The latest buzz in the world of vending and OCS
April 2005 Archive
April 27- April 30, 2005
Notice: Vend Buzz will be attending the Atlantic Coast Exposition at Myrtle Beach, SC, during the period from April 26 thruough April 30, 2005.
April 26, 2005
VENDING: School Vending Machines
Spymac - New York,NY,USA
Both of them, either give you your drink, don't take your money, or take your money but not give you your drink. If you kick them, it spits out two Sprites. ... MORE
- VEND BUZZ COMMENT: In recent months, we have seen much about school vending, mostly in a serious vein. Here is one school vending situation that the students seem to enjoy, even though it may be a serious situation for the vendor.
VENDING: Condom vending machine stolen in Jaipur
Hindu - India
Jaipur, April 25 (PTI): One of the two condom vending machines installed near a petrol pump and pan shop in the city was stolen here, the police said. ...MORE
- VEND BUZZ COMMENT: No comment.
VENDING: Burgettstown, Pa. Couple Charged With Breaking Into a Vending ...
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
A couple face several charges after security at the Courtyard by the Marriott hotel on Cherrington Parkway reported they broke into a vending machine at lunch time. ... MORE
April 25, 2005
COFFEE: A cool conscience
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
... Their Coffee, Coffee Heath Bar Crunch and Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz Buzz flavors have been designated "Fair Trade Certified" by Transfair USA, an Oakland-based nonprofit group that audits the books of U.S. companies to ensure that the ingredients come from farmers who get fair prices for their goods. ...MORE
COFFEE: A coffee master's ground rules for flavor
Boston Globe - USA
John Barry tastes coffee the way some people taste wine. ... He can often tell in one sip whether a coffee has Latin American or Indonesian origins. ... MORE
April 24, 2005
GENERAL: Hip bistro has great coffee, dual atmosphere
The Flat Hat - Williamsburg,VA,USA
By ALEJANDRO SALINAS. Upon stepping into Aromas, one becomes immediately confronted by the coffee shop's unusual ambiance. ... "This isn't just a coffee shop." ... MORE
GENERAL: Grant allows professor to lead 'Coffee for Justice' project
Spectator Seattle - Seattle,WA,USA
... Receiving a $200,000 grant, a Seattle University chemistry professor will be traveling to Nicaragua to distribute kits to impoverished coffee farmers that can help them to produce gourmet coffees ... MORE
VENDING: Healthful foods hard to find in most vending machines
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
... The office vending machine shines like a beacon for your belly, calling you to it with promises you'll be satisfied. But do you find the most healthful solution? ... MORE
- VEND BUZZ COMMENT: Perhaps you will now that NAMA's Balance for Life Recommendations are being structured in many vending machines across the country as well as in many schools. See Hot Topic posting, April 23: Vendors Respond to Public Concern About Nutrition With More ...
April 23, 2005
Vendors Respond to Public Concern About Nutrition With More ...
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
While the major product manufacturers develop products that fit stricter nutrition guidelines, vending operators begin educating the public at all levels of government to address regulatory concerns... More
- Vend Buzz Comment: Mr. Maras of Automatic Merchandiser's Market Watch hits the proverbial nail right on its head in his splendid article. It's well worth reading through to its end for it spells out the problem and offers solutions. He points out the imminent need for awareness of the issue of nutrition and vending. It is mindful of Ken Shea's article in the Consultant's segment of Vend Buzz: "A Message from Travis" and how it pays to listen and to become aware of what's going on around one.
April 22, 2005
VENDING: A&B Vending, Wakefield, Mass. Installs Cashless Vending at Rest ...
