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  • Bebida Beverage To Participate In Prison Study

    Bebida Beverage Co. (BeBevCo), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of liquid relaxation and energy products, announced that the company's flagship product will participate in a case study on a relaxation beverage being made available to inmates at...

    News • June 13th, 2013

  • AdvancePierre Receives National Premier Healthcare Alliance Performance Award

    AdvancePierre Foods recently announced that it is a winner of the eighth annual performance award, presented by the Premier Healthcare Alliance. Premier, a provider-owned performance improvement alliance of 2,800 hospitals and nearly 100,000 other...

    News • June 13th, 2013

  • Nevada Governor Vetoes Calorie Count Legislation

    Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval vetoed Assembly Bill 126, which would have required restaurant chains with 15 or more locations to post nutrition information, including calorie counts, according to Nation’s Restaurant News. The vetoed legislation was an...

    News • June 13th, 2013

  • Automatic Merchandiser Is Accepting Nominations For Its People Of The Year Awards

    Every year the readers of Automatic Merchandiser magazine and VendingMarketWatch have a tough decision ahead of them. They must choose five industry professionals to nominate for the People of the Year Awards. These individuals are those that guide...

    News • June 12th, 2013

  • USAT Announces Three Exclusive Vending Partnerships

    USA Technologies, Inc. announced that it has entered into three new exclusive agreements with existing customers during the third quarter ending June 30, adding to the exclusive agreements already entered into in Fiscal 2013. "We believe these...

    News • June 12th, 2013

  • Hotel Registration Deadline Approaches for NAVA, July 31

    The Northwest Automatic Vending Association (NAVA) annual meeting will take place Aug. 15 to 17, 2013, at the The Resort at The Mountain in Welches, Ore. NAVA has a special group rate at the resort of $149 per night, plus resort fee and taxes...

    News • June 12th, 2013

  • Missouri Congressman Meets With Mid-America Vending Association

    The Mid-America Automatic Merchandising Association (MAMA) hosted Congressman Billy Long, R-Mo., at its annual meeting in Lark Ozark, Mo., on Saturday, June 8, announced the president of MAMA, Patrick Murphy "I was delighted to meet with hard...

    News • June 12th, 2013

  • Police Investigate Vending Machine Theft At Maryland Park Pool

    Maryland police are investigating the burglary of a vending machine at the Truxtun Park pool in Annapolis, Md., according to the Capital Gazette. The suspect stole broke the glass on the front of the machine and stole $80 worth of snacks. Full article.

    News • June 12th, 2013

  • Performance Food Group Promotes Jim Spatola, Jeff Williamson

    Performance Food Group, Inc. (PFG) announced that Jim Spatola has been named senior vice president of procurement and Jeff Williamson has been named senior vice president of operations, effective immediately. Both positions are new and report directly...

    News • June 12th, 2013

  • Apriva To Display Apriva Vend At Cardware 2013 June 19 To 20

    Apriva recently announced that it will display its unattended payments solution at the upcoming Cardware 2013: Payments Insights Conference and Exhibition. The event is scheduled for June 19 to 20 at the Marriott Gateway on the Falls in Niagara Falls...

    News • June 12th, 2013

  • Apple Wins iWallet Patent

    Recently, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple Inc. a number of patents including one for an iWallet, according to Patently Apple, a blog covering Apple's Intellectual Property. The iWallet allows control of multiple accounts via iTunes...

    News • June 12th, 2013

  • Online Exclusive: How To Properly Service An Account

    Small vending operators can determine the proper service schedule for any location using a service card and old fashion common sense, reports Dominic Finelli. Read article.

    News • June 11th, 2013

  • MEI Blogs About Three Top VMS Reports

    In MEI’s regular blog, it has covered the top three reports especially useful to vending operators using EASITRAX, its vending management software (VMS). The reports include the daily check-in report, productivity reports and profit reports. Read...

    News • June 11th, 2013

  • Inventure Foods Introduces TGI Fridays Extreme Heat Crunchy Fries, Jalapeno Poppers Snack Sticks

    Inventure Foods, Inc. turns up the heat on the snack food category with the introduction of two new baked snacks under its licensed partnership with TGI Fridays SM . Extreme Heat Crunchy Fries and Jalapeno Poppers Snack Sticks add spice to the line of...

    News • June 11th, 2013

  • Xconomy News Website Highlights 365 Retail Market’s CEO

    Joe Hessling, CEO of 365 Retail Markets was recently featured in an article on Xconomy.com, an online resource for business and technology leaders interested in the high-tech economy. Hessling discusses early attempts to integrate micro markets that...

    News • June 11th, 2013