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  • Hillshire Appoints David W. Stahl Chief Information Officer

    The Hillshire Brands Co. announced that David W. Stahl, 48, will become chief information officer, effective May 28, 2013. Stahl will oversee all IT strategy and planning activities and will provide executive leadership and direction for IT. He will...

    News • May 10th, 2013

  • Wrigley Cancels Production Of Caffeinated Gum

    Wrigley has discontinued the production of its new caffeinated gum, according to CNN. The decision was made in response to the Food and Drug Administration's concerns about the effect the enhanced gum would have on children and adolescents. Full...

    News • May 10th, 2013

  • Starbucks Teams With GMCR To Offer Starbucks, Tazo-Branded Keurig Single Serve Packs

    Starbucks Coffee Co. and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) have signed an agreement that provides for the expansion of their successful partnership for the manufacturing, marketing, distribution and sale of Starbucks- and Tazo-branded...

    News • May 9th, 2013

  • Cadillac Coffee Co. Celebrates 125 Years In Coffee

    The Gehlert family, owners and operators of Cadillac Coffee Co., a Midwest roaster and distributor of fine coffees, located in Ft. Wayne, Ind., celebrates 125 years in coffee, this year. Back in 1888, founding member Richard Steven Gehlert started...

    News • May 9th, 2013

  • Blog: Slender Vender Criticism Uncalled For

    Alfonso Flores, assistant editor of Automatic Merchandiser and VendingMarketWatch responds to the criticism of Coca-Cola Co.’s Slender Vender vending machine, discussing the benefits it could have for the vending industry. Read the blog.

    News • May 9th, 2013

  • Dean Foods Reports Earnings Increase In First Quarter 2013

    Dean Foods Co. announced strong first quarter 2013 results. The company reported first quarter 2013 diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.63, compared to first quarter 2012 earnings per share of $0.20. These financial results reflect the January...

    News • May 9th, 2013

  • Inventure's Boulder Canyon Brand Gets Gluten-Free Certification

    Inventure Foods, Inc. has received certification from the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO) for its Boulder Canyon™ Natural Foods products and manufacturing facilities in Bluffton, Ind. and Goodyear, Ariz. The Bluffton plant produces...

    News • May 9th, 2013

  • Kraft Hires VSA Partners For New Focus On Marketing

    With the appointment of VSA Partners as both lead integrated agency of record and digital agency of record for Crystal Light , Country Time and Tang , as well as digital agency of record for Kool-Aid , Kraft signals the growing importance of...

    News • May 9th, 2013

  • USA Technologies Releases Research Showing Positive Impact On Sales For Machines Enabled By Its Cashless Payment Platform

    USA Technologies, Inc. (USAT) has released data from its 2013 Cashless Knowledge Base that demonstrates how a cashless payment platform can be instrumental in driving additional revenues. One of the highlights of this year's study was a sales trend...

    News • May 9th, 2013

  • Land O’Lakes Reports 8 Percent Sales Increase In 2013

    Land O'Lakes, Inc. announced first quarter financial results, reporting quarterly net sales of $4.2 billion and net earnings of $72 million. Sales were up 8 percent from the same period last year. Company officials described the first quarter...

    News • May 9th, 2013

  • AVT Partners With Cupful To Launch Marley Coffee Micro Stores In Las Vegas, Nev.

    AVT, Inc. announced that they have reached a deal to grant exclusive rights to the innovative Marley Coffee Micro Stores in the Las Vegas market to Cupful, Inc. The deal requires Cupful to purchase 300 Marley Coffee automated systems from AVT, which...

    News • May 9th, 2013

  • Mondelez International Records Revenue Increase In 2013

    Mondelez International, Inc. reported first quarter 2013 results. Net revenues were $8.7 billion, up 0.9 percent. Organic net revenues increased 3.8 percent, including solid contributions from higher volume/mix of 2.5 percentage points and favorable...

    News • May 8th, 2013

  • Imperial Coffee Introduces Exclusive Fair Trade Organic Coffee

    Imperial Coffee and Services Inc. , a Toronto and Southern Ontario, Canada, market leader in office coffee, vending and water services, added to its product line Café Femenino, a fair trade and organic coffee produced by a women’s cooperative in...

    News • May 8th, 2013

  • NAMA Offers Webinar For Better Vending Route Drivers

    NAMA announced it will offer the popular four-week webinar titled The Route to Building a Successful Driving Team beginning May 23. The Webinar is designed to provide operators with the knowledge required to hire and develop high-performing route...

    News • May 8th, 2013

  • Kansas University Police Search For Vending Thief

    Campus police at the University of Kansas are investigating thefts from 20 vending machines across the campus, according to the Lawrence Journal. The police captain reported that at least $1,692 was found missing from food vending machines in various...

    News • May 8th, 2013