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  • Pepsi Redesigns Bottle For First Time In 16 Years

    Pepsi has unveiled a new single-serve bottle for its Pepsi trademark portfolio including Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi MAX and Pepsi NEXT, marking its first design update since 1996. A visual expression of the brand's Excitement of Now positioning, the...

    News • March 25th, 2013

  • Cantaloupe COO To Speak At NAMA Woman’s Event April 25

    Sarah Rankin, president and chief operating officer of Cantaloupe Systems and NAMA board member, will headline the Women of the Industry (WIN) education and networking event at the OneShow . Held April 25 at 4:30 p.m. at the Venetian Room 605...

    News • March 22nd, 2013

  • California Youth Group Promotes Healthy Vending

    A youth-advocacy group in Watsonville, Calif. is campaigning for healthy alternatives in the vending machines found in the Santa Cruz County Metro Stations, according to Good Times News. Jovenes SANOS hopes to replace half of the traditional vending...

    News • March 22nd, 2013

  • CyberLock Presents Software Upgrades To Audit System

    CyberLock, Inc. , a security systems supplier, announced the release of several software enhancements to its CyberAudit Professional management system. CyberAudit Professional 3.0 software offers streamlined reporting and notification capabilities...

    News • March 22nd, 2013

  • Five New Companies Enter Single-Cup Market With UpShot From LBP Manufacturing

    LBP Manufacturing, Inc. (LBP) recently announced a number of brands and roasters that have adopted the UpShot™ Solution to harness opportunities in the single-serve coffee market. Since LBP launched its line of eco-friendly single-serve filters in...

    News • March 22nd, 2013

  • Featured In Automatic Merchandiser: Beverages Take Vending To The Digital Age

    Our biggest selling category, whether hot or cold, is going digital and machines at the forefront are appealing to our five senses, reports Paul Schlossberg. Read article .

    News • March 22nd, 2013

  • Monster Energy Drinks To Be Marketed As Beverages, Not Supplements

    Monster Energy Corp. has recently announced a change to how it will market its products, selling them as beverages instead of dietary supplements, according to CNN. The change was suggested by the American Beverage Association and will require Monster...

    News • March 22nd, 2013

  • Pennsylvania To Hold Fair Dedicated To Healthy Vending Snacks

    Lancaster, Penn. is holding a Healthier Vending Fair for area business owners and operators March 25, according to Central Penn Business Journal. At the fair, business owners will be able to sample healthy vending products and learn about how it can...

    News • March 22nd, 2013

  • Mississippi Governor Signs Anti-Regulatory Food, Beverage Law

    One week after a judge blocked New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on sodas larger than 16 ounces, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant signed into law a bill preventing local governments and municipalities from enacting their own rules...

    News • March 21st, 2013

  • AdvancePierre Introduces The BaconAddict™ Cheeseburger

    AdvancePierre Foods has introduced the latest addition to its BIG AZ® brand sandwich line, the new BaconAddict™ Cheeseburger. Set to satisfy bacon-loving consumers, the burger features a juicy, oversized flame-broiled beef patty sandwiched between...

    News • March 21st, 2013

  • Chicago Mayor Announces City-Wide Healthy Vending Snack Challenge

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel has challenged Chicago businesses to change the snacks available to employees in their vending machines, according to Redeye, a Chicago Tribune News site. Businesses can choose to participate by going to a gold, silver or bronze...

    News • March 21st, 2013

  • Independent PepsiCo Bottling Companies Trade Locations

    Seeking to drive growth locally, PepsiCo and two of its leading independent bottlers – Pepsi Bottling Ventures LLC (PBV) and the Honickman Group's Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of New York (PCNY) – announced their intent to transfer certain franchise...

    News • March 21st, 2013

  • Cleveland Councilman Proposes Energy Drink Ban

    Cleveland, Ohio Councilman Kenneth Johnson has proposed a ban on the sale of energy drinks, according to News Channel 5 in Cleveland. The proposed ordinance, presented at a city council meeting, would prohibit the sale of energy drinks to people under...

    News • March 21st, 2013

  • Lieberman Companies To Host Annual Vending Food And Equipment Show May 3

    On Friday, May 3, Lieberman Companies will host its 34th Annual Vending Food and Equipment Show at its Bloomington, Minn. office from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. With approximately 150 attendees expected, the show is one of the largest distributor events of...

    News • March 21st, 2013

  • M&M’S® Brand Candies Presents The M&M’S® Chocolate Bar

    Introducing the M&M’S ® Chocolate Bar, made with the best quality, creamy, smooth milk chocolate and the colorful candy fun of the M&M’S ® Brand, from Mars Chocolate North America. With a suggested retail price of $1.09, the M&M’S...

    News • March 21st, 2013