Last week, I received a call from a California state official who oversees the states blind vending contracts. He was seeking input on establishing guidelines for vending operators...
Without action, the cashless and telemetry aspects of many vending machines will simply stop working as AT&T and eventually Verizon shut down their 2G networks.
Several months back I read an article on a leadership program that General Electric (GE) created in the 1970s. GE worried that its executives lacked a broad view of society or...
Research shows consumers recognize vending's unique value, even during the recession. Operators can expand on their equity by communicating more aggressively at the point of sale...
A measure of that treasured past is returning to Philadelphia, Pa., where Elliot’s Vending Co. Inc., an 8-route operation, has managed to win some of the biggest accounts, due...
Investing in vending technology can be expensive and intimidating. There is never a guarantee that the investment will bring better margins, but in 2008, All Star Services took...
San Francisco, CA – May 19, 2016 –Cantaloupe Systems’ all-in-one Seed Cloud solution is helping vending operators across the country combat expensive and time-consuming driver...
(TUKWILA, WA; Thursday, April 21, 2016)—Avanti Markets Inc. —the largest micro-market provider in the United States—announces today a new integration with Seed Markets™ from Cantaloupe...
Vagabond Vending, the industry’s leading provider of route management and data analytics tools to small and medium vending operators, has announced a new integration with Seed...
HUDSON, Wis. - April 5, 2016 - PRLog -- Three Square Market and Cantaloupe Systems announced today that they will introduce the seamless integration of Three Square Market's point...
San Francisco, CA – March 29, 2016 – Cantaloupe Systems announced Seed Markets™ today. This new cloud-and-mobile solution will enable efficient micro market management, alongside...
San Francisco, CA – March 1, 2016 – Cantaloupe Systems, the vending industry’s premier provider of cloud-based, mobile technologies that deliver an integrated end-to-end Vending...
San Francisco, CA – December 1, 2015 – Cantaloupe Systems, the vending industry’s premier provider of cloud-based, mobile technologies that deliver an integrated end-to-end vending...
San Francisco, CA – October 27, 2015 – Cantaloupe Systems, the vending industry’s premier provider of cloud-based, mobile technologies that deliver an integrated end-to-end vending...
San Francisco, CA – May 29, 2015 – Cantaloupe Systems, the vending industry’s premier provider of cloud-based, mobile technologies that deliver an integrated end-to-end vending...
San Francisco, CA – May 20, 2015 – Cantaloupe Systems, the vending industry’s premier provider of cloud-based, mobile technologies that deliver an integrated end-to-end vending...
San Francisco, CA – April 20, 2015 – Cantaloupe Systems, the vending industry’s premier provider of cloud-based, mobile technologies that deliver an integrated end-to-end vending...
San Francisco, CA – April 15, 2015 – Cantaloupe Systems, the vending industry’s premier provider of cloud-based, mobile technologies that deliver an integrated end-to-end vending...
March 2, 2015-Des Moines, IA – U-Select-It, the industry’s foremost manufacturer of full-line vending solutions, today announced that its new Greenlite Solution will be offered...
Cantaloupe Systems knows supply and demand, according to Fortune, which profiled the company. Remote monitoring to view machine product, temperature changes and catch potential...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ and SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 27, 2014) - On Track Innovations Ltd. (oti) (NASDAQ: OTIV), a global provider of near field communication (NFC) and...
San Francisco, CA – September 23, 2014 – Cantaloupe Systems, the vending industry’s premier provider of cloud-based, mobile technologies that deliver an integrated end-to-end ...
Cantaloupe Systems announced that Sarah Rankin, the company’s president and chief operating officer, has been named to the National Automatic Merchandising Association’s (NAMA...
Cantaloupe Systems announced a new loyalty program with Isis®, the mobile commerce joint venture created by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Verizon Wireless.By integrating...
Cantaloupe Systems, a premier provider of cloud-based, mobile technologies that delivers an integrated end-to-end vending retail solution, has announced its acquisition of CompuVend...
Cantaloupe Systems announced Seed Delivery, a Seed Office add-on that manages office coffee service (OCS) and other delivery operations.Seed Delivery eliminates problems that ...
Cantaloupe Systems announced the deployment of Seed Office at All Star Services, Inc. in Port Huron, Mich. Seeking an easier-to-use, more modern solution that would improve productivity...
Cantaloupe Systems announced that Pepsi Cola Hudson Valley and River Vending will deploy the Seed Cloud Platform suite of solutions to bring its vending business online connecting...
These veteran Georgia operators are convinced analyzing product sales data and evolving coupon technology is the way to succeed in today’s challenging vending environment.
Cantaloupe Systems announced an update of its Seed Platform, adding new capabilities to its cloud-based vending management and cashless solution. This release makes it easier ...
Ascent Advisor, a change management consulting firm, recently wrote an executive summit blog about Mandeep Arora, co-founder of Cantaloupe Systems. Arora talks about how he began...
