While 16-year 7-Eleven� veteran Donald Driver believes much of the company's rising coffee sales can be attributed to falling temperatures, he thinks other elements are at play.

University Of Alaska Student Newspaper Criticizes Aramark For Seeking Exclusivity And Not Revealing Survey Results

An editorial in Northern Light, the student newspaper at the University of Alaska Anchorage, recently criticized Aramark.

National Automatic Merchandising Association Introduces "Workplace Clings" To Promote A Healthy Lifestyle

Coca-Cola North America And Caribou Coffee Will Launch New Premium RTD Iced Coffee

Pepsi Bottling Group Expects 4 Percent Worldwide Volume Growth In 2006

Pennsylvania Automatic Merchandising Council And Keystone Coffee Association Will Hold Joint Meeting Dec. 7 In Springfield, Pa.

Vending Route Driver In York, Pa. Arrested For Stealing From Machines

Groupe Danone Upgrades Its Annual Sales Forecast

TokensDirect Introduces Mardi Gras Themed Tokens

Nov 29th, 2006

Dollar General Stores In Tennessee Will Have Self-Serve Financial Service Kiosks

Marketing Executive Launches Website On Making Excellent Office Coffee

Carbonated Beverage Sales Decline In All Retail Channels

Research Indicates Significant Market For Card Purchases For Micro Transactions

National Automatic Merchandising Association Will Surpass $1 Million In State Council Support

SuperPro Vending Group Retains Market Research Company To Conduct Retail Surveys For "Dentyne Ice" Bulk Vending Machines

Federal Trade Commission Will Require Food Companies To Provide Plans On Marketing To Kids

Compass Group Reports 7.4 Percent Revenue Gain In 2006 And Will Sell European Vending Business, Selecta

Coca Cola Co. Denies Rumor It Plans To Buy Its Largest Bottler

TNR Entertainment Corp. Targets Atlanta, Ga. For DVD Rental Machine Expansion

Nov 28th, 2006

PepsiAmericas Reports 8.3 Percent Third Quarter Revenue Gain

Exhibitor Space For 2007 Worldwide Food Expo Filling Up Fast

Royal Spring Water Signs Licensing Agreement For Patented Water Structuring

Culinary Institute Partners With Coca Cola, Campbell Soup, Tyson Foods And Ventura Foods On Research

ConAgra Touts Health Benefits Of Orville Redenbacher Popcorn As Portion Controlled Snack

Healthy Eating And Rising Latino Market Drive Tortilla Sales

Wall Street Journal Praises West Virginia Governor, Proponent Of Higher Vending Tax, As A Tax Cutter

Toddler Gets Stuck In Crane Machine In Benwood, W.Va.

VeriFone Provides Contactless Payment Software And Systems For New York City Subway Trial

Sodexho Wins Award For Innovative Recruiting And Staffing

Nov 27th, 2006

Brentwood, Ark. Rest Area Enhanced With Water Vending Machine

Hormel Foods Names Jeffrey Ettinger As Chairman

Hershey Canada Claims Soy Lecithen Led To Recent Product Recall

Simi Valley, Calif. Schools Renew Vending Contract With Coca Cola Enterprises

Nursing Homes In Rushville, Ind. Remove Vending Machines

Van Houtte Inc. Reports Higher Second Quarter Earnings

Kellogg Smart Start Healthy Heart Partners With Celebrity Stylist Pauline Leonard On Raising Women's Awareness

Benzene Problems Raise Ongoing Concern About Beverage Safety

Cater-Vend Eastern Illinois Inc., Mattoon, Ill., Acquires Albin Vending, Danville, Ill.

Redbox Signs Five More Supermarkets For Its Automated DVD Rental Machines

Nov 24th, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving, Vending Market Watch Hiatus

Nov 23rd, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving, Vending Market Watch Hiatus

Nov 22nd, 2006

VTL Group Will Acquire Vending Assets Of Nor Cal Beverage, North Sacramento, Calif.

Dean Foods Tabs Pepsi Bottling Group's Harrald Kroecker As Executive Vice President For Dairy

Blue Diamond Chairman Howard Isom Will Retire, Credits Cooperative's Partnership

Stefano Foods Rolls Out Single-Serve Microwave Pizza

Denver Woman Faces Prison In Missouri Vending Technology Scam

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Will Discontinue Its Almond Handling Operation

Radio Talk Show Host Hoppy Kercheval Blasts West Virginia Vending And Soda Tax

Students And Educators Mixed On Healthy Food Initiative In Columbia, Md.

