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Nov 30th, 2009

General Mills Inc. To Divest Some Retail Products

According to papers filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on Nov. 19, 2009, General Mills, Inc. has decided to exit certain underperforming products in its U.S. retail segment to rationalize capacity for more profitable items.

Kansas Farm Bureau Supports Milk Machine In Burden, Kan. High School

Central High School in Burden, Kan. has a new milk vending machine for the 2009/2010 school year which is managed by the Central High Future Farmers of America Chapter.

ConAgra Foods Inc. To Close Fort Worth, Texas Plant, Laying Off 121 Workers

ConAgra Foods Inc. is closing the company's Fort Worth, Texas plant and laying off all of the plant's 121 workers.

Sacred Heart University Deploys Tomra Reverse Vending Machines To Recycle Containers
Atlantic Coast Expo, Oct. 14 to 15, 2010 In Myrtle Beach, S.C., To Offer Expanded Education In New Show Setting
Compass Group PLC Reports 17.5 Percent Annual Growth
Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Nab Vending Burglar Following Routine Traffic Violation
Forbes Magazine Profiles Cantaloupe Systems
Industry Loses Larry Jones, Long Active In Illinois Blind Vendors Organizations
General Mills Inc. Reports 1 Percent Sales Gain In First Quarter

Nov 25th, 2009

Diedrich Coffee, Inc. Calls Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.'s Revised Offer Superior To Offer From Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc.
Product News: ViruPure V-500 Becomes Latest Addition To Everpure's Line Of Commercial Drinking Water Systems
Danone Waters Of America Names Nick Krzyzaniak President And General Manager
Kraft Foods Inc. Secures Exclusivity Agreements From Banks For Cadbury PLC Bid
New Jersey Restaurant Association Opposes Menu Calorie Posting
Sara Lee Corp. To Close Greenville, S.C. Bakery
Investor Group Buys Balance Bar Co. From Kraft Foods Inc.
Hormel Foods Corp. Announces Record Profit Sharing
Splenda Honors Splenda Dessert Fame Recipe Contest Winners
National Automatic Merchandising Association Seeks Nominations For 2010 Industry Awards
USA Technologies Inc. Responds To Dissenting Shareholders

Nov 24th, 2009

Scranton, Pa. Police Catch Vending Burglar Red Handed
Product News: Locking Systems Patents Cobra 7 Sided Tubular Locks
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. and Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. In Bidding War For Diedrich Coffee Inc.
Industry Loses Robert Dodd Jr., Florida Vending Operator
British Newspaper Claims Nestlé Might Bid For Cadbury PLC
Coca-Cola Co. Recognizes Mistakes, Maps Vision For Growth
National Automatic Merchandising Association Launches Informational Website For OneShow In 2010
USA Technologies Inc. Dissenting Shareholders Issue Open Letter
Multi-Max LLC Names Mark Miller Chief Executive Officer
Wrigley Will Eliminate 37 Information Technology Jobs
Ferrara Pan Wins First New Product Award At National Confectionary Sales Association Meeting For Chewy Lemonhead & Friends

Nov 23rd, 2009

Campbell Soup Co. Reports Strong Quarterly Profit
Tyson Foods Inc. Reports Progress For Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year
Dole Food Co. Inc. Reports Positive Third Quarter Results
Football Icon Mike Ditka To Host National Automatic Merchandising Association Industry Awards
Hershey Co. Confirms Interest In Cadbury PLC
Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. Revises Its Offer For Diedrich Coffee, Inc.
Vending Theft Plagues Springfield, Ill.
Brian Allen Leaves National Automatic Merchandising Association As NAMA Government Affairs Roles Change
USA Technologies Inc. Urges Shareholders To Deny Board Seat To Dissenting Shareholders
VMW Blog: An Afternoon At The Movies? I'm Calling The Food Police!

