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VendingTechnologyWatch Podcast: Apriva Executive Notes Prices To Hold Steady Under Special Cashless Vending Program

Rinaldo Spinella, executive vice president and general manager for unattended payments at Apriva, notes that Apriva’s cashless vending customers will not be incurring price changes, at least through the end of 2011, despite the debit swipe increases...

Podcast • October 7th, 2011

Heartland Payment Systems Releases Immediate Impact Of Durbin Amendment

Just days after the implementation of the Durbin Amendment swipe fee reform on Oct. 1, Heartland Payment Systems, one of the nation's largest payments processors, has released the first real-world data about the legislation's actual effects on...

News • October 6th, 2011

Digital Transactions News: Durbin Amendment Could ‘Squash Small Tickets’

Digital Transactions News, a publication covering the digital transactions industry, reported that MasterCard Inc. and Visa could “squash small tickets” by applying the maximum debit card interchange fees allowed by the Durbin amendment.

News • October 6th, 2011

Vending Technology Consultant Glenn Butler Notes New Debit Card Fees Challenge Cashless Vending

Glenn Butler, a vending technology consultant (CTO Services Inc., Boston, Mass.), notes that the debit swipe fee increases for small ticket transactions announced by Visa and MasterCard are a serious issue for the vending industry. Interviewed by...

Podcast • October 4th, 2011

Food Marketing Institute Applauds Swipe Fee Reform

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) applauded U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) for his efforts to make Oct. 1 the first day of swipe fee reform, and the beginning of merchants’ and consumers’ effort to bring fairness and transparency to swipe fees.

News • October 3rd, 2011

National Automatic Merchandising Association Responds To New Debit Swipe Fees

The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) announced it is working on several fronts to change the impact of the VISA and MasterCard plans to raise debit swipe fees for small ticket transactions.

News • October 3rd, 2011

Seattle, Wash. Newspaper Examines Vending Technology

The Seattle Times in Seattle, Wash. recently examined the benefits of new vending technology.

News • October 3rd, 2011

Wall Street Journal Examines Debit Card Fee Changes

Todd Zywicki, a professor of law at George Mason University, wrote an analysis of the debit card interchange fee changes in The Wall Street Journal.

News • October 3rd, 2011

Elliot Maras Addresses Cuyahoga Group Managers On Vending Challenges

Elliot Maras, editor of Automatic Merchandiser Magazine, recently addressed the managers meeting of the Cuyahoga Group, the Maple Heights, Ohio-based Canteen franchise, on trends in the vending industry. Maras told the gathering the vending industry...

News • September 28th, 2011

Bronx, N.Y. Woman Praises Canteen’s 2bu Machine For Calorie Information At New York Gratitude Tour

A 45-year-old Bronx, N.Y. woman praised the Canteen 2bu machine at the National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour in New York City. Interviewed by Elliot Maras, editor of Automatic Merchandiser, the woman said she loved being able to...

Podcast • September 27th, 2011

Canteen Official Notes Strong Response To Canteen 2bu Machine At National Automatic Merchandiser Gratitude Tour In New York City

Ron Ehrhardt, regional vice president for dining and vending services for the Northeast Region for Canteen Vending Services Inc., notes the outstanding response to the Canteen 2bU machine, which has LED lighting, an LCD panel with nutrition...

Podcast • September 26th, 2011

QR Codes Emerge As Promotional Tool For Foodservice

QR codes, a consumer engagement technology, is emerging in new promotions by restaurants such as Taco Bell and Boudin Bakery.

News • September 23rd, 2011

VMW Podcast: Progressive New York Vending Operator Impressed By Public Response To National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour

John Murn, president of Answer Vending Inc. in Bellerose, N.Y., was delighted by public response to the National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour in New York City.

News • September 23rd, 2011

Progressive New York Vending Operator Impressed By Public Response To National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour

John Murn, president of Answer Vending Inc. in Bellerose, N.Y., was delighted by public response to the National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour in New York City. Murn notes his company is providing video touchscreens on vending...

Podcast • September 23rd, 2011

VMW Podcast: Men’s Lifestyle Editor’s Take On Gratitude Tour: ‘Intersection Of Robots And Food’

Adam Rich, 31, founder and editor of Thrillist.com, a men’s lifestyle publication, described the machines on display at the NAMA Gratitude Tour as “the intersection of robots and food, which are both incredibly interesting, cool things.”

News • September 22nd, 2011

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