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  • Apriva To Highlight Apriva Vend™ At OneShow

    Apriva will showcase Apriva Vend™, its comprehensive cashless payments solution for vending operators, at the NAMA OneShow, scheduled for April 24 to 26 at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. Apriva will be located at booth 1417 throughout...

    News • April 22nd, 2013

  • Tennessee Company Offers Solar-Powered Vending Machine

    VendoMax of Chattanooga, Tenn. has unveiled what it terms as the world’s first solar vending kiosk, according to the WDEF 12 news. A mobile unit with fold up wheels, the solar-powered vending machine can dispense two thousand drinks and includes a...

    News • April 22nd, 2013

  • Coinco, InOne To Debut Iris Platform At OneShow

    Coinco and InOne Technology, LLC, announce the introduction of the Iris Platform, a wide spectrum of vending technology at the NAMA OneShow in Las Vegas, Nev. from April 24 to 26. The Iris Platform is the next generation of innovative...

    News • April 22nd, 2013

  • Coca-Cola Expands Territories For Five U.S. Bottlers

    The Coca-Cola Co. announced that it has taken a significant step toward its 2020 vision by commencing implementation of a 21st century beverage partnership model in the U.S. Under the new model, The Coca-Cola Co. and five U.S. bottlers have agreed...

    News • April 22nd, 2013

  • Breakroom Provisions Partners With Kimble Food by Design

    Breakroom Provisions Co. recently announced its partnership with Kimble’s Food by Design, a provider of vending, corporate cafeteria and catering services to businesses in the La Grange, Ga. area. In an effort to bring innovation to industrial...

    News • April 19th, 2013

  • Hershey Co. Plans To Add Front-Of-Pack Labeling

    The Hershey Co. recently announced plans to bring an enhanced food labeling system to its U.S. product portfolio. Hershey will provide front-of-pack nutrition information to make it simple and easy for consumers to make choices about the role of...

    News • April 19th, 2013

  • Podcast: People Are Vending’s Greatest Asset

    Mark Dieffenbach, director of specialty sales for The Hershey Co., speaks with Automatic Merchandiser and VendingMarketWatch Editor Emily Refermat about the trends and opportunities in vending. As chairperson of NAMA for the past year, he feels...

    News • April 19th, 2013

  • PepsiCo To Display Vending Machine Prototype At OneShow

    PepsiCo has a new prototype of its Pepsi Interactive Vending Machine using Kinect for Windows motion-sensing technology. The unit will be on display at the NAMA OneShow in Las Vegas, Nev. from April 24 to 26. “We’re always looking for new...

    News • April 19th, 2013

  • USA Technologies' Michael Lawlor To Speak On Data, Cashless And Strategic Implications At NAMA OneShow

    USA Technologies, Inc. 's Michael K. Lawlor, senior vice president of sales and business development, will be presenting at two separate sessions at the NAMA OneShow being held in Las Vegas, April 24 to 26, 2013. Titled, Technology's Impact on...

    News • April 19th, 2013

  • IBWA Argues Bottled Water Industry Is The ‘Face of Positive Change’ For Earth Day 2013

    The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) recently released an announcement highlighting the concerns the bottled water industry has about the environment and the actions it's taking to protect it. Among those actions are a substantial...

    News • April 19th, 2013

  • Systech Introduces M2M Cellular Gateway

    Systech Corp. adds the SL-500, an IP to Cellular M2M Gateway, to the SysLINK line of products. The SL-500 connects "things" to the cloud, as part of the growing "Internet of Things," also known as machine-to-machine (M2M) network. Support is included...

    News • April 19th, 2013

  • Vending Machine Game Makes Second OneShow Appearance

    The lastest release of Snack WarZ , the game app that allows the vending machine to be the hero by killing monsters with snacks and beverages, will once again be at the NAMA OneShow. The mission of the game is to help NAMA and the industry at the...

    News • April 19th, 2013

  • 365 Retail And Avanti Partner For Micro Market, Vending Data Integration Standards

    Responding to the continued growth of micro markets by vending operators, 365 Retail Markets and Avanti Markets have partnered to develop the industry’s first data integration standard. Known as AIM – Access Integration and Management – this...

    News • April 18th, 2013

  • Blog: Don't Give Up On Vending

    While the introduction of micro markets and other technological advances have brought great new energy to vending, Emily Refermat, editor of Automatic Merchandiser and VendingMarketWatch argues that operators shouldn't give up on their vending...

    News • April 18th, 2013

  • Mrs. Freshley’s Announces New Packaging, Logo

    Mrs. Freshley’s, an award-winning line of snack cakes and pastries from Flowers Foods , has unveiled a brand new look: packaging with a bright modern design that compliments a new logo. The updated packaging provides product descriptions and...

    News • April 18th, 2013