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  • 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

  • VendEver Stops Distributing Cotton Candy Vending Machines

    VendEver LLC announces the closing of its worldwide operations as master distributor of the Cotton Candy Factory (CCF) vending machine. The CCF machine sold throughout the world by VendEver LLC is manufactured in Taiwan by Feiloli Electronic Co. Ltd...

    News • March 21st, 2013

  • Cantaloupe Releases Seed Mobile™ To Apple App Store

    Cantaloupe Systems  recently announced that Seed Mobile, the easy-to-use, low-cost driver handheld app for Apple iPhones and iPod Touch devices is now available for free download through the Apple App Store. Optimized for ease of use and driver...

    News • March 20th, 2013

  • General Mills Records 8 Percent Net Sales Increase In Third Quarter 2013

    General Mills reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Contributions from new businesses in this period primarily reflect operating results for Yoki Alimentos in Brazil and Yoplait Canada. Net sales for the 13 weeks ended Feb. 24...

    News • March 20th, 2013

  • Hostess Selects U.S. Bakery's Bid For Remaining Bread Brands

    Hostess Brands Inc. announced that it has selected U.S. Bakery's approximately $30.9 million offer as the winning bid for the company's Sweetheart®, Eddy's®, Standish Farms® and Grandma Emilie's® bread brands, four bakeries and 14 depots, plus...

    News • March 20th, 2013

  • Drink Vending Machines Now In New Orleans Taxis

    New Orleans Carriage Cab passengers now have a choice of five different non-alcoholic beverages for $0.99 with a click of a button and swipe of a credit or debit card from the new soft drink vending machines now installed in more than 200 taxis...

    News • March 20th, 2013

  • AVA Educated State Officials At Annual Dinner And Legislative Day

    Alabama legislators turned out in record numbers last week to participate in this year’s Alabama Vending Association’s (AVA) Annual Dinner and Legislative Day.  Lobbyist Curt Lee coordinated the effort, which included meetings at the Alabama...

    News • March 20th, 2013

  • Monster Claims Its Drinks Had No Role In Maryland Teen’s Death

    Counsel for Monster Energy recently held a press conference reporting that experts have reviewed the medial records of a Maryland teenager who allegedly died after consuming a Monster Energy drink and found no supporting evidence that the death was due...

    News • March 20th, 2013

  • Sugar Foods Corp. Receives IFDA Award

    The International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) announced the results of its manufacturer benchmarking survey, naming Sugar Foods Corp. the winner of the 2013 Achievement Award for Excellence in Product Innovation. Sugar Foods was also...

    News • March 20th, 2013