Machines

  • Department Of Corrections Employee Accused Of Stealing From Massachusetts Vending Machines

    Donald Packard, an employee at the Department of Correction at the Bay State Correctional Center in Norfolk, Mass., is accused of stealing more than $8,000 from vending machines in the Greater Boston area, according to the Stoughton Journal . Packard...

    News • October 16th, 2012

  • Kraft To Sell Maxwell House And Gevalia K-Cups

    Kraft Foods Group has announced plans to begin selling Maxwell House and Gevalia K-cup coffee pods, a spokesperson recently announced, according to Reuters . The pods will not be licensed by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., but will work in...

    News • October 15th, 2012

  • Market Research Company Lists Healthy Vending As A Top Food Trend

    Healthy vending products, alongside traditional vending items, is one of seven healthy food trends, according to Packaged Facts . Tuna kits, oatmeal, fresh fruit and salad bowls are among some of the products found in vending that were mentioned in...

    News • October 15th, 2012

  • Atlantic Coast Expo Draws 700 Registrants To Myrtle Beach, S.C.

    The Atlantic Coast Expo (ACE) drew a crowd of 700, up almost 10 percent over the previous year. The educational sessions were well attended, especially the micro market panel on Friday morning. Awards were presented on Saturday morning.   The...

    News • October 12th, 2012

  • 10 Individuals Accused Of Candy Vending Machine Scam

    The United States Department of Justice unsealed an Indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Miami, Fla., charging 10 individuals in connection with a vending machine scam involving bulk candy vending machines that defrauded thousands of...

    News • October 12th, 2012

  • North Carolina Woman Charged In Vending Machine Fire

    A New Bern, N.C. woman was charged with setting a soda machine on fire after not receiving her soft drink, according to the Sun Journal .  She was caught on surveillance video and has been charged with two felonies. Full article .  

    News • October 11th, 2012

  • Duluth, Minn. Hospitals Ban Sale Of Sugary Drinks

    St. Luke’s hospital in Minnesota will eliminate the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages from all of its properties, according to InForum . Hospital administrators decided on Sept. 17 to stop selling the products, but the ban, which applies to every...

    News • October 11th, 2012

  • Snapple Iced Tea To Be Available In K-Cup And Vue Packs

    Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) and Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) announced that the companies have reached an agreement to offer Snapple® premium iced teas in K-Cup® and Vue® packs for Keurig® single cup brewing systems. Snapple...

    News • October 11th, 2012

  • Blog: Will Micro Markets Be The Next ADA Target?

    Editor of Automatic Merchandiser magazine and VendingMarketWatch, Emily Refermat, writes about the Americans with Disabilities Act and it's possible future impact on micro markets. Read blog . 

    News • October 10th, 2012

  • Georgia Tech Offers Discount For Using Cashless Payment At Vending Machines

    Campus services at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga., is offering a 5 percent discount for products purchased at vending machines with the student cashless card, called a BuzzCard, according to the Technique , a college newspaper...

    News • October 10th, 2012

  • Kaiser Permanente Hospitals Revamp Food Offerings, Limit Sugar-Sweetened Beverages In Vending Machines To 20 Percent

    Kaiser Permanente has signed a commitment with the Partnership for a Healthier America to improve food offerings in its 37 hospitals. "As a health care organization, we have an obligation to provide the healthiest food possible in order to promote...

    News • October 10th, 2012

  • Will Micro Markets Be The Next ADA Target?

    I’ve recently returned from the Atlantic Coast Expo in Myrtle Beach, S.C. where I sat in on a session Heidi Chico, president of the Wittern Group, gave about how vending operators will need to comply with the revised Americans with Disabilities Act...

    Blog • October 10th, 2012

  • VendScreen Revolution Smart Device

    VendScreen, Inc. announced it is producing the first wave of VendScreen Revolution™ units for deployment among select vending machine operators. VendScreen Revolution™ comes equipped with  cashless payment acceptance, display of nutrition...

    Product • October 9th, 2012

  • Introducing Pepsi Interactive Vending Machine

    Check out the touch-screen Pepsi Interactive Vending machine -- allowing consumers to buy, gift and play games with PepsiCo beverages. Find them at select GGP malls throughout the U.S. as part of a pilot program. www.pepsiinteractivevending.com.

    Video • October 9th, 2012

  • PepsiCo Lets Consumers Buy, Gift And Play Through New Interactive Vending Machine

    PepsiCo announced the rollout of its Pepsi Interactive Vending machine pilot program, allowing consumers in select U.S. locations to buy, gift and play games with PepsiCo beverages. Pepsi's Interactive Vending equipment, state-of-the-art units that...

    News • October 9th, 2012