Nov 20th, 2009

Product News: Rifkin Offers Triple Tight Security Seal To Operators
Mintel Releases Product 2010 Trends: Health And Wellness To Dominate
J. M. Smucker Co. Reports 52 Percent Sales Gain In Second Quarter, Driven By Folgers
Food Safety Bill Approaches Senate Vote
Investor Group Seeks Three USA Technologies Inc. Board Seats
Court Rejects Call For Referendum On U.S. Foodservice Facility In Buda, Texas
Nestle Professional To Acquire Vitality Foodservice Inc. North American Division
Police Arrest Three Teens For Vandalizing Vending Machine In Early, Texas
Cadbury PLC Union Leaders To Meet With Kraft Foods Inc.
Tyson Foods Inc. Names Donnie Smith President/CEO, Jim Lochner Chief Operating Officer
Analyst Phil Lempert To Keynote American Wholesale Marketers Association Show, March 9 To 11 In Las Vegas

Nov 19th, 2009

Report: Beverage Market Becomes More Niche-Based
USA Today: School Food Often Unsafe
Report: Ferrero SpA Will Only Make Friendly Bid For Cadbury PLC
Coca-Cola Co. Introduces Recyclable 'PlantBottle'
Snack On Racks Inc. Recalls Gourmet Snack Packs
Pinnacle Foods Group LLC To Acquire Birds Eye Foods Inc.
Pepsi Bottler Consortium Opens Plant In Hattiesburg, Miss.
U.S. Foodservice To Close Virginia Beach, Va. Operations
Graduate Student Destroys Vending Machines At University Of Cincinnati To Protest Energy Use And Unhealthy Products
California Automatic Vendors Council To Hold Holiday Party Dec. 4 At Anaheim Stadium

Nov 18th, 2009

VMW Blog: Era Of Big Government Is Back: Hey, Cheapskates, Why You Don’t Join NAMA?
Costco Stops Carrying Coca-Cola
Admiral Beverage Corp. Names Changer Services As Exclusive Service Provider
Wireless Solutions Provider Apriva Announces International Expansion
Hershey Co. Prepares Bid For Cadbury PLC
Medford, Oreg. Police Arrest Vending Vandal
Durango, Colo. Newspaper Claims Snack Tax Debate Is Misguided
Los Angeles County Health Initiative Doesn’t Include Proposed Beverage Ban
Short Term Gasoline Price Outlook Stable
MB Media Launches LED Messaging System

Nov 17th, 2009

North Carolina Vending Driver Confesses To Stealing $4,000 Over 11 Months
Police: Recent Arrests Linked To Murder Of Baltimore, Md. Vending Operator
McDonald’s Beverage Offering To Beat Expectations
Kellogg: Flooding Causes Eggo Waffle Shortage
MooBella Inc. Tabs Filterfresh’s Robert Beauregard As National Sales Director
Food and Drug Administration Announces New Food Code
Pepsi Bottling Group, ConAgra Foods And Sysco Indicate Plan To Rebuild Sales Teams
Everpure® Provides Solutions To Contaminated School Drinking Water
Compass Group North America Rolls Out Digital Signage In Cafeterias
Industry Loses Geri Mattson, Longtime Business Manager Of Better Vendors Association And Active With Illinois Vending Association

Nov 16th, 2009

Lieberman Companies Offers Training On MEI And Automated Merchandising Systems Equipment On Nov. 17 In Bloomington, Minn.
Product News: Curtis Introduces IntelliFresh For Ideal Coffee Temperature
Two Mansfield, Ohio Men In Critical Condition From Crash After Stealing Vending Machines
Sodexo Reports 7.9 Percent Revenue Gain For 2009
Sodexo Inc. Names Lorna Donatone Chief Operating Officer And Education President
Coca-Cola Co. Plans To Blanket Urban Areas With Its Logo
Colorado Proposal To Tax Candy And Soda Faces Challenges
Starbucks Partners With Tassimo On Single-Serve Coffee Beverages
Hedge Fund Manager Doubles Stake In Cadbury PLC Following Cadbury's Rejecting Kraft Foods' Offer
United Kingdom Vending Association Names Chief Executive Officer
Early Registration Discount For National Automatic Merchandising Association OneShow April 28 To 30, 2010 Available Till Dec. 1