Public Health Institute Names Leader For California Worksite Health Initiative

Colorado Foundation Initiates Anti-Obesity Measures For Schools

Nov 21st, 2006

Campbell Soup Reports 8 Percent Quarterly Sales Increase

Food and Drug Administration Launches Tools To Help Consumers Use Nutrition Facts Labels

PepsiCo Will Acquire The Naked Juice Co

U.S. Mint Unveils Design of New Circulating Presidential $1 Coins

Vistar/Vend Source of Arizona Will Hold Annual Trade Show In Phoenix, Ariz. On Feb. 10, 2007

Survey: Most Adults Are Concerned With Food Safety

Organic Food And Beverage Sales Soar

Kellogg Honors Retiring Driver Terry Labonte With Charitable Gift

Consumer Research Indicates High Satisfaction With Soft Drinks

Activists Call On Coke, Pepsi And Nestle To Provide Water Quality Information

Nov 20th, 2006

Coffee Holding Co. Reports 21 Percent Revenue Gain For 2006

H. Norman Saurage, Jr. Of Community Coffee Co., Baton Rouge, La., Passes Away

Kraft Foodservice Introduces Newtons Minis

MEI Conlux Appoints Nobuyoshi Yamanaka Chairman Of Its Japan subsidiary

Connecticut Educators And Parents Unsure About New School Food Restrictions

Bravo! Brands Boosts Production Capacity, Begins Shipping 8-Ounce Bottled Milk

Campbell Soup Reports First Quarter Net Income Decline

Barron's Reports Coca-Cola Co. May Buy Coca-Cola Enterprises

Aramark Corp. Reports 6 Percent Sales Gain In Fiscal 2006

Restaurant Associates' CEO Nick Valenti Partners With Founder Of Patina Group, Joachim Splichal, To Form Food Service Company

MEI Names Wittern Group's Vendnet Master Conlux Distributor

Nov 17th, 2006

Love and Quiches Desserts Presents Individually-Wrapped Brownies With Oreo� Cookie Pieces

Starbucks Reports Strong Results For Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year

Bob Evans Farms Names Mike Townsley Executive Vice President

Meridian Beverage Co. Settles Benzene Suit

Sodexho Alliance Reports 6.4 Percent Organic Revenue Growth In Fiscal 2006

Just Born Tabs Hershey's Kathy Bassininski As Brand Director

European Vending Association Hosts Technical Forum In Rome

SuperPro Vending Group Forms Strategic Alliance With HumWare Media Corp.

Food Industry Pledges Program, Key Guidelines For Advertising To Children

Altria CEO Reaffirms Plans For January Kraft Spin-off Announcement

Nov 16th, 2006

Researchers Note Cocoa Helps Prevent Heart Attacks

DataWave Systems Reports 31 Percent Second Quarter Revenue Gain

Limited Restaurant Operators Display Self Serve Kiosks At Foodservice Technology Show

Port Huron, Mich. School Holds Taste Test For Healthy Vending Machine

U.K. Manufacturer Offers Battery-Powered Umbrella Vending Machine

Registration Deadline Approaches For National Automatic Merchandising Association Michigan State University Executive Development Program, Jan. 14 To 19

Green Mountain Coffee Reports 83.7 Percent Net Sales Gain In Fourth Quarter

Love and Quiches Desserts Names Steve Buckley Vice President of Sales

MasterCard And USA Technologies Will Install 5,000 More PayPass(TM) Devices

University of Kentucky Newspaper Claims iPod Machine Will Invite Theft

Nov 15th, 2006

3M Subsidiary Acquires Global Beverage Group, Provider Of Delivery Management Solutions

CoolBrands' Eskimo Pie Will Sell Direct Distribution Assets To Southwest Traders

Bravo! Brands Reports 58 Percent Third Quarter Revenue Gain

Nestle Waters North America Facility Earns Green Building Award

Necta's Starfood Food Machine Wins Equipment Award

National Automatic Merchandising Association's Tom McMahon Updates Banks On Vending Industry's Banknote Concerns

