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Dec 24th, 2009

VendingMarketWatch Daily Update On Hiatus Until January 4

Dec 23rd, 2009

AM Interactive: Veteran Vending Operator Questions Individual Location Product Planning

Veteran vending operator Dominic Finelli, co-owner of Custom Vending Inc. in Beltsville, Md. questions the benefits of individual location product planning in an online AM Interactive podcast interview with Elliot Maras, editor of Automatic Merchandiser Magazine.

Worldwide Food Services, Inc. Now Debt Free

Worldwide Food Services, Inc., a multi-dimensional food and commodity broker dealing with both private industry and the armed forces, announced that, having done a thorough research of the corporate records dating back to 1987, the company is 100 percent debt free.

Lancaster Colony Corp. Reports 4 Percent Net Sales Decline In First Quarter
Creative Director Discusses Success Of Arizona Iced Tea
USA Technologies Inc. Files Counterclaims Against Dissident Shareholders
Kraft Foods Inc. Files Definitive Proxy Statement With U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission
Celestial Seasonings Set To Expand In Boulder Colo.
U.S. Food And Drug Administration Claims Nestle Made Misleading Health Claims
Philadelphia Inquirer Reports USA Technologies Inc.'s Struggle With Profitability
Vend Marketing Institute Calls On Congress To Modify Calorie Disclosure Requirement

Dec 22nd, 2009

AM Interactive: Veteran Vending Operator Questions Tracking Column Sales By Location
Vending Operator Uses Loss Prevention Results Proprietary Manual To Build A Case, Get Driver Confession For Stealing $2,400
Product News: Lock Amercia Offers Valve Locking System For Propane Tanks
Froth Au Lait, Inc. Appoints Canada-based Brokerhouse Distributors Inc. And Andre Labbee Inc. International Authorized Distributors
National Restaurant Association Responds To Health Care Reform Bill
Kraft Foods Names Two New Directors With Company Acquisition Experience
Consumer Food Growth Drove Strong ConAgra Foods, Inc. Second Quarter Earnings
Big Red Holdings Corp. Makes A Bid For Jones Soda Co.
Study: Consumers Eat Less Calories When Numbers Posted On Menus
Kraft Foods Runs 'Water Your Body' Advertising Campaign For Crystal Light
SunOpta Reports Third Quarter Loss

Dec 21st, 2009

AM Interactive: Veteran Vending Operator Questions Machine Planogramming
North Ridgeville, Ohio-based Cuyahoga Vending Plans Move To Larger Facility In Elyria, Ohio
Des Moines, Ia. Police Search For Vending Burglar
Non-food Retailers Enter Candy, Soda, And Snack Market
Mars Chocolate NA Hires New Sustainability And Science Communications Director
Tyson Foods Inc. Expects Beef And Pork Prices To Rise
North Star Foodservice Of Pennsylvania To Lay Off 10
Landshire Inc., Thermo King Develop Insulated Delivery Vans
Merisant Worldwide Inc. Names Julie Wool Chief Financial Officer
Michigan's Grand Valley State University Adds Healthy Vending Machines

Dec 18th, 2009

AM Interactive: Veteran Vending Operator Has More Questions About Pre-kitting Routes
County Commissioner In West Virginia Wants 'Healthier' Products In Courthouse Vending Machines
Worldwide Food Services, Inc. Forms Northeast Sales Unit
General Mills Inc. Reports Increased Second Quarter Earnings
Sara Lee Corp. To Reduce Salt Content In Its Food By 20 percent
Niagara Falls, N.Y. Residents Fight Vending Repair Facility Expansion
Current Research Raises New Concerns About Bisphenol A On Intestinal Health
Improper Food Handling Causes Sickness In Dichinson, N.D. Schools
Ohio House Passes Legislation Restricting School Vending Machine Products
Linden, N.J. Man Arrested For Vending Burglary
Product News: Sam's Club Offers Small Business Owners Shell Rotella T 15W-40 Motor Oil With

Dec 17th, 2009

AM Interactive: Veteran Vending Operator Questions Pre-kitting Routes
Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. Announces HSR Clearance In Proposal To Acquire Diedrich Coffee Inc.
European Vending Association Delivers Successful Annual General Assembly And 'Image Of Vending' Workshop
Holiday House Distributing And Kool Tek Annouce New California Warehouse
Product News: Frosted Oatmeal Cinnamon And Chocolate Peanut Butter Snakbars Available From Tastykake
Domino Foods Inc. To Expand Cleveland, Ohio Facility
Digital Video Ad Spending Increasing Rapidly
Morehead City, N.C. Police Seek Vending Burglars
Eight O'Clock® Coffee Launches Facebook "How To" Video On Its Website
Long-Time White Castle Employee Elaine Miseta Retires

