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Coca-Cola North America launched the first zero-calorie, zero-sugar Peace Tea ZER-OH Pineapple Groove in April 2019 in select convenience and grocery stores across the U.S. It...
Orange Vanilla Coke and Orange Vanilla Coke Zero Sugar – the first Coca-Cola trademark flavor innovations in over a decade – hit stores nationwide in February 2019 in a range ...
Hubert’s Lemonade, which launched nationally in June 2018, provides consumers with an array of lemonade options including Original and Diet Lemonade product lines. Hubert’s Lemonade...
Dunkin’ Shot in the Dark is a delicious, first-of-its-kind, high-quality blend of coffee and espresso. Shot in the Dark is a great way to start the day or reinvigorate yourself...
Sprite Lymonade is the crisp lemon-lime flavor of Sprite with the perfect splash of refreshing lemonade for the ultimate taste sensation.·It was the #1 overall scoring concept...
Diet Coke is re-launching with a bold new look and four delicious new flavors, which join the iconic original. Introducing Diet Coke Ginger Lime, Diet Coke Feisty Cherry, Diet...
The Coca-Cola Company gives Coca-Cola Zero™ a new name, new look and an even more delicious taste in the U.S. The new recipe, which tastes like a Coke® with zero sugar and zero...
The makers of vitaminwater® have announced that they will introduce two new varieties of the beverage just in time for summer: vitaminwater refresh (tropical mango flavored + ...
DASANI Sparkling is an unsweetened, zero-calorie sparkling water that is available nationwide in 12 fluid ounce cans in lime, lemon, apple and berry flavors. The product contains...
HONEST® Tea offers Unsweet Lemon Tea brewed with USDA organic, Fair Trade Certified™ tea leaves from India. The unsweetened, zero calorie beverage is flavored with organic lemon...
Diet Coke fits beautifully into one's lifestyle -- and so does its Slender Vender: The thinnest vending machine in the world. It fits where others can't and may show up in a place...
Just within the last week, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have released their newest models of countertop fountain dispensers, focused around low- and no-calorie options, customized beverages...
As predicted, last week’s National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) OneShow was the most dynamic gathering for automatic merchandising in many years.
Just as Y2K concerns drove software innovation, is not calorie disclosure driving significant vending innovation that will boost the vending industry’s public image?
New tools and technology are getting all the attention nowadays, but some concepts that were popular a long time ago and have since disappeared still have value.
Today’s consumers are wanting functional beverages that have added benefits, looking for options in dairy alternative beverages, and showing a growing interest for mocktails in...
"Going green” doesn’t have to be expensive and it can be a great way to impress potential office coffee service customers. As more companies use sustainability to attract and ...
Cantaloupe Systems tabs Crane Streamware's Glenn Butler Glenn Butler has joined Cantaloupe Systems as president and chief technology officer. Butler joins Cantaloupe after spending...
NAMA launches nationwide Facebook contestThe National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) launched the Vend.Love.Win. Facebook contest (www.facebook.com/VendLoveWin).The...
Cashless vending providers cite progress on debit feesCashless vending system providers announced progress in minimizing transaction rate hikes for Visa debit cards, which represent...
Power packed opening event to launch OneShow April 25The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) OneShowSM will kick off Wednesday, April 25, 2012, beginning at 1 ...
This longtime foodservice player has invested heavily in vending, driven by new technology and the ability to provide fresh food and an outstanding, proprietary wellness program...
Vending is not an easy business these days, but Curtis Wokal, vice president of operations, Vend Northwest Distributing Co. in Portland, Ore. still loves it.
The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) OneShow April 28 to 30 at Chicago’s McCormick Place West Hall is an event designed for leaders in automatic merchandising...
On first impression, United Vending in northern New Jersey seems like a typical small vending operation. Owned and operated by a father/son team, the 4-route business boasts ...
It’s hard to believe we’re fast approaching the mid point of 2011. The months speed by fast when you’re trying to keep up with the pace of change in our industry.We began the ...
The term “trend” refers to a direction in which an idea or preference is changing. With each new generation and even newer innovations, trends change—and they change often. Every...
Starting this fall, DASANI will give people across the country the power to create their own personalized taste experience. With four flavors including Strawberry Kiwi, Pink Lemonade...
Away-from-home tea consumption has grown by at least 10 percent annually over the last decade, according to "Tea Fact Sheet,” Tea Association of the USA. This presents a huge ...
Ace Vending in Tempe, Ariz., an 18-route operation servicing 3,000 machines from five operating facilities, offers a case study of a company that has become a market leader and...
With so many people accustomed to paying for everything with plastic, even small-dollar purchases, cashless forms of payment now make it easier to refresh consumers and help vending...
Minute Maid introduces two new "Juices To Go®" flavors, Fruit Punch and Strawberry Passion. Both bring together a blend of fruit flavors from a trusted brand. Made with real fruit...
Social network usage is already at nearly 90 percent in key demographic groups – the opportunity is huge. Unlike other trends, the digital consumer group is more behavioral than...
LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter are the most popular social media platforms today. Of those three LinkedIn currently provides the most information on companies and people. LinkedIn...
CNC Vending, a Houston-based company is looking for new ideas on how to continue its “play” in the social media arena. Fresh off a “Connect for Cash” Q1 campaign, where the vending...
Look back 50 years and the vending business was described as the 4 Cs. That’s coffee, cola, candy and cigarettes.Today we live in a new world of technology and instant communications...
The 2012 National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) OneShow marks the second year self checkout micro market companies will be on the exhibit floor. The growth and importance...
This year’s National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) OneShow at the Venetian Resort and Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas offers vending and coffee service operators...
Maximize Self Checkout Micro MarketsAs the number of micro markets continues to grow, there is a huge opportunity to leverage what traditional food service restaurants and convenience...
Coca-Cola strives to lead technology innovation in the vending channel. They strive for continual improvements and the ability to leverage technological advances to improve efficiencies...
What should you be doing with social media? Should a small business be investing in its use? If so, how?Beyond the anecdotal postings on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, American...
A lot of exciting things are happening today, and it’s not all happening on the vending side. There is just as much innovation going on with application to OCS as there is for...
This past holiday shopping season set records, driven largely by the rapid growth of smart phones, consumers’ willingness to use smart phones for buying, and retailers’ efforts...
Very few business owners have the time to keep up with the technology tools coming on the market, both industry specific tools such as DEX-based products or more generic things...
Multi-max of San Diego, Calif. manufactures smart vending machines used in mid-sized offices and factories throughout the Western Hemisphere, the Pacific Rim, Asia and the U.K...
Customers in the Pacific Northwest are passionate about coffee. To meet their expectations, a service provider has to have a high “coffee IQ.” They also have to be willing to ...
The weather couldn’t have been better. The inaugural Gratitude Tours in Boston and New York City in September, the first of eight in a nationwide series through October, packed...
Those of us who have been wondering what it’s going to take to bring vending into the 21st Century have learned to be patient. The pace of change is slow.Most industry observers...
Some of what do, and even things we don’t do, might cause them to decide NOT to buy. We know why they buy. Do we understand why they do not buy?Clean, filled and working! Is that...
Vending operators and suppliers from throughout the Southeast converged on the Sandestin Resort in Destin, Fla. in early August for three days of education, relaxation and network...
Going 'green' should be part of every operator's corporate commitment, but also part of the services he or she offers to locations. While there are many aspects of going green...
Last year at this time, I reported that convenience stores are using vending machines to build their sales. This year, trade shows in Chicago from the foodservice and snack food...
Coca-Cola Zero, or Coke Zero, is a refreshing brand that delivers real Coca-Cola taste with zero calories. The soft drink is sweetened with a blend of aspartame and acesulfame...
New vitaminwater zero™ from glacéau, a Coca-Cola Co., combines great taste with a variety of flavors, more vitamins and nutrients, all-natural sweetener and zero calories. Sweetened...
A committed entrepreneur can still make it in vending; a seasoned automobile dealer in Silicon Valley, California finds success as a vendor by building a team that can deliver...
The Minute Maid Enhanced Juice and Juice Drink line will expand in 2010 with three popular juice varities becoming available in single-serve bottles. Minute Maid Pomegranate Blueberry...
Coca-Cola's Fanta Orange, the #1 fruit-flavored sparkling beverage in the U.S., will now feature 100 percent natural flavors. But that's not all the news - the entire Fanta line...
The 16th annual readers' choice contest demonstrates the power of established brands in vending as readers select the best selling, most profitable and most requested products...
Coca-Cola launches Full Throttle Coffee, a creamy coffee and energy blend set to roll out nationally August. Made with 100 percent premium Colombian Arabica coffee and Full Throttle...
Coca-Cola Co. brings new drinks and snacks to market under many brands. Coke comes out with Coke Plus, the vitamin-fortified version of its diet drink. It's a sparkling, calorie...
While vending is more pervasive in Japan, the specialty coffee revolution creates a new need for single-cup systems in the work place. As in the U.S., cartridge-based systems ...
The 14th annual readers' choice contest produced some surprises as readers once again select the best selling, most profitable and most requested products.
Inspired by UPS' multi-media campaign, Robert Friedman decided it was time to take Coffee Distributing Corp., already a market leader, to the next level. The investment has paid...
Vending operators cannot expect to rely soley on their key value proposition, convenience. They also need to offer quality, variety and a memorable buying experience.
The nation's largest bottler, Coca-Cola Enterprises, seeks higher than average price increases due to rising materials costs. Operators consider their options.
While vending operators fielded few calls from customers concerned about contaminated spinach, the concern reminds operators about the importance of food safety
Aaron Speagle, the third-generation leader of a North Carolina operation, sees technology as a big key to the industry's future in a rapidly changing business environment.
The 13th annual readers' choice contest produces some surprises as operators once again select the best selling, most profitable and most requested products.
MDB, DEX and DTS have all advanced to offer operators more benefits. The differences between these technologies are sometimes hard to understand. The first in a series on technology...
