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  • Smucker Foodservice Presents Folgers® Fall Cappuccino Flavors

    Folgers ® is giving cappuccino drinkers two new flavors this fall. Folgers is introducing Caramel Macchiato and Pumpkin Spice. Folgers reports more than 40 percent of consumers say their beverage preferences change with the seasons, according to a...

    News • May 15th, 2013

  • Hav-A-Cup Owner Frank Lail Passes Away

    Frank Lail, the owner of Hav-A-Cup Coffee Service in Hickory, N.C., recently passed away. Lail had been owner and president since the business began in 1980 in North Carolina. Lail's coffee service career began 45 years ago when he started working...

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • Featured In Automatic Merchandiser: Rediscovering Fresh Food

    In the May issue of Automatic Merchandiser magazine, Emily Refermat, editor, reports on how to make the most out of fresh food -- a best-selling product segment in micro markets. Read article.

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • Lieberman Hosted 50 Vendors For Joint Training Session May 3

    The 34th Annual Lieberman Co.’s Vending Food & Equipment Show occurred May 3, at Lieberman Co. headquarters office in Bloomington, Minn. Twenty-three manufacturers and suppliers exhibited the latest vending equipment, snack items and beverage...

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • Apriva’s Bill Ramsey To Speak At NFC Solutions Summit

    Apriva recently announced that Bill Ramsey, the company’s vice president and general manager of mobile payments, will participate in a keynote roundtable session at the Near Field Communications (NFC) Solutions Summit 2013. The event is scheduled...

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • Reed's Increases First Quarter 2013 Revenues 24 Percent

    Reed's, Inc. announced its revenues for its first quarter ended March 31, 2013, and its earnings release date of May 14, 2013. Revenues for the first quarter of 2013 increased 24 percent to more than $8 million from $6.5 million in the first quarter...

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • Pepsi Launches Touchscreen Soda Fountain

    Pepsi is rolling out a new soda fountain, which allows consumers to mix and match beverage flavors, called Pepsi Touch Tower 1.0, according to Advertising Age. The tower is a counter-top unit with a digital touchscreen, which offers nearly 100...

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • Michael Foods Reports Increased Earnings In First Quarter 2013

    Michael Foods Group, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter of 2013. Net sales for the quarter ended March 30, 2013 were $484.3 million, compared to $444.8 million in 2012, an increase of 8.9 percent. Net earnings for the quarter...

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • New York Airport Accused Of Vending Price Gouging

    Mid-Hudson County, N.Y.  Legislator Sheila Marcotte is urging the county department of public works to investigate the high price of soda in the Westchester County Airport vending machines in White Plains, N.Y., according to Mid-Hudson News. Marcotte...

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • California Attorney Counter-Sues Monster Beverage Corp.

    San Francisco, Calif. City Attorney Dennis Herrera has sued Monster Beverage Corp. for violating California law with its marketing of highly-caffeinated energy drinks to children as young as six-years-old, despite scientific findings that such...

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • USAT Reports 19 Percent Revenue Increase In Third Quarter 2013

    USA Technologies, Inc. reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 ended March 31, 2013. Revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 were $9.0 million, an increase of 19 percent from the same period a year ago. Revenue growth was fueled...

    News • May 13th, 2013

  • CAVC To Host Charity Golf Outing

    The California Automatic Vendors Council (CAVC) will hold a charity golf event on June 3, 2013. The funds raised will be used by The Walsh Family CAVC Scholarship Foundation to assist young people to further their education. The tournament will be...

    News • May 13th, 2013

  • CVA To Host 2013 New England Spring Meeting June 7 To 9

    The Connecticut Vending Association (CVA) will host the 2013 New England Spring Meeting June 7 to 9, which includes the Massachusetts Vending Association, Pine Tree Vending Association of Maine, New Hampshire Vending Association, Rhode Island Vending...

    News • May 13th, 2013

  • WhiteWave Foods Reports 9 Percent Net Sales Increase In First Quarter 2013

    The WhiteWave Foods Co. reported strong first quarter 2013 results. The company reported first quarter 2013 adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.16, a 20 percent increase compared to first quarter 2012, despite a higher tax rate. Adjusted net...

    News • May 13th, 2013

  • Mondelez International Vows To Rejuvenate Gum

    Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of Mondelez International, announced that the company is actively testing a number of ideas to rejuvenate the gum category, according to Food Navigator. The world’s No. 2 maker of gum, Mondelez, has seen a 10 percent decline...

    News • May 13th, 2013