Dec 16th, 2009

Milwaukee Wis. District Considers Food And Beverage Tax Increase
University Of Cincinnati, Ohio Student Gets Four Years Probation And $5,000 In Fines For Vandalizing Campus Vending Machines
Rationale For Removing 'Junk Food' From School Vending Doesn't Easily Extend To Employers
Study: Four Cups Of Coffee Or Tea Reduces The Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
Kraft Foods Questions Cadbury's Arguments Against Accepting Its Bid
New York State Automatic Merchandising Association Inc. To Host General Meeting Jan. 11
McLane Foodservice Tabs PepsciCo's Scott Siers As Vice President Of Business Development
National Confectioners Association Launches Magazine And Website
National Bulk Vendors Association Moves To New Headquarters In Phoenix, Ariz.
Defense Logistics Agency Awards $70.6 Million To Foodservice Contractors In Georgia And Alabama

Dec 15th, 2009

Cadbury Outlines Case For Independence Against Kraft Foods Hostile Takeover Bid To Shareholders
Paradigm Group Partners With Kaplan Inc. To Provide Green Programs And Product Solutions For Both Companies
New Jersey Legislature Considers Bill Requiring Chain Restaurants To Post Calorie Counts
Vend Natural Inc. Adds Del Monte Fresh Fruit Product Line
Key Impact Sales & Systems Taps Bob Galvin For Executive Vice President Of Strategic Development
Michigan Lieutenant Governor Seeks 10-Cent Bottled Water Tax For Education Scholarships
Nestle Waters Considers Plant In Cascade Locks, Oreg.
Food Industry Supports Food Safety Bill
U.S. Foodservice Honors Top Food Suppliers
Unilever To Close Manufacturing Plant In City of Industry, Calif.

Dec 14th, 2009

Product News: Follett Corp. Announces New Ice Pro DB650 Ice Bagging Machine
Ponca City, Okla. Man Pleads Guilty To Vending Burglary
Market Research Firm Suggests Cadbury Refuse Kraft Bid
Lipton Tea To Use Green Processes At Suffolk, Va. Facility
Frito-Lay North America Headquarters Becomes LEED® Gold Certified
Cocoa Prices Hit 25-Year Highs
Report: Private Label Stays Strong
Unilever Chief Financial Officer James Lawrence To Resign
Diamond Foods Inc.'s Emerald Snacks Boost Market Share
U.S. Department Of Agriculture Serves Lawmakers Food From The School Lunch Program
Study: Coffee May Reduce Risk Of Prostate Cancer

Dec 11th, 2009

Police Catch Three Vending Burglars In Old Fort, N.C.
Vend Marketing Institute Introduces Healthy Choice Program
Cadbury PLC British And Irish Workers Fight Kraft Foods Inc. Takeover Bid
Company Introduces Atmospheric Water Generators That Provide Bottle-less Water
Creston, Ia. College Introduces VendingMisers To Campus Vending Machines
Wall Street Journal: Hershey Co. Likely To Bid On Cadbury PLC
Mars Inc. Sues Hershey Co. Claiming Bliss Ads Copy Dove Ads
United Nation's Reports Rising Food Prices
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. To Refinance $3.5 Billion In Secured Term Loans
Investor Group Acquires Interest In Healthy Snack Maker Rock-n-Roll Gourmet LLC

Dec 10th, 2009

Vending Burglars Strike More Hotels In Kerrville, Texas
Sargento Foods Names Louie Gentine President
USA Today: Fast Feeders Scrutinize Meat Better Than The Department Of Agriculture
Skyline College Student Editorial Predicts Limited Future For Automated Retailing
Tennessee Middle Schools Want Vending Restrictions Lifted
Report: Gasoline Prices To Decline Through Mid December
U.S. Mint Releases Designs For Four More Presidential Dollar Coins In 2010
European Regulators Extend Deadline For Kraft Foods Inc.'s Bid For Cadbury PLC
General Mills Inc. To Cut Sugar In Children's Cereal
U.S. Foodservice To Lay Off 95 In Streator, Ill.

Dec 9th, 2009

Blockbuster To Test Pop N Go Inc. Popcorn Vending Machines
Product News: Dr. Fresh Brings Hand Sanitizer With Moisturizer To Ancillary OCS Market
Kellogg Co. Promotes Ronald Dissinger To Chief Financial Officer
Dr Pepper Snapple Group To License Brands to PepsiCo Following Acquisition Of Top Bottlers
New Hampshire Anti-Obesity Commission Recommends Banning 'Junk' Food In School Vending Machines
Arkansas Police Expand Search For Vending Machine Burglars To Oklahoma
Robert McDonald To Succeed A.G. Lafley As Procter & Gamble Inc. Chairman
Report: Hershey Co. And Nestle Conferencing On Cadbury PLC Bid
PepsiCo Inc. To Open Research Laboratory For Healthier Products
Campbell Soup Co. V-Fusion Products Meet Alliance For A Healthier Generation Nutritional Rules
VMW Blog: Free Shipping Of Dollar Coins Has An Extra Benefit: Credit Card Miles

