Elliot Maras, editor of Automatic Merchandiser, notes in his blog that the most important change that micro markets are bringing to automatic merchandising is they are getting vending operators back in the convenience food business, a business that has changed a lot since it was a big part of the vending industry. He notes a recent report on how food trucks are using social mobile media to solicit input from customers for menu items has an important application for micro markets. To read the blog, click here.