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  • GMCR Nantucket Blend Receives Fair Trade Certification

    Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. announced that another one of its best-selling coffees, Green Mountain Coffee® Nantucket Blend®, is now 100-percent Fair Trade Certified™. This conversion will represent approximately five million pounds of...

    News • March 25th, 2013

  • Georgia Vendor Blogs About Chicago Mayor's Anti-Vending Stance

    Sandy Thornton, managing member of VendEdge, a vending operation in Ringgold, Ga., recently posted a blog about Chicago, Ill. Mayor Rahm Emanuel's citywide healthy vending challenge. The blog covers the absurdity of blaming vending for the obesity...

    News • March 25th, 2013

  • Intel Introduces Touchscreen Vending Machine

    Intel, with the help of Vendors Exchange International Inc ., has built a second-generation, touch-enabled vending machine on its Folsom, Calif. campus that offers more features, a larger capacity of computer supplies and gathers user data. Called...

    News • March 25th, 2013

  • Coca-Cola To Cut 750 U.S. Jobs

    Coca-Cola Co. will cut 750 jobs in the U.S., according to CBS News. The workforce reduction will be across the board and employees will be notified in the coming weeks. The cuts, which will be based primarily in Atlanta, Ga., where the company is...

    News • March 25th, 2013

  • Supervisor Development Program Deadline Approaches

    Joann DeNardis, NAMA’s Director of Education, said time is winding down to register for NAMA’s Supervisor Development Program (SDP). Registration for the session will close Monday, April 1. “NAMA members tell us that SDP is a turnkey way...

    News • March 25th, 2013

  • Nestlé Canada Recalls Kit Kat Chunky Peanut Butter And Kit Kat Chunky Hazelnut Bars

    With an abundance of caution, Nestlé Canada is voluntarily recalling Kit Kat Chunky Peanut Butter and Kit Kat Chunky Hazelnut bars. The recall affects only the 48 gram size bars of these two limited edition Kit Kat Chunky products. No other Kit Kat...

    News • March 25th, 2013

  • Vending Machines To Be Installed At Florida Pool

    Vending machines will return to Westchase Community Association (WCA) pool areas in Tampa, Fla. following a decade-long hiatus due to vandalism and theft, according to World of Westchase news. The WCA board of directors approved $11,019 for the...

    News • March 25th, 2013

  • 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