Florida's Natural Growers Profits Fall Short Of Average

Coca-Cola Lobbyist Opposes Proposed West Virginia Sales Tax

Big Food Companies Rewrite Rules On Kids' Ads

American Medical Association Rejects Proposal To Tax Soft Drinks

Nov 14th, 2006

Chicago Health Columnist Offers Reasons For Avoiding Sugary Snacks

USA Technologies Announces Record First Quarter Revenue

Illinois Recycling Association Introduces Soda Bottle Recycling Program

Automated Vending Technologies Retains Financial Relations Company

Lenoir County, N.C. Schools Will Allow Individual High School Vending Contracts

Bob Evans Farms Reports 5 Percent Net Sales Gain In Second Quarter

Hormel Foods Corp. Raises Fourth Quarter Guidance

Energy Drinks Continue To Grow Rapidly Despite Health Concerns

National Automatic Merchandising Association Exhibitors Donate 11,455 Pounds Of Food To Food Bank Of Central Florida

University Of Kentucky Has High-Tech Kiosks For Personal Care And Electronic Products

Nov 13th, 2006

Surveillance Camera Catches Burglars Robbing Vending Driver In Bellaire, Texas

Hershey Canada Recalls Candy Products

Campbell Soup Co. Announces Partnership With American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Movement

White Castle Distributing Appoints Kelly Collins Marketing Supervisor

West Virginia Senate Approves Vending Sales Tax

Tyson Foods Reports Operating Loss For Fourth Quarter

Bob Evans Farms Promotes CEO Steven Davis To Chairman

Illinois Educators Question Proposal Requiring Schools To Police Food Brought From Home

Anniversary of an Icon: Coca-Cola Contour Bottle Celebrates 90 Years

Flowers Foods And Sara Lee Raise Prices For Baked Goods

Nov 10th, 2006

USA Today Columnist Notes Research Indicates Coffee Not As Harmful As Many Think

TNR Entertainment Offers Free DVD Rental As Promotion For Its DVD Rental Kiosks

Supervalu Executives Outline Corporate Wellness Plan, Including Healthy Vending

Flowers Foods Inc. Reports 8.1 Percent Quarterly Sales Gain

Industry Loses Scott Dial, Alabama And Mississippi Rep For G & J Marketing Co.

Kraft: Tassimo Single-Cup System Falls Short Of Expectations

Fastcorp Introduces Cash Rebate Program

IRM Corp. Announces Upgraded Sales Discovery System

Brulant Inc., Online Solutions Provider, Selects Aramark For Refreshment Services

Green Mountain Coffee Introduces Panamanian Coffee

Nov 9th, 2006

JCM American Attains International Association For Continuing Education And Training Certification

Health Experts Unsure About Probiotics' Benefits

Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Tabs Brian King From Five Star Food Service, Chattanooga, Tenn.

TNR Entertainment Names Jason Spivak Executive Vice President

Casey Breen Of G & J Marketing Buys Central Virginia Vending, Fredericksburg, Va.

Vending Burglar In Walla Walla, Wash. Leaves Machine In Street, Causing Accident

Research Indicates Mars' CocoaVia Reduces Cholesterol

G & J Marketing, Palm Harbor, Fla., Tabs Vistar Corp.'s Danny Green And Operations Veteran Stewart Burnaman

Owensboro Canteen, Owensboro, Ky., Acquires Williams Food Service's Elizabethtown, Ky. Division

PepsiCo Will Raise Prices For Tropicana And Dole Orange Juice

Nov 8th, 2006

VTL Group Will Provide Free Vending Management Software To Vending Operators

Detroit, Mich. Supermarkets Test RFID-Enabled Shopping Carts

TELeasy Corp. Introduces 2-square-foot DVD Vending Kiosk

J.T. Battenberg III Resigns From Sara Lee Board

IRM Corp. Participates In Golbon Fall Partners Conference

First Colony Offers Jack Daniel's Coffee Gifts

Grocery Manufacturers Association Report Explores Negative Impact Of Snack Taxes

Flavia Fusion Deluxe Will Launch Exclusively At Bloomingdale's In Mid-December

Decaffeinated Coffee Improves In Quality And Becomes More Popular

Peet's Coffee & Tea Reports 18.7 Percent Quarterly Net Revenue Gain

Nov 7th, 2006

Consumer Product Manufacturers Use Scent Technology To Lure Customers

Dean Foods Reports 19 Percent Third Quarter Earnings Gain

Digital Technology Observer Notes Strong Growth In DVD Rental Industry

Diedrich Coffee Reports First Quarter Net Loss; Keurig Helps Drive Wholesale Sales 59.7 Percent