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
announced that A&B Vending Inc., a vending machine operator based in Wakefield, Mass., had begun fitting its machines at roadside rest stops with the cashless e ... MORE
GENERAL: Coffee Sends Wake Up Call to the Brain
MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA
DALLAS, April 21-People who queue up at Starbucks to buy a $5 cup of coffee do get their bang for those bucks, according to a Texas researcher. ... MORE
GENERAL: Coffee: getting students through the day
Pioneer Times - Wayne,NJ,USA
By AUTUMN CARTER. For William Paterson University student Steve Juricek, one cup of coffee in the morning is just what he needs to get him started for the day. ... MORE
April 21, 2005
VENDING: Survey Quantifies Oregon School Districts' Vending Revenue
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
The Community Health Partnership commissioned the survey to quantify just how critical vending machines are to school budgets. ... MORE
COFFEE: Baronet Coffee's Pink Ribbon Blend an Energizing Force - Behind ...
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... CT (PRWEB) -- Survivors of breast cancer and their supporters will be getting a big boost sipping a delicious new coffee created specially for ...MORE
COFFEE: Students push McDonald's for sale of Fair Trade coffee
Arizona Daily Wildcat - Tucson,AZ,USA
... group Students For Fair Trade questioned McDonald's in the Student Union Memorial Center yesterday about the company's stance on selling Fair Trade coffee. ... MORE
April 20, 2005
VENDING: Tasty Fries Places First French Fry Vending Machine
PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
BLUE BELL, Pa., (PRIMEZONE) -- Tasty Fries, Inc. (OTCBB:TFRY) announced today it has placed its first french fry vending machine in the lobby of ... MORE
VENDING: Louisiana governor proposes school vending restrictions
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
VendingMarketWatch has reported on several school districts that have suffered as much as 60 percent losses in vending revenue as a result of such restrictions ... MORE
COFFEE: Coffee Board brewing a tangy marketing strategy
Business Standard - India
In addition to being one of the significant coffee exporters in the world, the Indian coffee industry is now gaining currency among reputed global roasters. ...MORE
- VEND BUZZ COMMENT: The lattter portion of this article gives the ratings of coffees as tested in competition at the recently concluded competition at Seattle.
GENERAL: Pre-blossom showers cheer up coffee growers -- White stem borer ...
Hindu Business Line - India
A MAJORITY of the coffee-growing areas have received good pre-blossom showers, but rampant white stem borer in arabica plants remains a source of worry for the ...MORE
April 19, 2005
VENDING: Newsweek Magazine Features USA Technologies' e-Port(R) as Solution ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... magazine had recognized its e-Port cashless payment technology with a report on how the solution was changing consumer-spending habits at vending machines. ...MORE
VENDING: Vending Machine Do's & Don'ts
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis,MO,USA
... sustain you. The office vending machine shines like a beacon for your belly, calling you to it with promises you'll be satisfied. But ... MORE
VENDING: Library to integrate kiosks and Snapple vending machines
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
... library in the US, is using a magnetic stripe-based debit card system to facilitate payments at its kiosks and Snapple-dispensing vending machines, reported ...MORE
GENERAL: ISP Steaming Over Coffee Spam
InternetNews.com - USA
A Northern California ISP sued Kraft International Foods and the importer of Gevalia Coffee for violating CAN-SPAM (define) and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ...MORE
GENERAL: Price of coffee set to soar as poor growing conditions hit crop ...
Scotsman - UK
A SHORTAGE of coffee on the world market means its high street price will soar, experts warned yesterday. Industry analysts say ... MORE
April 18, 2005
VENDING: Flat Coca-Cola seeks a coffee pick-me-up
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
By Jason Nisse. Coca-Cola is working on a radical new flavour for the world's favourite soft drink - coffee. The Atlanta-based giant ...MORE
GENERAL: Hide Your Lunch! Sandwich Thieves Abound
New York Post - New York,NY,USA
... That and other morsels about the eating habits of New Yorkers and other urbanites are revealed in a survey to be released tomorrow by Starbucks Coffee Co. ... MORE
VENDING: The Enterprise Network: Vending machine juggling act
The Sunday Times - UK
As managing director of the vending-machine company Supercups, he will tell you there is more to the industry than bland boxes dispensing crisps and sweets ...MORE
- VEND BUZZ COMMENT: Vending101, anyone? Jim and Vic, where are you?
