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Vending Burglars Strike Motel In Mount Laurel, N.J.

Approximately $200 was stolen early Monday from a vending machine at the Econo Lodge motel on Fellowship Road in Mount Laurel, N.J

News • May 3rd, 2011

New York City Mayor Bloomberg Seeks To Ban Food Stamps For Sweetened Beverages

New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg wants to reduce obesity and diabetes by banning the use of food stamps to buy "sugar-sweetened beverages" in New York City

News • May 3rd, 2011

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Reports Decline In Third Quarter Net

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. announced operating results for its fiscal 2011 third quarter.

News • May 3rd, 2011

El Paso, Texas Eases Restrictions On Mobile Food Trucks

The city of El Paso, Texas, repealed a law that prohibited mobile food trucks from operating within 1,000 feet of any restaurant, grocer, or convenience store

News • May 3rd, 2011

Study Indicates Diet Soda Not Linked To Diabetes

Diet soda and other artificially-sweetened drinks - previously implicated in raising the chance of developing diabetes - are not guilty, suggests a new study from Harvard University researchers

News • May 3rd, 2011

Bureau Of Engraving And Printing Updates Vending Industry On Currency Changes During National Automatic Merchandising Association OneShow In Chicago

The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is required to change the nation's currency under a recent federal court ruling so the blind and visually impaired can use it, but the agency also wants to make sure that any changes in currency...

News • May 3rd, 2011

PepsiCo Inc.'s Chairman Indra Nooyi Visits National Automatic Merchandising Association OneShow In Chicago

Indra Nooyi, chairman and chief executive officer at PepsiCo Inc., visited the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) OneShow floor at Chicago's McCormick Place prior to the opening of the show, according to NAMA officials.

News • May 2nd, 2011

U.S. Mint To Issue Ulysses S. Grant Dollar Coin On May 19

May 19 marks the anniversary of General Ulysses S. Grant's campaign in 1863 to take the Confederate stronghold at Vicksburg, Miss.

News • May 2nd, 2011

Mars Drinks North America Tabs Sara Lee's Magali Tranie As Trade Marketing Manager

Magali Tranie recently joined Mars Drinks North America as trade marketing manager.

News • May 2nd, 2011

PepsiCo Inc. To Raise Prices This Summer

PepsiCo Inc. said it plans more price increases on its products this summer, but not enough to offset rising commodity costs amid a still-fragile consumer recovery

News • May 2nd, 2011

Obama Administration Releases Advertising Guidelines For Advertising Food To Children And Teens

The Obama administration recently released standards for how food companies market their products to children and teens for foods high in sodium, saturated fat and added sugars, in an effort to curb obesity

News • May 2nd, 2011

California Lawmakers Halt Proposed Soda Tax

A proposed $1.7 billion tax on sweetened beverages generated opposition from industry groups and an assembly taxation committee effectively killed the bill

News • May 2nd, 2011

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. Reports 7 Percent Net Sales Gain In First Quarter

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. reported first quarter 2011 diluted earnings of $0.50 per share compared to $0.35 per share in the prior year period. Excluding a separation-related foreign deferred tax charge, diluted earnings per share in the...

News • May 2nd, 2011

National Automatic Merchandising Association Officials Note Importance Of State Lobbying During OneShow In Chicago

Attendees at the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) OneShow in Chicago's McCormick Place heard a lot about legislative issues affecting vending at all levels of government.

News • May 2nd, 2011

Food And Drug Administration Official Urges Vending Industry To Comment On Proposed Calorie Labeling Rules At National Automatic Merchandising Association OneShow In Chicago

Felicia Billingslea, director of the food labeling and standards staff in the Office of Nutrition, Labeling and Dietary Supplements at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said she came to the National Automatic Merchandising...

News • May 2nd, 2011

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