At the 2025 NAMA Show in Las Vegas, Bob Tullio of Automatic Merchandiser & VendingMarketWatch.com sits down with Jim Mitchell of Televend to discuss how the company’s vending technology can help operators get detailed VMS data from traditional vending machines.
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The Sweets & Snacks Expo announced its 2025 Most Innovative New Product Awards, honoring innovations across 12 categories in the candy and snack industries.
If you are an operator, I am expecting your call. Typically, after a successful and exciting NAMA Show, there is plenty of M&A interest from both buyers and sellers. Why does this happen? There are multiple reasons. I am already hearing from operators who attended the show and after talking to operators who recently sold, are now realizing that their businesses are a very hot commodity.
As usual, podcast host Bob Tullio worked the 2025 NAMA convention floor with a microphone in hand, talking to a wide variety of operators. While they may have come to Las Vegas with different objectives, they all agreed that the show was a fine display of what the industry has to offer.
Industry veteran and former NAMA chairperson Josh Rosenberg told operators that it is time to step up and embrace digital marketing solutions to compete in today’s market.
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Pros to Know Awards recognize vending, micro market and office coffee service industry professionals who are leading initiatives to help prepare their company, organization and the industry for the significant challenges of today’s business climate.