April 17, 2005
GENERAL: Coffee Is Good For Your Health
FemaleFirst.co.uk - Ashton-in-Makerfield,Wigan,UK
Caffeinated beverages, and coffee in particular, have got a bum rap. Some people say coffee is harmful and many try to cut the drink ...MORE
COFFEE: McDonald's looks to international foods
MarketWatch - USA
... to it that contradicted the retro architecture outside and on the level below, the Bistro offers a few firsts for McDonald's: premium coffee beverages such as ... MORE
INTERESTING: On Esteli, Nicaragua: In Search of Coffee Pots
Digital Divide Network - Newton,MA,USA
But I have left and explored now and then, with and without Phil - mainly to get coffee (Del Llano is one of the best coffees I've had... ... MORE
INTERESTING: A Champ in the City of Coffees
New York Times - USA
SEATTLE, April 14 - In a bright storage room above a small bean roasting plant in this city of coffee perfectionists, America's reigning coffee-making champion ...MORE
INTERESTING: Fury over needle vending machines
NEWS.com.au - Australia
By Mark Alexander. FAMILIES are outraged by the Queensland Government's decision to install controversial syringe-vending machines in drug-plagued communities. ...MORE
Vending: Students get healthier choices in schools
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
... Yesterday, the State Board of Education changed what can be sold in elementary and middle school vending machines, making Tennessee one of just a handful of ... MORE
April 16, 2005
VENDING: MobilyT introduces next generation cashless vending and tracking
AMonline.com, WI - MobilyT introduces next generation cell phone cashless vending and inventory tracking solution, mVend™, at NAMA Spring Expo... MORE
VENDING/NUTRITION: Cheryl Alexander Bierwirth / Recreation Commission 2-Year Program for Exercise/Nutrition Education
Hingham Journal, MA - Apr 14, 2005
... to promote a healthy lifestyle for all residents by: (1) expanding and amending its current programs; and, (2) changing its current vending selections at Town ... MORE
VENDING/NUTRITION: Eating right
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Apr 13, 2005
... These include a food pyramid, an exercise chart, and guides and tips on healthy fast-food and vending machine consumption "There ... MORE
GENERAL/FAIR TRADE COFFEE: Coffee beans prove that even ordinary things can ...
Detroit Free Press
... The symbol of his part-time mission is a cup of coffee. ... The basic idea is to target easy-to-ship, high-value foods and beverages, especially coffee. ... MORE
GENERAL/COFFEE: Coffee Crisis Continues Despite Rise in Market Price; Specialty ...
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - Apr 14, 2005
BOSTON, April 14 /US Newswire/ -- Oxfam America released a new report this week, "The Coffee Crisis Continues," as specialty coffee roasters, retailers and ... MORE
GENERAL/FAIR TRADE COFFEE: Sodexho working toward more fair trade coffee
Bulletin (subscription), WA
By Cameron Alford. When students walk into a coffee shop on campus, they are often asked several important questions: One shot or two? Two percent or non-fat? ... MORE
April 15, 2005
VENDING: RECYCLING: The vending machine that eats drink cans
Peterborough Evening Telegraph - Peterborough,England,UK
... community. A reverse vending machine, which is the first of its kind, has been installed at Sawtry Community College, in Fen Lane. ... MORE
COFFEE: New Coffee Catalog Seeks Buzz
DM News, NY
... They think good coffee boosts employee morale and makes a good impression on clients. Brewing it in the office also saves the time ... MORE
April 14, 2005
VENDING: Vending machines offer healthful items - but keep the candy bars
Muncie Star Press - Muncie,IN,USA
By JOY LEIKER. YORKTOWN - Sugar-free chocolates, fat-free cookies and baked potato chips - is this really the new age of vending machine snacks? ...MORE
GENERAL: Attack of the Japanese vending machines
Mail & Guardian Online - Johannesburg,South Africa
... Now on to the important stuff. In Japan, there are vending machines for everything, and I mean everything. From eggs, fishing rods ... MORE
- VEND BUZZ COMMENT: This one goes far beyond vending per se, delving into traditional cultures that still exist. Not juvenile material.