Attendees packed the room to see Dr. Michael Kasavana's V-Engineering: The next generation panel and educational session at the 2013 NAMA OneShow. The topic for the panelists ...
Cantaloupe Systems recently announced the release of Easier Seed Scheduling™, a comprehensive upgrade of its flagship dynamic scheduling solution. This release contains big improvements...
Cantaloupe Systems announced the addition of Seed Service Desk™, a new component of Seed Platform™, the integrated, web-based suite of telemetry, analytics, cashless and vending...
NAMA is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Innovation Awards, an accolade recognizing cutting-edge suppliers and products in the vending and refreshment services industry...
Cantaloupe Systems recently announced Seed Micromarket Integration, giving operators an integrated solution to manage micro markets and vending machines. Operators can use Seed...
Cantaloupe Systems announces a vending operator panel at the NAMA OneShow in Las Vegas, Nev. April 25. Guest speakers will include George Grabowski from Gulp-It! in Houston, Texas...
Cantaloupe Systems Inc. recently announced the hiring of Nancy Woodham to the position of regional sales director. Woodham will help Cantaloupe’s sales efforts to expand its fast...
Sarah Rankin, president and chief operating officer of Cantaloupe Systems and NAMA board member, will headline the Women of the Industry (WIN) education and networking event at...
Cantaloupe Systems recently announced that Seed Mobile, the easy-to-use, low-cost driver handheld app for Apple iPhones and iPod Touch devices is now available for free download...
Cantaloupe Systems announced its expanded Seed Platform, an intelligent vending platform now optimized for Intel® architecture. This will help to redefine the consumer experience...
The vending, coffee and onsite foodservice industry’s most cutting edge advances are being recognized as the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) unveils the names...
Cantaloupe Systems announced Midlantic Vending Services of Moorestown, N.J. is replacing 300 cashless readers with Cantaloupe Seed Cashless, and installing wireless Seed devices...
The 2012 National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) OneShowSM features six new education sessions along with OneShow mainstays back by popular demand. From sales leadership...
Cantaloupe Systems has entered into a partnership with Unified Strategies Group (USG) to offer USG’s buying consortium of more than 700 vending operators Seed Telemetry, Seed ...
This past holiday shopping season set records, driven largely by the rapid growth of smart phones, consumers’ willingness to use smart phones for buying, and retailers’ efforts...
Vendscreen Inc., inventor of the Vendscreen™ smart device for new and existing vending machines, announces the acquisition and intellectual property of CTO Services, LLC and its...
When Andy and Bonnie Stein started Mark Vend Co. in suburban Chicago in 1962, they had one employee, two trucks, and a few dozen machines that dispensed only cigarettes. Fast-...
Cantaloupe Systems, the leading vending optimization platform provider, is joining with First Data Corp., a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, to implement...
The Wall Street Digital Network recently ran an interview on its news Website on the recent introduction of vending machines that accept Google Wallet.
For the third straight year, The San Francisco Business Times has listed Cantaloupe Systems to its list of fastest-growing private companies in the Bay Area.
VendTek Wholesale Equipment, Inc., based in Wixom, Mich. had its official grand opening and open house recently. VendTek had its new 15,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility...
USA Technologies, Inc., a provider of wireless, cashless payment and M2M telemetry solutions for self-serve retailing industries, announced that the company is expanding its sales...
For the third year running, Inc. Magazine has named Cantaloupe Systems, Inc., one of the “500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America” in its annual listing. Cantaloupe Systems...
Mandeep Aurora, chief executive officer and co-founder of Cantaloupe Systems, recently wrote an article in The New York Times titled, “The Vending Machine Kid” about his early...
The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) announced its 2011 board of directors which begins its new term.Brad Ellis, NCE, president of Crane Merchandising Systems...
Cantaloupe Systems has been awarded U.S. patent number 7,894,938 for its Vending Machine Service Scheduling system. A fundamental element of the Cantaloupe Retail Optimization...
Vending operators in Oklahoma, Georgia and California experienced average sales gains of 69 percent, reductions in route overlaps of 40 percent, and significant savings on fuel...
DEX has revolutionized the way the vending operator can do business. It captures lots of data from the vending machine, automatically. Then vending management systems can download...
Long-time vending operators are unsure if the growing number of these programs help them meet consumer requests or if they could do it themselves with better business practices...
The vending industry has always been slow to adopt new technology. But in recent years, a number of forward-thinking operators have investigated the benefits of remote machine...
A major credit card player has invested in the vending market. In addition, a host of new system providers have entered the fray, all bringing new opportunities to vending operators...
Both closed and open cashless systems make sense for vending operators in the right location; performance to date indicates cashless improves sales, profitability and customer...
Remote data transfer and other new technologies provide better ways to verify sales. Misreporting sales to customers is a longstanding and largely secretive practice.