Van Wyk Introduces Chocolatiers(TM) Caramel Machiatto

Vendors Exchange International Introduces Option To Revalue For Cashless Vending Zip Keys

Denver, Colo. Column Criticizes Bottled Water As Environmentally Harmful

Statesville, N.C. Police Seek Vending Burglar Caught By Surveillance Video

Sara Lee Reports 5 Percent Net First Quarter Sales Gain

Starbucks Denies It Blocked Ethiopian Coffee Trademark Application

Nov 6th, 2006

Sugar Farmers Accuse Splenda Marketer Of False Advertising

Police Arrest Lucasville, Ohio Man For Vending Burglary

Janette Carter And Robert Luke Establish West Coast Vending Brokerage, Focus 365

Pierre Foods Will Acquire Zartic Inc.

MasterCard And 7-Eleven Partner On Cell Phone Payment In Dallas, Texas

Jones Soda Reports 14.6 Percent Third Quarter Revenue Gain

Creditors Force Le-Nature's Inc. Into Bankruptcy

Research Indicates Coffee Reduces Diabetes Risk

Hawaii Court Reverses Blind Vending Decision

Pennsylvania Legislator Wants To Cut Penn State Tuition By Raising Tax On Bottled Water And Other Items

Nov 3rd, 2006

National Automatic Merchandising Association Names New Board Of Directors At Annual Meeting

Coca-Cola And Nestle Partnership Will Refocus On Black Tea Beverages

Interstate Bakeries Corp. Submits Settlement Offer To Securities And Exchange Commission

It's Official: Mr. Peanut Is Perfect Just the Way He Is

Automated Merchandising Systems Introduces New Look Options

Bank Of America Tests Cell Phone-Activated Vending At Its Wilmington, Del. Offices

AVI Foodsystems, Warren, Ohio, Partners With Michigan Health Groups On Healthy Vending Program

Microsoft Introduces Tool Kit For Customized Operating Systems For Non-Desktop Devices, Including Vending Machines

Entrepreneur Will Install DVD Rental Machines At Columbus, Ohio Wendy's Restaurants

Hain Celestial Group Reports 30 Percent Quarterly Net Sales Increase

Nov 2nd, 2006

Unilever Reports Sales Gains In Third Quarter And First 9-Month Period

Minute Maid Will Raise Orange Juice Prices As Much As 25 Percent

Automated Merchandising Systems Tabs Colin Garner From Automatic Products International

Specialty Coffee Association of America Tabs American Culinary Federation's Dawn Jantsch As Executive Director

Procter & Gamble Credits Improved Quarter To Better Marketing

Pennsylvania Police Investigate Vending Thefts In Pittsburgh, Pa. Area

Caffeine-Stoked Energy Drinks Worry Doctors

Isochron, Intelligent Vending Provider, Selects Radio Frequency Identification Reader

Student In Port Huron, Mich. Secures Grant For Healthy Vending Machine

West Virginia Gov. Proposes A 6 Percent Tax On Vended Products

Nov 1st, 2006

Industry Loses Longtime Veteran Ben Fath

CHS Inc. Forms Venture With Drive-Through Coffee Chain

Royalle Dining Services, based in Owings, Md., Finds Success With Healthy Vending Program For Schools

Functional Beverages: The Next Growth Area

Aramark Promotes Tangee Gibson To Senior Vice President

Cary, N.C. Police Arrest Two For Vending Machine Burglaries

University Of Virginia Columnist Criticizes Fair Trade Coffee Movement

Technivend Will Hold Annual Showcase Dec. 5 In Stoneham, Mass.

Custom Data Solutions Names Marie Dzierlatka Manager Of Data Services

QI Systems Reports 4 Percent Annual Sales Gain

Suzo-Happ Group Acquires Starpoint Developments Ltd., A Supplier Of Gaming And Amusement Components