The latest buzz in the world of vending and OCS
MARCH 2005 Archive
General/FYI (3/30/05): 'Coffee' leaves you far from satiated
Daily Yomiuri - Japan
Nothing goes together better than coffee and cigarettes. Anyone ... say. Like the discarded coffee cups in it, this movie is rather empty. ...MORE
VENDING/SEE AM'S COMMENT (03/30/05): New Hampshire's first lady criticizes school vending machines
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
... decisions. Opponents argued many schools already exert control over "junk" food by locking their vending machines during the school day.... MORE
VENDING/SEE AM'S COMMENT (03/30/05): Pierre Foods will distribute Bob Evans® foods in vending
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
Beginning in late March of 2005, Pierre Foods will provide the distribution network for the Bob Evans ready-made sandwich line to the vending market. ... MORE
VENDING (3/29/05 ): The Altoids Vending Machine and the Little Vending Company that ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
A small vending machine company in Plantation, Florida has finally made it to the "Big Leagues". Candy King of America, Inc. ... MORE
COFFEE/VENDING (03/29/05): Integrated Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces New Product Development ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... The new technology involves a system for providing nutrients such as calcium in coffee and tea in a manner that does not noticeably affect the taste or flavor ... MORE
VENDING (3/28/05): Marriott Hotels Cuts Energy Costs with Vending Machine Technology
Earth Vision - Arlington,VA,USA
SAN JOSE, Texas, March 28, 2005 - Marriott hotels is turning to energy-efficient vending machine technology to help lower the hotel chain's energy costs. ... MORE
VENDING (3/28/05): High-tech vending firm hits jackpot deals, moves from 'stealth'
San Jose Business Journal - CA,USA
Zoom Systems, whose high-tech vending machines took a test flight into San Francisco International Airport in 2003, has finally landed for good. ... MORE
COFFEE (3/28/05): 2 NYPD cops lend image to coffee company
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
That's not Batman and Robin peddling coffee, but rather two NYPD detectives who agreed to lend their likenesses to a java company to help raise money for ... MORE
COFFEE/GENERAL (3/28/05): Coffee Fest perks with trends of tomorrow
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
... caffeine and the scent rushes your nose: Java, black and strong, fills Exhibition Hall B at Chicago's Navy Pier, where a din of chatter about coffee, fueled by ... MORE
COFFEE (3/27/05): Buy the cup: Single-serve coffee systems percolate
Boston Herald - USA
There is a revolution brewing in the coffee industry the likes of which hasn't been seen since baseball great Joe DiMaggio hawked the automatic drip coffee ... MORE
GENERAL (3/27/05): Coffee adds depth to roast
Press-Enterprise (subscription) - Riverside,CA,USA
... more meat surface area. Kuleto Rib-Eye is marinated in coffee to match the flavors of Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon. If there isn't ... MORE
GENERAL (3/27/05): Decaf poopacino? The height of coffee chic
Macon Telegraph - Macon,GA,USA
By Dave Barry. I have exciting news for anybody who would like to pay a lot of money for coffee that has passed all the way through an animal's digestive tract. ... MORE
VENDING/OPINION (3/27/05): Sugar-coating the ABCs is making students fat
Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
... Yet we install vending machines in schools to make this convenient, and we negotiate contracts that give districts a kickback each time it happens. ... MORE
COFFEE/VENDING (3/27/05): Coffee shortage brews higher prices
ABC Online - Australia
The price of coffee in Australia is expected to rise for at least the next two years, according to one of Brazil's leading coffee bean producers. ... MORE
COFFEE/VENDING (3/27/05): Kraft loses ground in coffee war
Crain's Chicago Business - Chicago,IL,USA
Once America's most popular coffee, Maxwell House now trails P&G's Folgers. Regaining marketshare is critical. Kraft Foods Inc. ... in the ground coffee business. ... MORE
VENDING (3/27/05): Snack attack
The Coloradoan - Fort Collins,CO,USA
When Chantel Faler trades $1 for a bottle of Minute Maid lemonade at Rocky Mountain High School's lunchroom vending machines, she buys more than an afternoon ... MORE
VENDING (3/27/05): Pool hall busted for selling beer in vending machine
WKYC-TV - Cleveland,OH,USA
... Apparently, Ohio law does not prohibit beer from being sold out of a vending machine. However, the pool hall doesn't have a liquor license. ... MORE
COFFEE: Cup of coffee that could save a life
Mirror.co.uk - UK
F AUSTIN Ngendererwa picks his way through the plants of his small hillside coffee farm, showing us the glistening rows of green coffee cherries ripening in ... MORE
VENDING: Health plans to vend more healthy foods
Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Fearing Californians have become dangerously fat, a group of health plans decided Tuesday to promote healthier eating habits through their vending machines. ... MORE
COFFEE: Starbucks loses $23.4 million investment over new alcoholic coffee
FinFacts Ireland - Ireland
... Starbucks Coffee Liqueur which was launced on February 17, is sold in restaurants, bars and stores licensed to sell liquor. It is ... MORE
COFFEE: Research and Markets: Trends of North American Coffee Market
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of North American Coffee Quantitative Trends ... MORE
VENDING: Healthy choices: Vending machines now offer low-fat alternatives
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier - Charleston,IL,USA
... To meet the needs of diet-conscious consumers, the trend is now to put healthy foods in vending machines at workplaces and other public venues... MORE
VENDING: ATM gurus try move into vending movies
ATM marketplace.com (press release) - Louisville,KY,USA
smh.com.au: Having cleaned up in the ATM market, two Melbourne businessmen are at it again, this time with DVD vending machines...MORE
VENDING: Pop N Go Launches Test With Getty Oil Distribution
Market Wire (press release) - USA
... Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Pop N Go popcorn vending machine was installed in a prime location at the truck stop on March 14. Pop N ... MORE
VENDING: Most coffee shops per person found in Alaska
Houston Chronicle - USA
SAN FRANCISCO - Coffee drinkers in the Western United States have the most stores from which to snag a cup of joe, according to a new survey... MORE
COFFEE: Spike in coffee prices percolating to local businesses
MSNBC - USA
Local businesses said the prices they pay for America's favorite morning fuel -- coffee -- have been going up even faster, meaning consumers can expect a price... MORE
COFFEE: Bottled coffee has growth potential, experts say
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
In the US, bottled and canned coffee has barely caught on at all, except for the likes of Frappuccino, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution... MORE
COFFEE: Over 50% of adult Americans drink coffee
Economic Times - India
NEW YORK: From the kitchen to the coffee shop, more Americans are drinking the black brew breezily nicknamed "a cup of Joe." So found a survey conducted... MORE
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