How vending machines can help reduce plastic, other waste

by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media

Vending machines are commonly associated with disposable bottles, wrappers and cups, but the same automated infrastructure could help move consumers away from single-use packaging. The concept has already taken root in Europe and could potentially offer benefits to the United States as well.

Protecting the unattended: Let's count the ways

by Dale Laszig — Founder, DSL Direct LLC

As vending machines lean into the digital world, transmitting temperatures, inventory levels, machine health and other data to vending management systems, operators face a new security challenge: how to protect devices in both the physical and virtual worlds.

99 Spoons claims top spot in U.S. frozen dessert vending

99 Spoons, a manufacturer and distributor of automated frozen dessert kiosks, says it has sold more than 350 machines and supports more than 200 independent…

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