Philadelphia Becomes First Major US City To Pass Tax On Soda

by Emily Jed

June 16, 2016

TAGS: Philadelphia soda tax, City of Brotherly Love, Philly tax on sugary drinks, diet soda tax, Philadelphia City Council, National Automatic…

Wrigleys Plant Expansion Accommodates Skittles Growth

by Emily Jed

June 16, 2016

TAGS: Mars Inc., Wrigley factory expansion, Wrigley Yorkville Illinois factory, Skittles, candy news CHICAGO -- Mars Inc. subsidiary Wrigley has added…

AdvancePierre Expands Upscale Signatures Sandwich Line

by Emily Jed

TAGS: vending machine sandwich, AdvancePierre Foods, Pierre Signatures vending line, Monterey-style grilled chicken sandwich, all beef jalapeño…

Living Essentials Launches 5-hour Energy Protein Shot

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Living Essentials, vending, 5-hour Energy FARMINGTON HILLS, MI -- Living Essentials is rolling out protein shots, expanding its popular 5-hour…

WhiteWave Introduces STÅ_x008d_K Single-Serve Cold-Brew Coffee And Flavored Silk Milk

by Emily Jed

TAGS: STÅ_x008d_K cold-brew coffee, vending machine products, WhiteWave Foods, cold-brew coffee, Matt Keller, office refreshments, foodservice drinks …

European Vending Association Issues 3rd Coin Design Handbook For Mints Antifraud Agencies

by Tim Sanford

June 15, 2016

TAGS: coin validation, coin acceptance, coin machine payments, European Vending Association, Coin Design Handbook, Mint Directors Conference, coin minting…

NAMA Webinar Offers Guidance On Food Safety Compliance In Micromarkets June 29

by Emily Jed

June 15, 2016

TAGS: NAMA webinar, National Automatic Merchandising Association, micro market food safety, Conference for Food Protection, Larry Eils, Sandra Larson, NAMA…

Vending Machines With Apple Pay Ad Messaging Increase NFC Usage And Sales USA Technologies Study

by Emily Jed

June 15, 2016

TAGS: cashless vending, Apple Pay usage study, mobile payments, USA Technologies, iPhone payments, ePort Interactive, POS advertising, unattended sales…

Glory Globals Single Denomination Dispenser Celebrates 30th Birthday

June 14, 2016

TAGS: Glory Global Solutions, ATM, Single Denomination Dispenser, Glory SDD, Triton, banknote dispensers, cash management products, automated retailing …

Michigan Distributors Vendors Host Legislative Day In State Capital

by Emily Jed

June 14, 2016

TAGS: vending, Michigan Distributors and Vendors Association, MDVA Day at the Capitol, Polly Reber, Eric Dell, National Automatic Merchandising…

NAMA Organizes Private Tour Of US Capitol For Fly-In Participants

by Emily Jed

June 14, 2016

TAGS: vending operator, vending industry, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA DC Fly-In, NAMA U.S. Capitol Building tour WASHINGTON -…

PayLabs DexLink Vending Management System Is Available For Android

by Emily Jed

June 14, 2016

TAGS: PayLab DexLink, DexLink for Android, vending management system, VMS, vending data exchange, CALGARY, AB -- DexLink from Canada's PayLab is now…

Pittsburgh Signs On For Smart Plugs On Vending Machines Water Coolers

by Emily Jed

June 14, 2016

TAGS: vending machine power reduction, Pittsburgh smart plug regulation, BOSS Controls LLC, Internet of Things energy-management controls, Grant Ervin…

Tech 2 Success White Paper Offers Micromarket Connectivity Insight

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Tech 2 Success, micro market connectivity, vending operators, John Hickey, micro market service calls, self-checkout kiosks, OptConnect, wireless…

NAMA Bundles Business Growth Data For Vending Operators

by Emily Jed

June 12, 2016

TAGS: vending industry educational documents, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA research, vending business publications CHICAGO -…

Theater Concessions Guru Larry Etter To Keynote Atlantic Coast Exhibition

by Emily Jed

June 12, 2016

TAGS: Larry Etter, Atlantic Coast Exposition, vending machine trade show, vending, ACE Bright Stars Shine, Malco Theatres

Bottled Water Consumption More Than Doubles Since 2000 Cutting Trillions Of Calories From American Diet

June 9, 2016

TAGS: vending, U.S. bottled water consumption, Beverage Marketing Corp., Michael Bellas, Bottled Water's Impact on U.S. Caloric Intake

PepsiCo Expected To Ditch Aspartame-Free Diet Pepsi Amid Continued Sales Declines

by Emily Jed

June 9, 2016

TAGS: PepsiCo, aspartame-free reformulation, Diet Pepsi reformulation, diet soda sales declines, sucralose, acesulfame potassium (Ace K), now…

Phillys City Council Okays Amended Soda Tax

by Emily Jed

June 9, 2016

TAGS: Philly soda tax, Philadelphia City Council, sugary drinks tax, diet soda tax, Mayor Jim Kenney, No Philly Grocery Tax Coalition, Kenney's soda tax…

Microtronic US Announces Integration With ATGs Multifunction OFA To Service Correctional Facilities

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 7, 2016

TAGS: vending, cashless vending, correctional vendor, Microtronic US, contactless technology, Advanced Technologies Group LLC, inmate commissary…