VENDING: Virginia vending association to hold raffle at ACE
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
Each year tickets are printed and mailed to members to sell prior to the convention. Tickets also are available onsite. All proceeds ...MORE
- VEND BUZZ COMMENT: This is the first news item that we have seen in public media about ACE (Atlantic Coast Exposition). The convention/trade show is much more than a "raffle." And it draws from the enitire Atlantic Seaboard and inland into the Midwest and South. See www.atlanticcoastexpo.com.
COFFEE: Coffee Magic Frothing Mug
GadgetryBlog
Coffee Magic (£4.98) promises to be the quickest and easiest way to turn coffee or milkshakes into a frothing treat. It looks disgusting to me. ...MORE
- VEND BUZZ COMMENT: It might make a hit with some, particularly as a sales 0pener. Think about it.
April 13, 2005
VENDING: USA Technologies Points to Intelligent Vending(R) Success at NAMA ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... OTC Bulletin Board: USTT) today reported overwhelming success at the NAMA Spring Expo in Las Vegas last week where its latest Intelligent Vending(R) solutions ...MORE
VENDING: Junk food panel urges moderation
The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA
... Instead, group members and district officials plan to recommend reducing the size of soda pop containers sold in vending machines from 20 ounces to 12 ounces. ...MORE
VENDING: Vending machine thieves hit 14 Midwestern cities
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
Editor's Insight: Many vending thieves make it a point to cover different geographic areas, thinking there is less of a chance of capture than if they confine ... MORE
April 12, 2005
VENDING: City Hall eyes control of vending machines
Bristol Press - Bristol,CT,USA
... In Connecticut, the law mandates that the state Board of Education and Services to the Blind get first crack at operating any vending machines in government ... MORE
VENDING: Police Beat: How not to get your dollar back from vending machines
ASU Web Devil - Tempe,AZ,USA
An unknown suspect or suspects allegedly damaged two vending machines near the Psychology Building at an unknown date and time. ... MORE
April 11, 2005
GENERAL: Keeping coffee at its freshest
Cincinnati Post - OH,USA
Q: What is the best way to keep coffee fresh: freezer, fridge or airtight containers on the counter? - Stefanie Cutler, Glen Mills, Pa. ... MORE
VENDING: Vending machines to accept credit cards
KVOA.com - Tucson, AZ,USA
Just about everyone has been frustrated using a vending machine. Either ... card. Most vending machines appear simple on the outside. ... MORE
VENDING: USA Technologies Points to Customers Scoring Marketplace Wins ...
Yahoo News (press release) - USA
... FirstCall/ -- USA Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: USTT - News) has mounted a campaign to demonstrate how its leading edge Intelligent Vending technology is ... MORE
April 7, 2005
Vend Buzz is visiting NAMA Spring Expo in Vegas (April 6 - 9). Posting will resume on Sunday, April 10.
April 6, 2005
VENDING: Abloy Security to present Shut-Out™ additions at NAMA expo
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson, WI, USA
Abloy Security, Inc. will be presenting their ABLOY® Maximum Security Locking Solutions as well as introducing new additions to the SHUT-OUT™ Series of vending security products ...MORE
- EDITOR'S COMMENT: This article is a reminder that ABLOY and other suppliers to the vending and/or the OCS industries may send a press release about a new product or service and have it posted FREE in the Vend Buzz New Products Showcase: info@vendbuzz.com.
GENERAL: Davis: Starbucks coffee and a cause
ASU Web Devil - Tempe, AZ, USA
... The coffee company's "The Way I See It" program is a collection of short commentaries with the stated intent of "sparking conversation" in the coffee shops. ... MORE
GENERAL: Why teens drink coffee (or do they)?
Roanoke Times - Roanoke, VA, USA
Whether made fashionable by the cast of "Friends" or pushed by the need for an early morning "energy drink," coffee cups are popping up in teenagers' hands ... MORE
April 5, 2005
VENDING: Springfield, Mass. school official to pay for vending fraud
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson, WI, USA
... Mass. school department employee convicted of stealing $10,000 of school vending machine money, according to WRBG-TV in Albany, NY. ...MORE
April 4, 2005
COFFEE: Coffee, Tea or Laundry?
