Judge Rules Massachusetts Vending Machine Fee Is Lawful After Industry Disputes

by Emily Jed

June 22, 2016

TAGS: vending machine fee, Massachusetts vending machine tax, FDA calorie-disclosure, Massachusetts Automatic Merchandising Council, Foley Food &…

Grow Healthy Vending Joins Elementary School Students For Kids Ocean Day Cleanup

by Emily Jed

June 20, 2016

TAGS: Grow Health Vending, vending, healthy vending, Kids Ocean Day, Malibu Foundation for Environmental Education, Orange County Coastkeeper, California…

BLAST Marks 80th Anniversary Of The Randolph-Sheppard Act

by Emily Jed

June 19, 2016

TAGS: blind vendors, vending operator, National Association of Blind Merchants, Windy City BLAST conference, blind merchants, Randolph-Sheppard Act…

Airlifts Shoutouts Allow Micromarket Users To Send Gifts

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Airlift, Shoutout micromarket rewards, vending, Sandeep Phadke, Minda Brusse, micro market BELLEVUE, WA -- Now available at Airlift's…

Coke Consolidated Pacts To Swap Distribution Territories With Coca-Cola Refreshments

by Tim Sanford

June 16, 2016

TAGS: vending, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, independent Coca-Cola bottler, Coca-Cola Co., Coca-Cola Refreshments USA Inc. CHARLOTTE, NC -…

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 -…