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  • Cantaloupe Releases Seed Mobile™ To Apple App Store

    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 through the Apple App Store. Optimized for ease of use and driver...

    News • March 20th, 2013

  • General Mills Records 8 Percent Net Sales Increase In Third Quarter 2013

    General Mills reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Contributions from new businesses in this period primarily reflect operating results for Yoki Alimentos in Brazil and Yoplait Canada. Net sales for the 13 weeks ended Feb. 24...

    News • March 20th, 2013

  • Hostess Selects U.S. Bakery's Bid For Remaining Bread Brands

    Hostess Brands Inc. announced that it has selected U.S. Bakery's approximately $30.9 million offer as the winning bid for the company's Sweetheart®, Eddy's®, Standish Farms® and Grandma Emilie's® bread brands, four bakeries and 14 depots, plus...

    News • March 20th, 2013

  • Drink Vending Machines Now In New Orleans Taxis

    New Orleans Carriage Cab passengers now have a choice of five different non-alcoholic beverages for $0.99 with a click of a button and swipe of a credit or debit card from the new soft drink vending machines now installed in more than 200 taxis...

    News • March 20th, 2013

  • AVA Educated State Officials At Annual Dinner And Legislative Day

    Alabama legislators turned out in record numbers last week to participate in this year’s Alabama Vending Association’s (AVA) Annual Dinner and Legislative Day.  Lobbyist Curt Lee coordinated the effort, which included meetings at the Alabama...

    News • March 20th, 2013

  • Monster Claims Its Drinks Had No Role In Maryland Teen’s Death

    Counsel for Monster Energy recently held a press conference reporting that experts have reviewed the medial records of a Maryland teenager who allegedly died after consuming a Monster Energy drink and found no supporting evidence that the death was due...

    News • March 20th, 2013

  • Sugar Foods Corp. Receives IFDA Award

    The International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) announced the results of its manufacturer benchmarking survey, naming Sugar Foods Corp. the winner of the 2013 Achievement Award for Excellence in Product Innovation. Sugar Foods was also...

    News • March 20th, 2013

  • Starbucks Names Sharon Rothstein Global Chief Marketing Officer

    Starbucks Coffee Co. announced the appointment of Sharon Rothstein as global chief marketing officer. Rothstein was previously senior vice president of marketing at innovative specialty beauty retailer Sephora. “Throughout our 42-year history...

    News • March 20th, 2013

  • Eric Dell To Present Legislative Update At NYSAVA Meeting

    Eric Dell, NAMA’s senior vice president of government affairs will present a legislative update at the New York State Automatic Vending Association (NYSAVA) meeting to be held Wednesday, March 20 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Clifton Park, N.J...

    News • March 19th, 2013

  • Former AMS President Dies At 93

    Former president and chairman of the board of Automatic Merchandising Systems Inc. (AMS), Roy Steeley died March 16 of natural causes. He was 93 years old. A memorial service will be held on March 27 at the Covenant Church in Sherpherdstown, W.Va. The...

    News • March 19th, 2013

  • AVT Launches Kreation Fresh Squeezed Juice Vending Machine

    AVT, Inc. recently announced that they have completed installing their new automated fresh squeezed juice kiosk at the Kreation Juicery in Beverly Hills, Calif. According to the AVT release, Marjan Sashar, owner of Kreation Juicery, said the outdoor...

    News • March 19th, 2013

  • Seattle's Best Coffee Plans 15 New Drive-Thru Stores In Fort Worth, Texas

    Seattle’s Best Coffee, featured brand within Starbucks Corp., recently announced 15 new locations will open in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area, in 2013. Following the launch of the new drive-thru concept in Seattle last fall, Seattle’s Best...

    News • March 19th, 2013

  • Featured In Automatic Merchandiser: OneShow - How To Prep And What You Can't Miss

    All good things come to those who — prepare. And there are a number of things vending, micro market and office coffee service operators can do to get ready for the NAMA OneShow April 24 to 26. Read article .

    News • March 19th, 2013

  • Research: Soda Down 17 Percent, Bottled Water Up 38 Percent

    Despite their overwhelming popularity, carbonated soft drink consumption in the U.S. is slowly giving way to water drinking, particularly bottled water, according to recent research from Global Information (GII), an information service company...

    News • March 19th, 2013

  • Florida Electric Company Warns About Vending Machine Energy Costs

    At a recent chamber of commerce meeting about energy conservation, the Tampa Electric Co. (TECO) spoke to business owners about several opportunities to reduce their energy bills, including getting a vending miser for the vending machine, according to...

    News • March 19th, 2013