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  • Blog: Technology For The Future, Today

    Alfonso Flores, assistant editor of Automatic Merchandiser and VendingMarketWatch, blogs about a proposed Qualcomm technology that would transform an ordinary coffee brewer into a digital machine that can personalize drinks. Read blog .

    News • March 7th, 2013

  • Herr’s Presents Baked Crisps For Vending

    Herr’s now offers Baked Crisps, a classic ripple cut potato chip with the wholesome goodness of an oven-baked crisp. Herr’s Baked Crisps are gluten free, trans-fat free and contain no monosodium glutamate (MSG). Herr’s Ripple Original Baked...

    News • March 7th, 2013

  • Suncoast Coffee Service And Vending Profiled In Best Selling Author’s New Book

    Suncoast Coffee Service And Vending has been profiled in a new book by Mark Sanborn, author of New York Times best seller The Fred Factor , for the company’s innovative Making People Better (MPB) reading program, in which they pay their employees...

    News • March 7th, 2013

  • Arizona Men Arrested In Attempted School Vending Machine Theft

    Two men were arrested in Mesa, Ariz. when they attempted to steal from two vending machines at a local high school, according to The Arizona Republic. The men, 43 and 18 years old, broke into two vending machines at Red Mountain High School. According...

    News • March 7th, 2013

  • Iowa Congressman Steve King And Jim Brinton, Avanti, To Be Featured Speakers At IAMA Annual Meeting

    Congressman Steve King and Avanti Markets President Jim Brinton will be the featured speakers at the Iowa Automatic Merchandising Association (IAMA) annual meeting beginning Friday, March 8 at 6 p.m. at the Des Moines Marriott, Des Moines, Iowa...

    News • March 7th, 2013

  • GMCR, Unilever Partner For Lipton Tea K-Cups And Vue Packs

    Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) and Unilever North America announce the companies have reached an agreement to offer Lipton® hot and iced teas in K-Cup® and Vue® packs for Keurig® single cup brewing systems. The new Lipton® K-Cup...

    News • March 7th, 2013

  • Pinnacle Foods Reports 3 Percent Sales Increase In Fourth Quarter 2012

    Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Dec. 30, 2012. Net sales for the quarter increased 3 percent versus a year-ago to $705 million, and net earnings in the quarter were $44 million...

    News • March 7th, 2013

  • Sixty Foot Doritos Vending Machine To Be Music Concert Stage

    During the Austin, Texas, music concert, South by Southwest, a 62-foot Doritos vending machine will be the stage for a number of performing artists and consumer participation via Twitter, according to Mashables. Viewers can use the Twitter hashtag...

    News • March 7th, 2013

  • Canteen Of Owensboro, Ky. Acquires Fischer Candy, Part Of RDM Sales In Indiana

    Canteen of Owensboro, Ky. has acquired the assets of the Fischer Candy of Evansville, Ind. and the vending routes of RDM Sales of Ferdinand, Ind. From Fischer Candy, Owensboro gained seven vending routes, a warehouse and personnel. From RDM Sales...

    News • March 6th, 2013

  • CAVC To Hold Board Meeting And Breakfast April 26 At OneShow

    The California Automatic Vendors Council (CAVC) is planning a board meeting and continental breakfast April 26 at the Venetian/Sands Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. There will be discussion on pending legislation, scholarship drawing and more. Breakfast...

    News • March 6th, 2013

  • VendScreen Moves To Larger Facility

    VendScreen, Inc. , inventor of the VendScreen Revolution™ smart device for vending machines, has out-grown its headquarters in Portland, Ore., prompting a move into a larger space.  The new building has VendScreen essentially doubling its...

    News • March 6th, 2013

  • Marley Coffee To Exhibit At Natural Products Expo

    Marley Coffee announced it will exhibit at the Natural Products Expo West (Expo West), Booth #5305, at the Anaheim Convention Center from March 8 to 10. Company management states that they are having their most active quarter ever and looks forward...

    News • March 6th, 2013

  • Bill Proposes 40 Percent Increase In Federal Minimum Wage

    Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would increase the minimum wage from the current $7.25 per hour to $10.10 an hour by 2016, according to the Nation's Restaurant News. The federal minimum wage was last increased in 2007 -- raised from $5.15. Full...

    News • March 6th, 2013

  • BeBevCo Adds Distribution In Minnesota

    Bebida Beverage Co. (BeBevCo), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of liquid relaxation and energy products, announced that it has partnered with Unlimited Distributions, LLC for distribution of KOMA Unwind throughout the Minneapolis-St...

    News • March 6th, 2013

  • Turnkey Vending Coffee Machine Placed In Massachusetts University Library

    Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass. has installed a Fresh Healthy Vending Cafe machine in its library building, according to the Fresh Healthy Vending blog. The machine provides a fresh-brewed, cup of coffee made from fair-trade beans that are ground...

    News • March 6th, 2013