Howard Chapman Begins Term As NAMA Chairman

by Emily Jed

July 6, 2015

TAGS: Vending, Howard Chapman, National Automatic Merchandising Association, Royal Cup Coffee, NAMA

Study Suggests Bottled Water Bans On Campuses Increase Consumption Of Less Healthy Drinks

by Emily Jed

July 6, 2015

TAGS: Vending, American Journal of Public Health, bottled water ban, plastic waste, water bottle ban failure BURLINGTON, VT -- New research published…

Twinkies Maker Hostess Brands Abandons Sale For IPO

July 6, 2015

TAGS: vending, bakery business, Hostess Brands LLC, Hostess IPO, Twinkies, Apollo Global Management, C. Dean Metropoulos NEW YORK CITY -- Hostess…

Vermonts Vending Machine And Soda Taxes Kick In

by Emily Jed

July 6, 2015

TAGS: Vending, Vermont, Soda Tax, vending machine tax, sugary drinks MONTPELIER, VT -- All food and beverages sold through vending machines are now…

HOLD DONT MOVE UP Move Over Jackson A Womans Place Is On The 20 Bill

by Emily Jed

June 30, 2015

TAGS: Hot on the heels of 1920's 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, is this year's growing support to replace Andrew Jackson's…

Mars Ramps Up Production At Georgia Plants

by Emily Jed

June 24, 2015

TAGS: vending, candy, confection, Mars Inc., Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., Mars Chocolate North America, Mars Georgia factories, Orbit, Goodnessknows Snack Squares…

PayRange Secures 12M To Fund Its Vending Machine Payments Technology

by Emily Jed

June 24, 2015

TAGS: vending, PayRange, cashless vending, PayRange, Pay Range Series A funding, Matrix Partners, mobile payment technology, Jared Fliesler, Nyca Partners…

Coca-Colas Julie Seitz Offers Prediction Of Future Workplace Needs For Vending And Refreshment Services

by Tim Sanford

June 23, 2015

TAGS: vending machine, office coffee service, Coca-Cola vending, Coke, micro market, refreshment service, workplace refreshments, vending, vending…

Edmonton Woos Tourists With Twitter-Activated Vending Machine

by Emily Jed

June 23, 2015

TAGS: vending machine, tourism vending machine, Edmonton tourism vending machine, Maggie Davison EDMONTON, AB, Canada -- Alberta's capital city is…

Systech Joins Consortium To Advance M2M Interoperability

by Emily Jed

June 23, 2015

TAGS: vending machine network, ATMs, Systech Corp., Open Interconnect Consortium, Internet of Things, IoT market, Robert Lutz SAN DIEGO -- Systech…

11 Busted In 5-hour Energy Counterfeit Scheme

by Emily Jed

June 22, 2015

TAGS: 5-hour Energy counterfeits, Joseph Shayota, Adriana Shayota, Baja Exporting LLC, Living Essentials Eleven people have been indicted on charges…

Hershey Lowers Growth Forecast Amid Weaker Sales In China Slashes 300 Jobs

by Emily Jed

June 22, 2015

TAGS: Hershey sales, chocolate news, Hershey in China, Hershey Co. estimates, vending, John P. Bilbrey HERSHEY, PA -- North America's biggest…

The Law On Concealed Weapons What Vending Operators Need To Know

by Emily Jed

June 18, 2015

TAGS: vending, Heather Bailey, office coffee service, amusement operators, route drivers, concealed weapon, Smith Amundsen, Pot-Smokin, Gun-Carryin…

The Law On Marijuana Consumption What Vending Operators Need To Know

by Emily Jed

June 18, 2015

TAGS: vending, Heather Bailey, legalization of marijuana, office coffee service, amusement operators, route drivers, impaired drivers, Smith Amundsen…

Redbox Expands New-Generation Videogames Renews 20th Century Fox Pact

by Emily Jed

June 17, 2015

TAGS: vending, movie rental kiosk, Redbox, Redbox new-generation videogames, Redbox mobile app, video game rentals, Bill West, 20th Century Fox Home…

Womans Portrait Will Appear On 10 Bill In 2020

by Emily Jed

June 17, 2015

TAGS: vending, payments, new $10 bill, coin-op news, vending machines, jukeboxes, arcade games, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa…

AVT Unveils 1212 Coffee Vending Machine

by Emily Jed

June 15, 2015

TAGS: vending machine, coffee vending machine, hot drinks, AVT Inc., 12/12 Premium Coffee Kiosk, whole bean coffee machine CORONA, CA -- AVT Inc. said…

Coca-Cola Closes Monster Beverage Deal

by Emily Jed

June 15, 2015

TAGS: vending, Coca-Cola Co., energy drinks, Coke, Monster Beverage Corp. Coca-Cola, Hansen's sodas, Kathy N. Waller, Gary P. Fayard ATLANTA -…

London Vending Operator Turns To IBM Watson Analytics To Access Customer Insights

by Emily Jed

June 12, 2015

TAGS: vending, automated coffeehouse, Revive Vending, IBM data analytics, UK vending operator, Honest Cafés, Watson Analytics, Mark Summerill LONDON -…

NAMA Adds Monuments By Night Tour For Fly-In Participants

by Emily Jed

June 12, 2015

TAGS: vending, vending operators, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA Washington DC Fly-In, Washington DC monuments, NAMA Takes the Hill…