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  • Fastenal Earnings Increase 8.8 Percent, Vending Machines Show Significant Growth

    The Fastenal Co., based in Winona, Minn., has reported net earnings of $109,048, an increase of 8.8 percent over 2012. It has also installed 4,300 new industrial vending machine this quarter and considers vending a significant part of the company's...

    News • April 16th, 2013

  • NAMA Awards Mark Kelley Allied Member Of The Year
    NAMA Awards Mark Kelley Allied Member Of The Year

    Mark Kelley, Western regional sales manager for General Mills in Portland, Ore., has been named NAMA's Allied Vending Member of the Year. He will receive his award April 25 during the OneShow , the nation’s largest vending and refreshment...

    News • April 15th, 2013

  • Crane Announces Integration Of VendMAX With Micro Markets
    Crane Announces Integration Of VendMAX With Micro Markets

    Crane Merchandising Systems’ Streamware brand announces the release of a new application programming interface (API) that will integrate its VendMAX vending management system with micro market technology. Enabling Micro Markets to be managed...

    News • April 15th, 2013

  • NAMA Announces Innovation Award Winners

    NAMA is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Innovation Awards, an accolade recognizing cutting-edge suppliers and products in the vending and refreshment services industry. The six winners will be honored at the NAMA OneShow April 24 to...

    News • April 15th, 2013

  • D.E. Master Blenders Sells For $9.8 Billion
    D.E. Master Blenders Sells For $9.8 Billion

    D.E. Master Blenders has agreed to a buyout worth $9.8 billion, according to the Associated Press. The buyout is led by private German investment company Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH. The offer is 30 percent higher per share than where DEMB closed on March...

    News • April 15th, 2013

  • Hershey Recognized As One Of The ‘100 Best Corporate Citizens’

    The Hershey Co. was recently recognized for the first time as one of America’s best Corporate Citizens in Corporate Responsibility Magazine. The magazine annually ranks the nation’s top 100 companies for demonstrated corporate social...

    News • April 15th, 2013

  • ACE 2013 Registration Opens April 15, 2013

    Operator registration begins April 15 for the ACE 2013 show taking place Oct. 3 to 5 at Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Early bird operator registration is $50 per person ($99 after Aug. 5). Minors (2 to 12 years old) are $10 per person...

    News • April 15th, 2013

  • Starbucks To Lower Retail Coffee Prices

    Starbucks announced it will cut its retail coffee prices by 10 percent or more on May 10, according to Reuters. The move follows a series of similar cuts in the retail coffee market. J.M. Smuckers and Kraft Foods Group Inc. each slashed prices...

    News • April 15th, 2013

  • Mark Dieffenbach To Speak At NAMA OneShow
    Mark Dieffenbach To Speak At NAMA OneShow

    NAMA chair of the board of directors and native of Hershey, Penn., Mark Dieffenbach has a featured role in the upcoming NAMA OneShow , the industry’s largest trade event. With more than 4,500 attendees, the event will take place April 24 to 26 at...

    News • April 15th, 2013

  • John Conti® Expands Coffee Line At Walmart Stores

    The john conti ® Gourmet Coffee company has announced four additional blends of its well-known coffee will be sold in Walmart retailers in the Northeastern U.S. “The regional popularity of the john conti Gourmet Coffee brand allows for this...

    News • April 15th, 2013

  • Featured In Automatic Merchandiser: 3 Secrets To Better Micro Market Service
    Featured In Automatic Merchandiser: 3 Secrets To Better Micro Market Service

    Emily Refermat, editor of Automatic Merchandiser and VendingMarketWatch, reports on the different skills required in servicing micro markets than traditional vending. Those skills include more retail focused planning, dedicated drivers and high-end...

    News • April 12th, 2013

  • Fair Trade Coffee Imports Reached Record High In 2012
    Fair Trade Coffee Imports Reached Record High In 2012

    Fair Trade USA announced that Fair Trade Certified™ coffee imports hit an all-time high in 2012: 163 million pounds were imported into the U.S. and Canada, representing an 18 percent increase from 2011. This growth, driven by Fair Trade USA’s more...

    News • April 12th, 2013

  • Convenience Store Sales Reach More Than $700 Billion Last Year

    At the NACS State of the Industry Summit, an event providing data and insights into the convenience and fuel retailing industry, the sales for the convenience store industry were revealed to be $700.3 billion in 2012, according to Convenience Store...

    News • April 12th, 2013

  • Ronnoco Coffee Acquires International Blends

    Huron Capital Partners LLC announced that its portfolio company, Ronnoco Coffee, LLC, has acquired International Blends. International Blends is a distributor of coffee and other related products to convenience stores, restaurants and offices. The...

    News • April 12th, 2013

  • New Mexico Thief Causes $8,000 Of Vending Machine Damage

    Police are searching for a vending machine thief in Santa Fe, N.M. who is said to be responsible for the damage of 16 vending machines, according to the New Mexican. The man has reportedly caused $8,000 in damages for the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of...

    News • April 12th, 2013

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