TIME - USA
... Instead, it designates a place where you can "fuse" your coffee drinking with some other activity, from shopping to getting your laundry done. ...MORE
- VEND BUZZ EDITOR'S COMMENT: An American launrymat may not be as elegant as some of Denmark's coffeehouse-florist/laundry/restaurants depicted in the article, but it seems an excellent location for a single-cupper. After all, both women and men have laundry to do and there is always seating available. Why not turn the laundrymat into a coffeehouse? Other similar settings for coffeehouse combos might be a bowling alley, a bookstore or a patio area of a motel: "coffeehouse experience" beyond the traditional OCS location.
GENERAL: Sun shines brightly on RP coffee industry
Philippine Star - Manila,Philippines
By Rocel C. Felix. AMADEO, Cavite -- Prospects are bright for local coffee farmers, buoyed by rising demand and tight global supply. ... MORE
April 3, 2005
VENDING: Aware of the Benefits, Vend Technology Executive Starts His Own ...
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
After helping to introduce some of the leading cashless vending, remote monitoring and energy conservation products available, Philadelphia, Pa. ... MORE
GENERAL: Backstedt - Ready for the challenge and the coffee
Daily Peloton - USA
... Appropriately the Coffee, combines Swedish and Roman names, much like his Celeste and Green team . So make yourself a cup of ‘MAGNUS ...MORE
GENERAL: Will capitalism destroy Chinese culture?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis, MO, USA
... But will upscale coffee supplant tea in the next few years as Starbucks expands in China? ... Most people view coffee as a Western commodity. ... MORE
GENERAL: Filling up with coffee, like gas, is getting costly
Oil City Derrick - Oil City, PA, USA
The recent rise in fuel prices has had a far-reaching effect on the price of other commodities, notably the price of everyday items like coffee has increased ... MORE
April 2, 2005
VENDING: Vending machines configured to deliver dog treats
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
(NY-NBC) April 1, 2005 - They're sidewalk gumball-style machines for dogs. Dog owner Kian Stave, "I'm trying to train one of my ... MORE
VENDING: Rising Consumer Preference for Cashless Purchasing Creates New ...
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
Technology continues to evolve in the different card-based media formats that make cashless vending more economically feasible for vending, which is the last ... MORE
VENDING: DVmatic DVD Vending Machines Deployed at Texas Military Bases
Khalsa News Network - Punjab,India
Currently operating in Price Chopper Supermarkets and other convenience stores, these innovative vending machines are an ideal substitute to the traditional ... MORE
COFFEE/VENDING: Consumer demand for fair trade coffee still to be proved
Food Navigator -USA - Montpellier,France
... We launched the [fair trade] Signature Collection for a variety of reasons including that consumers were increasingly interested in sustainable coffee products ... MORE
VENDING/COFFEE: Foraging: Coffee drink or party game?
Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA
At the very least, Wolfgang Puck's coffee drinks in self-heating cans are one swell science project -- if you don't mind seeing the phrase "activation chamber ... MORE
April 1, 2005
COFFEE: Hot-coffee Starbucks suit dismissed
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
... A Madison County, Ill., judge dismissed a suit against Starbucks filed by a student who said she couldn't finish the semester because of a bad coffee cup. ... MORE
VENDING/SCHOOL NUTRITION: Vending operator opposes Oregon school vending proposal
AMonline.com - Fort Atkinson,WI,USA
... nutrition organizations hope for passage of a bill that would curtail fatty snack sales in Oregon schools, trade groups and at least one vending company are ... MORE
VENDING/SCHOOLS IN UK: Charity calls for change in government's recipe for school meals
Community Newswire - UK
... Food in Schools", drew attention to the acceptance of poor quality food within schools, the prevalence of unhealthy snacks sold in vending machines, and the ... MORE
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