With PayRange Mobile Payment

by Emily Jed

April 16, 2018

PORTLAND, OR -- PayRange Inc. said WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems (WASH) has selected PayRange to be the technology provider of its mobile payment solution.

Nestle Aims For 100 Recyclable Or Reusable Packaging By 2025

by Emily Jed

VEVEY, Switzerland -- Nestlé announced its ambition to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.