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  • New Jersey Vendor Embraces Technology

    Tom DiNardo and Jack Yuppa of Culinary Ventures Vending in Union, N.J. are always looking for a way to stay ahead of the competition. By utilizing multiple technological platforms, this company has proven itself a leader in innovation.

    Article • May 6th, 2013

  • 35 years of growth

    J&J Vending of Union City, Calif. turns 35 this year. The Canteen franchise, started by father and son Joel C. (Senior) and Joel E. (Big Joe) Skidmore in 1978, had four accounts. Now there are more than 1,300 machines and eight routes. With the...

    Article • April 1st, 2013

  • OCS operator grows into regional giant

    A strong brand, dedicated marketing, quality beans and an eye for trends, grew this Wichita, Kan.-based OCS operator into a regional giant serving seven states.

    Article • March 4th, 2013

  • Bullying at work

    In a recent addition of The Family Business Advisor , an online newsletter from The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc., an article appeared about bullying in the workplace. At first I was surprised, I mean sure, bullies in the playground or on...

    Blog • February 21st, 2013

  • Technology spells success for Virginia operators

    How two vending operators who believed in the value of technology partnered to beat the recession and become the largest independent vending operation in Richmond, Va.

    Article • February 1st, 2013

  • How to maintain inventory and pricing controls

    Focusing on asset management is a must, even if the small vending operation isn't yet ready to invest in vending management software.

    Article • February 1st, 2013

  • Survey Shows 80 Percent Of Companies Use Facebook

    InSites Consulting, a consulting business based on analyzing consumer behavior and turning it into valuable insights for companies, released the results of a social media survey of more than 1,200 company managers around the world. Key...

    News • June 20th, 2012

  • Better user experience grows Houston, Texas operation

    Before 2011, Chuck Olson of CNC Vending, serving Houston, Texas, would have said his company was just like every other vending company. He sold the same products, with the same equipment, as his competitors. The only selling point he could make was...

    Article • June 18th, 2012

  • Vending Operator of the Year: Daniel and Mark Stein, Vend Mark Co., Northbrook Ill.

    When Andy and Bonnie Stein started Mark Vend Co. in suburban Chicago in 1962, they had one employee, two trucks, and a few dozen machines that dispensed only cigarettes. Fast-forward almost five decades, and the company looks a whole lot different...

    Article • December 6th, 2011

  • Untapped revenue market: Honor boxes

    How to serve smaller locations has always been a challenge for vending operators. The answer, according to one operator, is an old one – honor boxes. Mark Legler, owner of V.E.N. Enterprises, Remington, Ind., has a thriving vending business, half of...

    Article • October 14th, 2011

  • VMW Blog: Remote Machine Monitoring Saves The Day For Susie's Lemonade; What About Us?

    Elliot Maras, editor of Automatic Merchandiser Magazine, notes in his blog that a Verizon Wireless TV commercial uses a very simple story to illustrate how a complex technology improves consumers’ lives. Maras notes that technology companies are...

    News • October 12th, 2011

  • VMW Blog: Coffee Service Industry Has Spoiled The Customer: Profitability Is Today’s Challenge

    Elliot Maras, editor of Automatic Merchandiser Magazine, notes in his blog that coffee service operators have done an excellent job of spoiling their customers. Because customers today want the best quality service for the best price, operators now face...

    News • July 20th, 2011

  • VMW Video: Coin Acceptors And InOne Develop New Telemetry, Cashless Device Called Arrow

    Coin Acceptors announced a new cashless device called Arrow, at the recent National Automatic Merchandising Association OneShow in Chicago. Arrow was developed from CoinCo's 50 years of currency experience together with InOne's DEX and controller...

    News • June 22nd, 2011

  • Cantaloupe Systems Receives Patent For Vending Machine Service Scheduling System

    Cantaloupe Systems has been awarded U.S. patent number 7,894,938 for its Vending Machine Service Scheduling system. A fundamental element of the Cantaloupe Retail Optimization Platform (CROP) is the cloud-based, wireless Seed technologies that provide...

    News • June 16th, 2011

  • First Class Vending pioneers solar energy in Southern California

    How did a pair of newcomers manage to build the biggest vending operation in the nation’s second largest city in their first 10 years of business? There is no simple answer. But the fact that brothers Matthew and Ryan Marsh are taking a pioneering...

    Article • May 23rd, 2011

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