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SURVEY: Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030 push vending toward real food
Do your customers really want “healthy” snacks — or just say they do? Take our operator survey.
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PepsiCo to use digital twins, artificial intelligence to redesign U.S. plants
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Learning Resources

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Coffee programs have entirely new expectations for employers – there is a new importance to this amenity to drive employee satisfaction and engagement. Join this free webinar ...
Nov. 18, 2025
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Discover how micro market and vending operators are tackling the hidden profit killer of shrinkage with cutting-edge technology, smart inventory strategies, and practical theft...
Oct. 7, 2025
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Discover the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the future of Office Coffee Service in 2025 and beyond in this must-attend webinar, featuring exclusive data ...
Sept. 23, 2025
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Discover the secrets to thriving in the booming micro market and unattended retail space with expert insights, proven strategies, and the latest tech trends that are redefining...
Aug. 28, 2025

Vending & OCS Nation

Coffee Service

Javvy Coffee
Javvy Coffee protein creamer adds three new flavors
Javvy Coffee protein creamer provides operators with a new functional coffee add-in, delivering 11 grams of protein and no sugar per scoop.
Jan. 2, 2026
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State of the Industry 2024: Office Coffee Service report
In this VendingMarketWatch.com members-only article, download the full 2024 OCS state of the industry report. The U.S. OCS industry grew 17% year-over-year in 2024, continuing...
Dec. 26, 2025
Nestlé Nespresso SA
Nespresso opens New York boutique with hands-on tastings
Nespresso has opened a flagship boutique in New York City’s Flatiron district that doubles as a hands-on testing ground for self-service and professional coffee machines.
Dec. 22, 2025
Laird Superfood
Laird Superfood Certified Organic Creamer
Laird Superfood updates its liquid creamer line to use U.S. Department of Agriculture certified organic ingredients, including coconut milk and vanilla extract.
Dec. 18, 2025

Micro Market

365 Retail Markets
365 Retail Markets introduces PicoCoffee
365 Retail Markets introduces PicoCoffee, a single cashless checkout point that lets micro market customers buy coffee and nearby micro market items in one transaction.
Dec. 18, 2025
Sheehan Brothers Vending
Michael Sheehan, vice president, and Patrick Sheehan, president, are part of the third generation of Sheehans to run the family-owned and -operated business, which highly values investing in and giving back to the communities it serves.
Sheehan Brothers Vending donates 301,755 pounds of fresh food to Second Harvest Food Bank in Springfield, Ohio, converting unsold micro market items into 251,463 meals for local...
Dec. 11, 2025
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Patrick and Michael Sheehan, Sheehan Brothers Vending
From in-house commissary programs to tighter pricing controls, Patrick Sheehan walks through the decisions reshaping one of the Midwest’s fastest-growing regional operators.
Dec. 2, 2025
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Stadium concessions, personalization can boost sales and loyalty
Three examples from a stadium concessions operator show how personalization can boost sales and loyalty. Learn how tailored offerings can pay off.
Nov. 24, 2025

Equipment

Kentucky Venues
Kentucky Venues will use Envision IQ vending machines from Seaga Manufacturing Inc.
Kentucky Venues, the operating brand for the Kentucky Exposition Center and Kentucky International Convention Center, has introduced a new smart vending program at the facilities...
Jan. 5, 2026
Oneverse Technology Sdn. Bhd.
Oneverse Technology Sdn. Bhd. is a Malaysia-based digital innovation company that builds platforms connecting gaming, payments and interactive commerce
Vending operators can learn how CoffeeBot Malaysia and OneOne are using smart machines, video screens, and QR codes to link coffee purchases to digital gaming rewards.
Dec. 17, 2025
Habco
Habco new facility in Hammond, LA
Habco’s new Louisiana distribution center is designed to reduce freight costs and shorten lead times for U.S. vending and micro market operators, according to CEO Chris Strong...
Dec. 8, 2025
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Inside Market 19 a Soldier orders a meal on Camp Walker, South Korea
At Camp Walker in Korea, the U.S. Army debuted autonomous dining facility Market 19 to test how robotic cooking and self-service ordering can make Army foodservice more consistent...
Dec. 3, 2025

Technology

Adobe Express
Rebrand
By renaming Crane Payment Innovations vending business, Crane Convenience seeks to highlight its capabilities beyond traditional vending to broader convenience services.
Jan. 7, 2026
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Embedded payments provider Unipaas is adding Nayax Nova Modu and Nova 55F mobile terminals to its AI-powered platformto support in-person acceptance.
Dec. 17, 2025
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Nayax has acquired Lynkwell, an artificial intelligence-enabled electric vehicle charging platform, to strengthen its combined software and payments product in the EV charging...
Dec. 4, 2025
VendTech International
VendTech expands unattended retail platform with VendXONE and VendXpay
VendTech International, the parent company of Naturals2Go, launches a new technology-focused brand, VendTech Technology, with its VendXONE and VendXpay vending management software...
Dec. 3, 2025

Products

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Employee-led Chobani fund invests $250,000 in four local projects
Chobani Legacy Project expands its employee-directed fund to four states, investing $1 million in parks, kitchens and community centers that serve the same neighborhoods convenience...
Jan. 9, 2026
High Liner Foodservice
High Liner Foodservice taps seafood demand in convenience channel
Fully cooked whitefish items from High Liner Foodservice provide operators with odorless, easy-to-heat, Marine Stewardship Council-certified options for sandwiches, wraps, and...
Jan. 9, 2026
Monster Energy
Monster Energy launches Juice Monster Voodoo Grape
Launching with Carnival season, Juice Monster Voodoo Grape is now available in New Orleans coolers, with a nationwide convenience rollout set for February 9.
Jan. 9, 2026
Mars Incorporated
Mars Nutri-Grain Crunchy
Nutri-Grain Crunchy debuts as a high-fiber, whole grain bar made with oats, barley, buckwheat, rye and quinoa for on-the-go snacking.
Jan. 9, 2026

Video Showcase

Transformation, technology and trust in vending’s future: Josh Rosenberg speaks | Live at NAMA 2025
Industry veteran Josh Rosenberg, former NAMA Chairman and current leader of Forward Thinkers, joined Bob Tullio of Automatic Merchandiser to reflect on the evolution of convenience...
June 5, 2025
Fixturelite unveils 4 turnkey micro market solutions | 2025 NAMA Show
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Bob Tullio of Automatic Merchandiser and VendingMarketWatch.com catches up with Steve Orlando of Fixturelite at the 2025 NAMA Show.
June 2, 2025
Launch Hydrate offers high-margin, functional beverage opportunity for operators | 2025 NAMA Show
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At the 2025 NAMA Show in Las Vegas, Bob Tullio of Automatic Merchandiser interviews Dillon Houstoun, co-founder of Launch Hydrate, to explore how the functional beverage brand...
May 30, 2025
How ProWatch Solutions Is Using AI to Stop Theft in Micro Markets | Live from 2025 NAMA Show
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At the 2025 NAMA Show in Las Vegas, Bob Tullio joined with Mark Kronenberg, founder of ProWatch Solutions, to talk about the future of loss prevention and retail management for...
May 29, 2025