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  • Department Of Energy To Hold Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machine Energy Standards Meeting June 20

    The Department of Energy (DOE) is considering amending energy conservation standards for refrigerated beverage vending machines as required by  42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1)) . On June 4, the DOE published a notice of public meeting and availability of the...

    News • June 14th, 2013

  • Nathan's Famous, Inc. Reports Increased Fourth Quarter Results For 2013

    Nathan's Famous, Inc. reported results for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. The company’s net income increased 21.3 percent to $7,468,000 for the fifty-three weeks ended March 31, 2013, as compared to $6,158,000 for the fifty-two weeks ended...

    News • June 14th, 2013

  • Blog: Winning The Workplace War

    In 2012, vending operators saw revenue growth, and part of that success has been in operators adjusting their business model to incorporate a vastly different workforce than 10 years ago, Emily Refermat, editor of Automatic Merchandiser and...

    News • June 13th, 2013

  • Three Square Market, Serenity Vending Open Micro Market In Illinois

    Three Square Market and strategic partner, Serenity Vending, have opened their first micro market in Illinois at Alco Manufacturing in Machesney Park, Ill.  The Alco location will be the first of several micro markets Serenity will be operating under...

    News • June 13th, 2013

  • USConnect Network Expands To 21 Vending, Foodservice Operations

    USConnect recently announced that its network of vending and foodservice operators has expanded and now includes 21 companies. The company has grown since launching in April 2013 with 14 members.  The geographically exclusive organization is in...

    News • June 13th, 2013

  • CVA 2013 New England Spring Meeting Draws 90 Attendees

    The Connecticut Vending Association (CVA) hosted it 2013 New England Spring Meeting June 7 to 9, which drew 90 attendees and included the Massachusetts Vending Association, Pine Tree Vending Association of Maine, New Hampshire Vending Association...

    News • June 13th, 2013

  • Bebida Beverage To Participate In Prison Study

    Bebida Beverage Co. (BeBevCo), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of liquid relaxation and energy products, announced that the company's flagship product will participate in a case study on a relaxation beverage being made available to inmates at...

    News • June 13th, 2013

  • AdvancePierre Receives National Premier Healthcare Alliance Performance Award

    AdvancePierre Foods recently announced that it is a winner of the eighth annual performance award, presented by the Premier Healthcare Alliance. Premier, a provider-owned performance improvement alliance of 2,800 hospitals and nearly 100,000 other...

    News • June 13th, 2013

  • Nevada Governor Vetoes Calorie Count Legislation

    Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed Assembly Bill 126, which would have required restaurant chains with 15 or more locations to post nutrition information, including calorie counts, according to Nation’s Restaurant News. The vetoed legislation was an...

    News • June 13th, 2013

  • Automatic Merchandiser Is Accepting Nominations For Its People Of The Year Awards

    Every year the readers of Automatic Merchandiser magazine and VendingMarketWatch have a tough decision ahead of them. They must choose five industry professionals to nominate for the People of the Year Awards. These individuals are those that guide...

    News • June 12th, 2013

  • USAT Announces Three Exclusive Vending Partnerships

    USA Technologies, Inc. announced that it has entered into three new exclusive agreements with existing customers during the third quarter ending June 30, adding to the exclusive agreements already entered into in Fiscal 2013. "We believe these...

    News • June 12th, 2013

  • Hotel Registration Deadline Approaches for NAVA, July 31

    The Northwest Automatic Vending Association (NAVA) annual meeting will take place Aug. 15 to 17, 2013, at the The Resort at The Mountain in Welches, Ore. NAVA has a special group rate at the resort of $149 per night, plus resort fee and taxes...

    News • June 12th, 2013

  • Missouri Congressman Meets With Mid-America Vending Association

    The Mid-America Automatic Merchandising Association (MAMA) hosted Congressman Billy Long, R-Mo., at its annual meeting in Lark Ozark, Mo., on Saturday, June 8, announced the president of MAMA, Patrick Murphy "I was delighted to meet with hard...

    News • June 12th, 2013

  • Police Investigate Vending Machine Theft At Maryland Park Pool

    Maryland police are investigating the burglary of a vending machine at the Truxtun Park pool in Annapolis, Md., according to the Capital Gazette. The suspect stole broke the glass on the front of the machine and stole $80 worth of snacks. Full article.

    News • June 12th, 2013

  • Performance Food Group Promotes Jim Spatola, Jeff Williamson

    Performance Food Group, Inc. (PFG) announced that Jim Spatola has been named senior vice president of procurement and Jeff Williamson has been named senior vice president of operations, effective immediately. Both positions are new and report directly...

    News • June 12th, 2013