Dec 8th, 2009

Department Of Agriculture Recommendations Include Eliminating School Vending Machines
Automatic Merchandising Health-Industry Council Discusses Disabilities Act Impact On Vending Machines
Employer Survey: Employment To Rise In 2010 First Quarter
Imperial Sugar Co. Reports Fourth Quarter Loss From Continuing Operations
Millville, N.J. Police Arrest Second Suspect In Vending Burglary
Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. Won't Counter Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. Offer For Diedrich Coffee Inc.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Agrees To Acquire Diedrich Coffee, Inc. For $290 Million
United Kingdom Official Sets Condition For Cadbury PLC Bids
Healthy Vending Machines To Be Available At 2010 Winter Olympics In Vancouver
Loyola Marymount University Students Boycott Sodexo

Dec 7th, 2009

Product News: Minimus.biz Offers Sample Size Non-Food Products From Major Manufacturers
KRh Thermal Systems Inc. Outsources Machine Manufacturing And Will Establish Bicoastal Operations
State Inspectors Fine ConAgra Foods Inc. Over Slim Jim Plant Explosion
Tim And Richard Smucker Of J.M. Smucker Share CEO Of The Year Honors
Market Report Examines U.S. Vending Manufacturing Industry
West Liberty, Ky. Police Seek Vending Burglar Captured On Surveillance Video
Diamond Foods Inc. Reports Record First Quarter Results
North Carolina Introduces Rail Car With Vending Machines
Unilever Recalls 10 Million Slim-Fast Cans
Nestle Waters North America CEO Kim Jeffery Responds To Movie, 'Tapped'
Cadbury PLC To Respond To Kraft Foods' Takeover Bid On Dec. 14

Dec 4th, 2009

Snyder's Food Service Inc. Tabs Bertsch Services' Larry Richardson
Del Monte Foods Co. Reports 24 Percent Second Quarter Profit Gain
U.S. Foodservice Launches New Website On Its Work Culture
Performance Food Group To Acquire Somerset Food Service, Somerset, Ky.
University Of Colorado Boulder Considers Banning Plastic Bottles
Coca-Cola Co. Commits To 100 Percent HFC-Free Equipment By 2015
Snyder's Distributing Inc. And Snyder's Distributing North Inc. Will Merge; Company Acquires Treat America's Fort Wayne, Ind. Branch
Coca-Cola Co. Tops List Of 50 Companies Making Use Of Facebook; Starbucks Is No. 2
Tyson Foods Inc. Promotes Donnie King And Noel White
Burglar Robs Six Vending Machines At Resort/Conference Center In Kerrville, Texas

Dec 3rd, 2009

Hershey Trust Supports Company's Bid For Cadbury PLC
Tom Whennen Jr. Leaves Triple A Services Inc.
Descendant Of Cadbury PLC's Founder Opposes Kraft's Takeover Bid
Analyst: Nestle Could Buy Brands From Hershey, Helping It Bid For Cadbury
University Of Vermont Students Propose Banning Bottled Water On Campus
South Carolina Officials Welcome Crane Co. Headquarters
Vending Lobbyist Seeks To Change Pennsylvania Machine 48-Inch Accessibility Rule
White Castle Launches New Website Featuring User Generated Content
Federal Trade Commission To Hold Forum On Marketing To Kids Dec. 15
Article Questions Soda Tax Opponents' Lobbying Efforts

Dec 2nd, 2009

Connecticut Study: School Nutrition Restrictions Do Impact Kids' Eating Habits
Business Group Claims Self Regulation Of Food Marketing To Children Works
AVI Foodsystems Inc. Acquires Bertsch Services In Warsaw, Ind.
Food And Drug Administration Delays Action On Bisphenol A
Police Arrest Mom And Kids For Vending Burglary In Florida
Beverage Vending Restrictions Hurt Granite, Utah Schools' Revenue
Analyst: Kraft Foods Inc. Favored To Buy Cadbury PLC
Aramark Names Brian Stapleton Corporate Executive Chef
Research Links Cola Drinking To Diabetes During Pregnancy
Fairfield University Gives Thumbs Up To Reverse Vending Machine For Recycling
Product News: MEI EASITRAX 3.10 Simplifies Forecasting

Dec 1st, 2009

Clintonville, Wis. Schools Sign Exclusive Pepsi Contract
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Responds To Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc.'s Bid For Diedrich Coffee Inc.
Diedrich Coffee Inc. Receives New Offer From Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc.
Buffalo Rock Co. Continues Exclusive Service Partnership With Changer Services Inc.
Former Aramark Marketing Vice President Brian Zaslow Launches Marketing Consultancy For Refreshment Services
Former Jones Soda President Peter Van Stolk Helps Distributors Create Brands
Personalizable Beverage Bottle Label Wins Beverage Design Award
Gibson County, Tenn. Police Arrest Prolific School Vending Burglar
VMW Blog: The 'Red Menace' Has Arrived; Are We Listening To Redbox?
Blockbuster To Launch 200 DVD Rental Machines In New York City