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Study Claims Warning Labels Work Better Than 'Fat' Taxes

Warning labels on junk food would be more effective than a "fat" tax for deterring overweight people from making unhealthy purchases, a new University of Alberta study has found

News • April 8th, 2011

Rising Food Prices Keep Consumers In A Cost Cutting Mode

Rising food prices are likely to cause consumers to hold on to cost-cutting recessionary shopping behaviors.

News • April 8th, 2011

Marketing Professor Calls Pepsi Cola's Social Media Campaign Poorly Planned

Mark Ritson, a marketing professor, claims that Pepsi Cola's social media marketing campaign was ill conceived in an article in Marketing Week.

News • April 8th, 2011

Report Examines U.S. Foodservice Coffee Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analysis of the US. Foodservice Coffee Market" report.

News • April 7th, 2011

US Roasterie Hires Sara Lee's Craig Nelson And Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee's Steve Convery

Howard Fischer, NCE, CCS, president and CEO of US Roasterie, recently announced the hiring of Craig Nelson as vice president of sales for coffee service and vending and Steve Convery as vice president of foodservice sales.

News • April 7th, 2011

Vending Machine Catches Fire At Health Center In Savannah, Ga.

Health care workers evacuated the J.C. Lewis Health Center in Savannah, Ga. after a vending machine caught fire

News • April 7th, 2011

Soda Sales Expected To Rebound

Mintel International reports U.S. soda sales dipped in 2010, but will grow 15 percent in current prices and 6 percent in inflation-adjusted prices through 2015

News • April 7th, 2011

Most Connecticut Schools Provide Healthy Meals

A new report says more than two-thirds of Connecticut school districts are now participating in a program to encourage healthier food choices for students

News • April 7th, 2011

The Wall Street Journal Presents 'The New Power Lunch'

In a visually striking, front-page "Personal Journal" article, The Wall Street Journal presents "The New Power Lunch," a description of a fashionable, nutritious, convenient way to eat at work.

News • April 7th, 2011

AVEX 2011, June 15 And 16 In Birmingham, U.K., Offers Online Registration

Online registration is now open for AVEX 2011, the International Vending & Water Exhibition, June 15 & 16, 2011 at the NEC Birmingham in the United Kingdom.

News • April 7th, 2011

The International Bottled Water Association Names Director Of Government Relations

The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) announced that James P. (JP) Toner, Jr. has joined IBWA as director of government relations.

News • April 7th, 2011

Study: Calorie Labeling Doesn't Change Kids' And Parents' Fast-Food Orders

Calorie labeling in fast-food restaurants has no effect on the food purchases of parents or teens in low-income neighborhoods

News • April 7th, 2011

New York State Automatic Vending Association Membership Event To Include Frito-Lay Plant Tour In Binghamton, N.Y. On June 8, 2011

The New York State Automatic Vending Association will host a tour of a Frito-Lay plant in Binghamton, N.Y. as part of its annual membership event on Wednesday, June 8, 2011.

News • April 7th, 2011

Victorville, Calif. Considers Nutrition Requirements For City-Owned Vending Machines

Victorville, Calif. is considering nutritional requirements on city-owned vending machines -- a move city officials said would make Victorville the first city in San Bernardino County to adopt a healthy vending machine policy.

News • April 6th, 2011

Fallen Soda Machine Traps Retiree At Gas Station In Monroe, N.J.

A resident of a senior community in Monroe, N.J. was trapped under a fallen vending machine at a gas station Tuesday night until police found the injured woman and freed her

News • April 6th, 2011

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