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Vol. 52, No. 1, January 2012
| Apriva Wallet Enters Mobile Payments Arena
Emily Jed
Apriva is now offering its own mobile commerce platform, which is available to merchants through the company's nationwide network of merchant acquirers (primarily banks) and independent sales organizations...
| | Grand Canyon Bans Bottled Water Sales
Emily Jed
In 2012, visitors to the Grand Canyon National Park will no longer find disposable plastic water bottles in vending machines, shops, hotels and grocery stores...
| | Hostess Brands Files For Bankruptcy
Emily Jed
Th maker of Twinkies, Ho Hos and Ding Dongs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today (Jan. 11). The number of creditors is estimated to be as many as 100,000...
| | Huffington Post Hails Vending's 'Revival'
Emily Jed
The online newspaper was the first media outlet to draw such a conclusion amid a flurry of coverage since the National Automatic Merchandising Association launched its industry growth strategy a year ago...
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|  | Japanese Venders Draw Patrons With WiFi
by Staff Reporter
Japanese drink giant Asahi is planning to deploy 1,000 vending machines equipped with WiFi over the next 12 months. It hopes to have 10,000 WiFi units by 2017...
| | Kroger Installs Shop24 At Ohio Northern U
Emily Jed
One of the nation's largest grocery store chains and retailers has installed a Shop24 robotic convenience store on the campus of Ohio Northern University...
| | MB Media Launches Vending Advertising Brokerage
Emily Jed
MB Media Brokers is broadening its business model with a new service that will help vending operators and telemetry providers sell advertising space on vending machines and display devices...
| | Medbox Acquires Prescription Vending Machines
Emily Jed
Medbox Inc. bought Prescription Vending Machines Inc. and will operate the acquisition as a wholly owned subsidiary. Both companies market automated prescription medicine dispensing machines...
| | AMOA New York Will Pay Tribute To Jukebox On Feb. 27
Nick Montano
The digital jukebox is one of the coin-op industry's biggest success stories of the new millennium. So it's no surprise that the Amusement Music Owners Association of New York is paying a big tribute to the jukebox during its annual gala...
| | C.A. Robinson's Leah Bettelman Dies
by Staff Reporter
Leah Bettelman, often regarded as the materfamilias of southern California's coin-op trade, has died at 94. She was principal of the former C.A. Robinson & Co...
| | IAAPA's 2011 Expo Draws 25,800
by Staff Reporter
Some 25,800 participants from 118 nations registered for this year's IAAPA Attractions Expo, compared with 25,000 people from 96 nations at last year's trade show, a 3% increase...
| | Timezone Continues Expansion In Asia And Pacific
Nick Montano
The arcade operation of Leisure & Allied Industries strengthens position in India and Singapore. Timezone also began its recovery efforts in New Zealand following the earthquakes on the South Island...
| |  | There's Dynamite On The Tracks!
Tim Sanford
The United States enjoys a system of representative government that seems, nowadays, to command little respect. Critics might keep in mind that our system, almost uniquely, does give the electorate -- us -- a recurrent opportunity to tell the people who make the laws what sort of laws we want. Problems arise when... by Tim Sanford
| | | Jumping Off A Cliff
Marcus Webb
There comes a time in the life of every person, and every business, when the safest thing to do is take what appears to be an enormous risk -- and when the most "reasonable" thing to do is jump off a cliff... by Marcus Webb
| | Kraft And SodaStream Enter Co-Branding Deal
Emily Jed
The Crystal Light diet beverage line and Country Time lemonade will be first Kraft brands offered for SodaStream machines -- and first Kraft brands offered carbonated...
| | Rosina Food Products Acquires San Rallo Pasta
Tim Sanford
Rosina Food Products Inc. acquired the San Rallo Pasta assets from Mitsui Foods Inc. Rosina president Russell Corigliano said the acquisition is consistent with company's growth plan...
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| | Plan Ahead: Operators Need Policies For Leaks And Water Damage
Tim Sanford
As the popularity of pure water service grows, office refreshment equipment requires a greater degree of plumbing interconnection than it did in the days when pour-through brewers were dominant. This great enhancement to customer service and volume comes with increased risk of leaks and consequent damage claims...
| | How Branding Can Strengthen Location Relationships
by Heidi Olsen-Hughey
As markets and opportunities for vending equipment shrink, and the competitive landscape to find them increases, operators find themselves in situations that require smarter and smarter promotions and selling... by Heidi Olsen-Hughey
| | In Redemption's Great Debate: Tickets Still Beat Ticketless
by Frank Seninsky
The Great Ticket Debate is still going strong. I touched on this controversy in my previous VT article, "An Updated Survey of Technology for the Amusements Industry" in which I noted "My data show that going ticketless is not the best option." So let's take a closer look at those data... by Frank Seninsky
| | NAMA Membership Can Help Define Future Of Vending And Coffee Service
By Marcus "Marc" Whitener, NCE
The vending industry is undergoing historic technological and economic pressures. But the National Automatic Merchandising Association is embracing the changing environment as an opportunity to redefine itself and the industry... by Marcus "Marc" Whitener, NCE
| | | Getting That First Impression To Last
Alicia Lavay
I was recently asked to provide suggestions on what works and what doesn't work when advertising to the vending industry. This got me thinking about how important it is to tailor your message... by Alicia Lavay
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The Alpine 5000 Elevator is offered in single and variable temperature styles, and is available with a wide variety of options. Its robotic delivery system gently transfers shock-sensitive items from shelves to bin... 
Firestone president David Cohen and senior inside sales representative Helen Mooney celebrated their 25th anniversary with the 46-year-old equipment financing company... 