Nov 13th, 2009

Starbucks: Via Instant Coffee Has Surpassed Expectations
Sodexo Helps Three Schools Earn Government Health Certification
Mississippi Schools Make Progress Improving Students' Health
Functional Snacks Gain Presence In Convenience Channel
Nutritionists Question Health Qualities Associated With Juice
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. Buys Timothy's Coffees For $157 Million
'Interview Magazine' To Manage Mondrian South Beach Luxury Vending Machine During Miami Art Festival In December
Vending Burglar Vandalizes Machines In Medford, Oreg.
Atlantic Coast Exposition To Be Held Oct. 14 To 16, 2010 In Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Newsweek Names General Mills Inc. Among 'Greenest Companies In America'

Nov 12th, 2009

VMW Blog: Are You Mad About The Nutrition Disclosure Rule? Enough To Do Your Part?
Boreal Water Collection Debuts Water In Biodegradable Bottle
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Reports 65 Percent Fourth Quarter Sales Gain
Edison/Fareira Vending Students To Be Paid For Training Under Pilot Program
Sara Lee Corp. Names Anne Teague Chief Information Officer
U.S. Foodservice In Atlanta, Ga. Converts Delivery Fleet To Biodiesel Fuel
Bottled Water Recycling Increases
Farm Cooperative Signs Manufacturing/Marketing Contract With Stonyfield Farms Milk
Police Arrest Vending Burglar Who Robbed Machines In Black River Falls, Wis.
National Automatic Merchandising Association Announces 2009 Certified Executives

Nov 11th, 2009

Monroe, La. Newspaper Examines Effects Of Energy Drinks
Product News: Videx Offers Rechargeable Keys That Use Bluetooth Technology
Jones Soda Co. Reports Quarterly Loss
Kellogg Promotes Mother's Cookies Using Social Media
Mars North America Completes Solar Energy Garden
Police Arrest Scranton, Pa. Woman Who Vandalized Vending Machine
Karaoke Vending Machine Plans To Debut In New York City For Winter Holiday Season
Beauty Magazine Introduces Vending Machine For Sample Products In Miami, Fla.
Flowers Foods Inc. Reports 4.6 Percent Third Quarter Sales Increase
Report: Ready-To-Drink Tea Holds Steady In Recession
Reports Indicate Nestle Kit Kat Could Become Fair Trade Certified

Nov 10th, 2009

California And Arizona Vending Councils Hold Combined Annual Meeting In San Diego, Calif.
Pure Beverage Co. To Distribute Drank(TM) In Indiana
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Reports 17.6 Percent Earnings Gain In First Quarter
South Carolina Vending Association To Hold Winter Training Conference Jan. 28 To 31 In Charleston, S.C.
Autocrat Inc. Accounting Manager Maria Phillips Wins Prestigious Certification
Cadbury PLC Rejects Kraft Foods Inc.'s Hostile Takeover Bid
Report: Consumers To Spend Less On Restaurant Meals In 2010
McDonald's Domestic Sales Slip In October
Fox News Examines Debate Over Nutrition Disclosure Proposal For Vending Machines
Vending Burglars Plague Car Washes In Vineland, N.J.

Nov 9th, 2009

California Lawmakers Consider Beverage Regulations, Hear Testimony At Public Meeting
Foodservice Industry Organizations Oppose Health Care Reform Bill
Vending Burglars Strike Colerain Township, Ohio School
Kraft Foods Inc. Makes $16.3 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid For Cadbury PLC
Aramark Honored For Workers' Disability Management
Colorado Governor Proposes Soda And Snack Tax
MooBella® Inc. Appoints Pinnacle Food Sales & Marketing Exclusive Broker For New England
Court Vacates $1.26 billion Judgment Against PepsiCo Inc. For Allegedly Stealing Bottled Water Idea
USA Technologies Inc. Reports 36 Percent Gain In Installed Base In First Quarter
Dairy Industry Chocolate Milk Promotion In Schools Alarms Educators And Nutritionists

