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Digital Marketing Agency Develops Vending Machine To Dispense Location-Based Content To Mobile Phones

Razorfish, a digital marketing agency with offices throughout the U.S., has developed a vending machine that makes use of near field communication (NFC) technology and dispenses apps, music, ebooks, movies, and other location-based content straight to...

News • July 24th, 2012

Beverage Digest Speculates On PepsiCo Inc.’s Answer To Coca Cola Freestyle Machine

Beverage Digest, a beverage industry newsletter, recently carried an update on PepsiCo Inc.’s reported interest in offering a fountain beverage dispenser in late 2012 or 2013 to compete with Coca Cola’s Freestyle machine. The article includes...

News • July 20th, 2012

‘uFlavor’ Allows Consumers To Develop Their Own Beverages Sold In Vending Machines

uFlavor, an online platform that allows consumers to create their own cold beverage refreshments and then buy them from a uFlavor vending machine, claims users will have 100 flavors to choose from in developing beverages, according to CNBC. For the...

News • July 20th, 2012

The Industry Isn’t As Simple As It Used To Be: Neither Is Writing About It

We all need to be open minded about how to best meet the industry’s challenges going forward.

Blog • July 18th, 2012

See The Video: Machines Dispense Gravy And Mashed Potatoes At 7-Elevens In Singapore

Machines dispensing mashed potatoes and gravy in a matter of seconds are a big hit in 7-Eleven stores across Singapore, according to The Daily Mail in London, U.K. To view the video, click here .

News • July 17th, 2012

Metro New York Railroad To Test Smartphone-Issued Bar Codes For Commuters

The Metro-North Railroad in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will begin a pilot program next month allowing commuters to buy tickets with their smartphones, according to Westport News in Stamford, Conn. After a ticket is purchased through the...

News • July 16th, 2012

See The Video From Australia: Fantastic Delites Snack Vending Machine Gets Customers To Perform For Free Snacks

An Australian company, Fantastic, built and placed a vending machine in a public mall to find out what people will do for free food and promotes Fantastic Delites flavored rice snack. To see the video, click here .

News • July 16th, 2012

Heartland Payment Systems Buys School POS Solutions Provider LunchByte Systems, Inc.

Heartland Payment Systems, one of the nation's largest payments processors, has acquired LunchByte Systems, Inc., a school foodservice back office management and point-of-sale (POS) company led by its NUTRIKIDS® ( www.nutrikids.com ) solution of menu...

News • July 13th, 2012

Coca Cola Vending Machines In Spain Lower Price As Temperature Rises

Coca-Cola in Spain is selling its “Lemon & Nada” drink with prices that drop as the temperatures rise in 18 vending machines; when the temperature exceeds 86 degrees Fahrenheit and the refreshment is half the price, according to WTLV-TV in...

News • July 13th, 2012

Information Technology Expert Finds Lessons For His Colleagues From Rising Food Trucks

Patrick Houston, editor in chief at CNET.com, notes in a recent column in Information Week that a recent study on food trucks yields lessons for information technology companies: 1) emphasis on operating expense; 2) the importance of prototyping...

News • July 12th, 2012

New, More Visual Social Media Sites Catch On Among Food And Beverage Marketers

Food and beverage brand marketers are among the companies taking advantage of newer social media sites such as Pinterest and Instagram, which provides a way for a brand to share its story through a series of photos in addition to the older ones...

News • July 12th, 2012

Consumer Product Makers Use Eye-Tracking Technology For Product Development And Merchandising

Consumer product manufacturers are using three-dimensional computer simulations of product designs and store layouts with eye tracking technology to develop new products faster and come up with shelf layouts that result in higher sales, according to...

News • July 12th, 2012

Gold Kiosk Operator PMX Gold LLC Contracts With U.S. Vending Machine Manufacturer

PMX Gold, LLC, which operates gold kiosks, signed a non-disclosure agreement with a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of equipment and accessories for the vending industries, headquartered in the U.S.

News • July 11th, 2012

MEI Commits To Developing Integrated Application For Micro Markets

In its summer 2012 newsletter, MEI noted it is committed to developing an integrated application that will help operators who already run EASITRAX link, manage and report their micro market data in a seamless way very similar to the way they see their...

News • July 11th, 2012

Apriva To Showcase Solutions At Midwest Acquirers Association July 18 And 19, 2012 In Chicago

Apriva, a provider of end-to-end wireless transactions and secure information solutions, will participate in and sponsor the Midwest Acquirers Association (MWAA) Annual Conference, scheduled for July 18 and 19, 2012 at the Hilton Chicago.

News • July 10th, 2012

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