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National Automatic Merchandising Association Gratitude Tour Moves From Thursday To Friday, Sept. 16, 2011 In New York City

The National Automatic Merchandising Association has moved the Gratitude Tour scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 15 in New York City to Friday, Sept. 16 due to weather conditions.

News • September 14th, 2011

VMW Blog: Coke’s Freestyle Offers Unparalleled Opportunities; Vending Operators Must Speak Up

Elliot Maras, editor of Automatic Merchandiser Magazine, notes in his blog that the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine offers unparalleled benefits, but so far, there is no word on when it will be available for vending.

News • September 14th, 2011

Apriva’s Paul DeRosse Named ACT Canada ‘Hero of 2011’

Apriva, a provider of end-to-end wireless transaction and secure information solutions, today announced that Paul DeRosse, its vice president of business development for Canada, has been recognized by ACT Canada with its Hero of 2011 award.

News • September 14th, 2011

MEI Sponsors National Automatic Merchandising Association Vendialogue Campaign

MEI is one of 14 exhibitor sponsors of the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) Gratitude Tour, a key element of the Vendialogue campaign to build awareness of vending among the next generation of consumers.

News • September 14th, 2011

Coca-Cola Intros Game For Freestyle Machines, Develops QR Code Application For Freestyle Machines

Coca-Cola has introduced a memory game that involves matching up buttons from the Freestyle machines and is now working on having its machines recognizes QR codes, working with Ogilvy & Mather to create a campaign that will allow users to make custom...

News • September 14th, 2011

Apriva To Showcase Cashless Vending Solution At Canada Vending Expo, Sept. 16 And 17, 2011 In Montreal

Apriva, a provider of end-to-end wireless transactions and secure information solutions, announced that it will showcase its Apriva Vend™ cashless vending solution at the upcoming 2011 Canadian Automatic Merchandising Association (CAMA) Expo...

News • September 13th, 2011

Vending Technology Podcast: Buffalo Rock Co. Claims Investment In Cash Recycling Is Recovered In Less Than One Year

Mike Bunt, general manager of corporate marketing equipment at Buffalo Rock Co., a Birmingham, Ala.-based Pepsi bottler and full line vending operator, says a vending company should be able to recover its return on investment in a cash recycler in...

News • September 9th, 2011

Vending Technology Podcast: Buffalo Rock Co. Finds Cash Recyclers Benefit Different Types Of Vending Locations

Mike Bunt, general manager of corporate marketing equipment at Buffalo Rock Co., a Birmingham, Ala.-based Pepsi bottler and vending operator, discusses his observations on what locations work best with cash recyclers on vending machines in an...

News • September 8th, 2011

USA Technologies Inc. Tabs Industry Veteran Hector Benavides, Jr. For Sales

USA Technologies, Inc., a provider of wireless, cashless payment and M2M telemetry solutions for self-serve retailing industries, announced that the company is expanding its sales team.

News • September 2nd, 2011

Coca-Cola Facial Recognition Kiosk Uploads Straight To Facebook

At the Coca-Cola Summer Love 2011 event, Coca-Cola Israel worked with Publicis e-dologic to integrate people's online experience with their real lives in an intuitive and easy way, resulting in the introduction of the FaceLook digital signage kiosk

News • September 2nd, 2011

Consumer Packaged Goods Marketers Embrace Digital Marketing

Through new initiatives ranging from social couponing to stronger e-commerce offerings and enhanced labeling, consumer packaged goods retailers and manufacturers are showing an eagerness to engage digitally oriented consumers

News • September 2nd, 2011

SEVA panel uncovers need for a new way of thinking

Most industry observers recognize new technology can make vending more exciting and appreciated. There are three schools of thought on what is needed to allow this to happen: 1) a more favorable business environment; 2) a new way of thinking among...

Article • September 2nd, 2011

Mississippi Vending Operator Finds Route Efficiency Seminar Outstanding During Southeastern Vending Association Convention In Destin, Fla.

Greg Breland, owner of Gulf Coast Canteen in Ocean Springs, Miss., found Brad Bachtelle’s presentation on using technology to improve route efficiencies very beneficial at the Southeastern Vending Association Convention in Destin, Fla. Elliot...

Podcast • August 12th, 2011

Google Wallet further empowers the smart phone

In late May 2011, Google announced its revolutionary mobile payment platform that enables consumers to tap or wave a smartphone at a point-of-sale terminal, including vending machines equipped with a near field communication (NFC) enabled reader to...

Article • August 11th, 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

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