Nov 6th, 2009

Bluff City Distributors of Natchez, Miss. To Distribute Drank(TM)
Registration Deadline Nears For European Vending Association Annual General Assembly And Workshop
J & J Snack Foods Corp. Reports Record Sales And Earnings For Year
Centerplate Wins Baltimore Convention Center From Aramark
Premier Services, Denver, Colo., Tabs Sodexho's Eugene Byron As Vending Operations Manager
Court Awards Cummins-Allison Corp. $12 Million For Patent Infringement
Starbucks Corp. Reports Revenue Decline For 2009
Los Angeles Police Nab Vending Burglar Who Posed As Coca-Cola Co. Rep
Court Rules Tyson Foods Inc. Violated Labor Law
Land O'Lakes, Inc. Reports Net Loss In Third Quarter

Nov 5th, 2009

J.M. Smucker Co. Promotes Mark Belgya And Dennis Armstrong To Executive Posts
K-Cup Sales Drive 52 Percent Revenue Increase For Diedrich Coffee Inc. In First Quarter
Law Firm Investigates Diedrich Coffee Inc. Decision To Sell Shares To Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc.
Report: Kraft Foods Inc. Soon To Make Bid For Cadbury PLC
Sara Lee Corp. Reports Quarterly Income Gain
Middle Tennessee State University Investigates Needles Found In Vending Machines
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. Reports 4 Percent Net Sales Decline For Quarter
Hormel Foods Corp. Creates Joint Venture To Market Mexican Foods In U.S.
Snyder's of Hanover And Utz Quality Foods Cancel Plans To Merge
Kellogg To End Immunity Statements On Rice Krispies

Nov 4th, 2009

Calorie Disclosure Rule Expected To Cost Vending Industry $56.4 Million In First Year
VMW Blog: Technology Frustrates Vending Operators, But They Need It
Pepsi® Cola Bottling Co. Of New York To Distribute Drank(TM)
Interstate Bakeries Corp. Changes Name To Hostess Brands, Inc.
Public Health Officials Meet In Albany, N.Y. To Strategize Against Obesity
KeyImpact Sales & Systems, Inc. Merges With Four Texas Sales Agencies
Italy-based Coffee Maker IllyCaffe SpA Gains Presence in U.S.
Kraft Foods Inc. Reports 0.5 Percent Gain In Organic Net Revenue In Third Quarter
New York Retailers Scramble To Meet Bottled Water Deposit Law
Report: Kraft Foods Inc. Sets Up Bridge Financing For Cadbury PLC Bid

Nov 3rd, 2009

Loss Prevention Results Releases Orientation DVD
Amesbury, Mass. Schools To Install Cashless Payment For Vending Machines
Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. To Acquire Diedrich Coffee Inc. For $213 Million
Energy Drink Maker Battles University Of Iowa Over Use Of Its Logo
Michael Foods Inc. Names James Dwyer, Jr. President And Chief Executive Officer
Dairy Association To Hold International Trade Show In Fall, Replacing Worldwide Food Expo
European Vending Association To Hold Annual General Assembly Dec. 2
Nestle CEO Paul Bulcke Explains Company's Growth Strategy
Del Monte Foods Inc. To Relocate Headquarters In San Francisco
Yogurt Manufacturer To Build Processing Facility In Brattleboro, Vt.

Nov 2nd, 2009

Sysco Corp. Reports 8.1 Percent First Quarter Sales Decrease
Dean Foods Co. Reports 32 Percent Third Quarter Gain In Net Income
Crystal Springs Acquires Cohutta Water
Doctors Resign From Academy Over Coca-Cola Grant
Critics Assail Kellogg Child Immunity Claim On Cocoa Krispies
Minnesota County Takes Action Against Energy Drinks
Javalution Coffee Co. Reports 192 Percent Third Quarter Revenue Gain
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Reports Third Quarter Income Gain
Hershey Co. Reports Decline In Third Quarter Sales
Aramark To Lay Off 96 Workers In Pompano Beach, Fla.