National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour Reaches Tens Of Thousands In Seven U.S. Cities
Since launching its groundbreaking industry growth strategy (IGS) at last year’s OneShowSM, the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) has been busy sending positive messages out to consumers and the vending industry about the bright future...
“We couldn’t be more pleased with the results so far of the IGS program and the extremely positive nature of the media coverage. We look forward to building on these successes,” said Dan Mathews, NAMA Interim CEO. “In addition, we are exceedingly grateful for the dozens of operators, suppliers and manufacturers who stepped up to help with the Gratitude Tour in a big way, from providing machines and displays for the Tour to donating thousands of free products, to sending manpower to help on-site at the events.” A list of Gratitude Tour participants and volunteers is detailed below.
Gratitude Tour featured machines and displays:
- Avanti Markets
- Canteen Vending – 2BU machine
- Coca-Cola Interactive Vender
- Coca-Cola 3D Visual Identity System
- Company Kitchen
- Crane Media Platform – Merchant and BevMax machines
- Crane BevMax 4 and Merchant 6 machines
- Diji-Touch by Kraft, Crane Merchandising Systems and Samsung
- MEI Payment Solutions
- PepsiCo’s Dream Machine
- PepsiCo’s Social Vending System prototype
- RamenSquare
- Seattle’s Best Coffee Hot Drink Center
- U-Select-It Alpine ST5000 – Elevator, Touch Screen and Glass Front machine
- VendEver – Cotton Candy Factory
Gratitude Tour product suppliers:
- AdvancePierre Foods/Campbell’s/Pepperidge Farms
- Clif Bar & Co.
- Clover Hill
- Coca-Cola
- ConAgra Foods
- Dole
- Dr Pepper/Snapple Group
- Farley & Sather’s
- Flowers Snack Group
- Forward Foods
- Frito-Lay/Quaker/Stacy’s
- General Mills
- Honest Tea
- Hershey’s
- Hostess Brands
- Jack Link’s
- Kar’s
- Kellogg’s
- Kraft/Cadbury/Nabisco/Lorna Doone
- Mars Chocolate/Wrigley/Altoid
- Mrs. May’s Naturals
- Nestlé
- PepsiCo
- Poore Brothers – T.G.I.F.
- Popchips
- Promotion in Motion
- Red Bull
- SunDrop
- Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.
- Van Holten’s
Other supporters:
- Atlanta Vending/Atlanta Coffee Time
- Aramark
- Canteen/Compass Group
- Consolidated Vending
- G&J Marketing & Sales
- Monumental Vending
- Next Generation Vending
- Royal Vending
- Vistar
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