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    Featured In Automatic Merchandiser: What Happened To Large Size Candy And Snacks?

    April 4, 2012
    Vending operators are offering fewer large size candy and snacks in their machines due to the price sensitivity of consumers and selection constraints driven by payment options, according to the April issue Automatic Merchandiser.
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    Vending operators are offering fewer large  size candy and snacks in their machines due to the price sensitivity of consumers and selection constraints driven by payment options, according to the April issue Automatic Merchandiser. To read the story, click here. 

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    What happened to large size snacks?

    Emily Refermat
    April 2, 2012
    The higher prices of large serving size (LSS) vend products were supposed to provide vending operators with higher profits. However, the recession, and perhaps the selection constraints...