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Florida Cashless Vending Experience, Part 2: Cashless Sales Strongest In Closed Sites

Snackworks Inc. in Bradenton, Fla. has experienced strong sales for cashless vending after launching cashless earlier this year, according to Lisa Leuchter, vice president. She notes that sales vary based on the type of location. She noted that one...

Podcast • August 22nd, 2012

VendingTechnologyWatch Podcast: Florida Vending Operator Explains How And Why They ‘Got Off The Fence’ With Cashless Vending

Snackworks, Inc. in Bradenton, Fla. expanded into cashless vending this past year. Lisa Leuchter, vice president, explains the company's organized approach to this business expansion, which has proven beneficial. To listen to the podcast, click here .

News • August 21st, 2012

Florida vending operator explains how and why they ‘got off the fence’ with cashless vending

Snackworks, Inc. in Bradenton, Fla. expanded into cashless vending this past year. Lisa Leuchter, vice president, explains the company's organized approach to this buisness expansion, which has proven beneficial.

Podcast • August 20th, 2012

Tampico Beverages And Red Bull Report Success With Social Media Marketing

Tampico Beverages launched an interactive social media contest and 3-D Facebook app to promote its 20-ounce single-serve refrigerated juice drinks while Red Bull created the website RedBullAirDrop.com, along with the Twitter hashtag #airdrop, to get...

News • August 17th, 2012

Global Payments Inc. To Acquire Accelerated Payment Technologies

Global Payments Inc., a worldwide provider of electronic transaction processing solutions, announced an agreement to acquire Accelerated Payment Technologies (APT). APT is a provider of fully-integrated payment solutions for small to medium sized...

News • August 17th, 2012

Prof. Michael Kasavana Reviews Vending Technology At Southeastern Vending Association Convention In Destin, Fla.

Michael Kasavana, Ph.D., professor at Michigan State University’s School of Hospitality Business, reviewed trends in vending technology for the 2012 Southeastern Vending Association Convention in the Baytowne Conference Center in Destin, Fla...

News • August 16th, 2012

USA Technologies Inc. Offers Turnkey ePort Connect Service Platform to Smart Phones And Tablets for Business Customers

USA Technologies, Inc. (USAT) announced the introduction of ePort Mobile, a mobile acceptance solution that gives retailers and other merchants the ability to accept credit and debit cards “on the go” through USAT’s highly secure, turnkey ePort...

News • August 16th, 2012

Heartland Payment Systems Campus Solutions Division Signs 15 New Colleges For Campus OneCard™ System

Heartland Payment Systems Campus Solutions division has increased its higher education client portfolio by signing 15 new colleges and universities for its Campus OneCard™ System , a campus management system and multi-functional campus ID card...

News • August 15th, 2012

Major Merchants Support New Smart Phone Payments Network

More than a dozen big merchants are expected to announce plans to jointly develop a mobile-payments network called Merchant Customer Exchange, or MCX, that will battle similar services from Google Inc. and other companies, according to The Wall Street...

News • August 15th, 2012

Turnkey Healthy Vending Operation, Grow Vending, Utilizes Cartridge Loading System

Grow Vending, a new turnkey healthy vending company based in Irvine, Calif., uses a cartridge loading system with proprietary management software. The company has announced owner operators in Huntington Beach, Calif. and Boise, Idaho. For information...

News • August 14th, 2012

Coca Cola Freestyle A Game Changer

The Atlanta Journal Constitution recently reviewed the performance of the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine, a computer controlled system that dispenses combinations of more than 120 of the company's brands from a touchscreen, and indicates the system has...

News • August 13th, 2012

Robomatic Allows Users To Make Plastic Toys In Less Than A Minute

Robomatic, a collaboration between Chicago, Ill.-based product development specialists Squibbles Ink and designer toy store Rotofugi, allows users to make plastic toys in less than one minute, according to Mashable. For the full story, click here...

News • August 9th, 2012

Developer Of Vending Machine Refrigerant Notes Progress Gaining Government Approval

A submission by A.S. Trust & Holdings, which claims to have developed a refrigerant that is a blend of pure hydrocarbons, claims the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed a request for approval for the use of hydrocarbon refrigerant R441A...

News • August 9th, 2012

Starbucks Accelerates Mobile Payments Leadership by Choosing Square for Payments

Starbucks Coffee Co., with its leading mobile payment platform, and Square , provider of a point-of-sale system for businesses to accept payments, track inventory, and share menu and location information, announced a broad innovative partnership to...

News • August 8th, 2012

AVT, Inc. Partners With Internet Solutions Provider Lunarpages To Provide Cloud-Based Solutions For Vending And Automated Retailing

AVT, Inc. has formed a new company named ARC - Automated Retail Control. The new company is formed in partnership with Lunarpages Internet Solutions, an IT provider based in Anaheim, Calif. ARC will focus on providing cloud-based solutions to the...

News • August 8th, 2012

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