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…

American Vending Sales Will Distribute 365 Micromarkets In Midwest

by Emily Jed

TAGS: micro market sales, American Vending Sales, 365 Retail Markets, self-checkout kiosk, cashless vending, AirVend, John Veit, Midwest micro market…

Mars Unwraps Snickers Twix And Dove Innovations

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Mars Chocolate North America, Dove Chocolate Fruit & Nut, Twix White Chocolate, Snickers Hazelnut, vending machine candy, new confections …

NAMA TV Puts Vending Professionals In The Spotlight

by Emily Jed

TAGS: vending, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA TV, NTV, vending industry video, Roni Moore, Kelly Doherty CHICAGO -- The National…

Roger Enrico Dies At 71 Led PepsiCo During Cola Wars

by Emily Jed

June 6, 2016

TAGS: Pepsi, Cola Wars, Roger Enrico, Frito-Lay, Indra Nooyi, The Other Guy Blinked How Pepsi Won the Cola Wars, vending GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands…

Safeguard Expands Self-Locking Coinbox Product Line Under New Ownership

by Emily Jed

June 6, 2016

TAGS: vending, Luciano Packaging Technologies, Safeguard Coin Box, Meadow Fox LLC, self-locking coinbox, vending machine locking cash SOMERVILLE, NJ -…

NAMA Partners With Operation Homefront To Support Military Children

by Emily Jed

June 1, 2016

TAGS: vending, National Automatic Merchandising Association, Operation Homefront, Operation Homefront Back-To-School Brigade, Eric Dell CHICAGO -- The…

NAMA Releases Guide On Calorie Disclosure Compliance Webinar On Vendings Hot-Button Topic Sets Call-In Record

June 1, 2016

TAGS: National Automatic Merchandising Association, FDA calorie rules for vending machines, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, calorie-disclosure rules…

Vengo Labs Partners With Blackstone Launchpad To Deploy Mini High-Tech Vending Machines On College Campuses

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

June 1, 2016

TAGS: high-tech vending machine, Vengo Labs, Blackstone Charitable Foundation, Brian Shimmerlik, Blackstone LaunchPad, Stephen Schwarzman, Sen. John…

Caribou Coffee Brews Up RTD Iced Coffee

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Caribou Coffee, RTD coffee for vending machines, ready-to-drink iced coffee, Caribou Coffee RTD coffee MINNEAPOLIS -- Caribou Coffee, one of the…

FHV Fro-Yo Vending Machines Add Chloes Soft Serve To Meet School Guidelines

by Emily Jed

May 30, 2016

TAGS: frozen yogurt vending machine, Fresh Healthy Vending International Inc., Reis and Irvy's, Chloe's Soft Serve Fruit, USDA Smart Snacks in School…

Parlevel Infographic Illustrates Benefits Of Vending Management Systems

May 30, 2016

TAGS: Parlevel Systems, vending management system, vending technology, Parlevel VMS infographic, cashless vending SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Parlevel Systems…

Technology Novel Styles And Sizes Enhance Visual Appeal Of 2016s Vending Machines

May 28, 2016

TAGS: new vending machines, NAMA OneShow, vending technology, Automated Merchandising Systems , AVT Inc., Crane Merchandising Systems, Fastcorp, InOne…

Fitbit Acquires Coins Wearable Payment Assets Popular Smart Watches Could Double As Mobile Wallets

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

May 26, 2016

TAGS: mobile payments, wearable payments, Fitbit Inc., cashless vending, Coin, Coin 2.0 payment, NFC payments, Apple Watch, wearables market trends, James…

Interstate United Corp Founder Donn Chappellet Dies At 84

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

May 26, 2016

TAGS: Donn Chappellet, vending operation, Interstate United Corporation, Chappellet winery, vending industry pioneer

Massachusetts Lawmakers Revisit Healthy Vending Bill

by Emily Jed

May 26, 2016

TAGS: vending machine rules, Massachusetts vending law, Massachusetts Department of Public Health , healthy vending proposal, American Heart Association…