7/17/19 New Public Health Commitment Is Underway: More Products In Vending Machines Will Meet Public Health Standards NAMA Jul 17th, 2019 CHICAGO – July 16, 2019 – NAMA announced today that its members have completed the initial phase of a process to develop a public health commitment with the goal to finalize it by the […]
California Bill To Mandate Safety Warnings For Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Advances In Legislature
5/24/19 California Bill To Mandate Safety Warnings For Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Advances In Legislature May 24th, 2019 The California State Senate has advanced Senate Bill 347, a bill that would require sealed sugar-sweetened beverages that have 75 or more calories per 12 fluid ounces to bear a safety warning, according to Los Angeles Times. The bill narrowly passed […]
2019 as Vending Day in the State of Illinois
4/15/19 SR0131 LRB101 11260 ALS 56568 r 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The vending and convenience services industry 3 employs over 150,000 Americans and generates an economic output 4 of over $25 billion; and 5 WHEREAS, The vending machine industry has expanded in 6 recent decades to include a […]
Mississippi Governor Enacts Law Exempting Vending, Micro Markets From State Regulation
3/21/19 Mississippi Governor Enacts Law Exempting Vending, Micro Markets From State Regulation Mar 21st, 2019 Effective July 1, the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce and the Mississippi State Board of Health will no longer regulate vending machines and micro markets that sell pre-packaged food and other food products for individual retail sale that have […]
Are Low Volume Machines Worth Upgrading?
3/13/19 Are Low Volume Machines Worth Upgrading? cantaloupeinc Upgrading your machines to accept cashless is an investment, and low revenue machines are usually the last to feel the love. Join us for this free LIVE 30-minute webinar to hear industry experts Bunny Proof and Jim Turner discuss at what point it makes sense to enable […]
Independent Connecticut Soda Manufacturer Protests Soda Tax Proposal
3/11/19 Independent Connecticut Soda Manufacturer Protests Soda Tax Proposal Mar 11th, 2019 Avery’s Beverages, an independent soda manufacturer based in New Britain, CT, has produced a limited edition soda brand, “Don’t Tax Me Ned!”, in protest of a 1.5 cent-per-ounce tax Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont proposed in his FY 2020-2021 budget, according to The Connecticut Post. The manufacturer […]
New York Thruway Addendum Addresses Blind Vendors’ Participation In Service Areas Post-Modernization Project
3/7/19 New York Thruway Addendum Addresses Blind Vendors’ Participation In Service Areas Post-Modernization Project Mar 7th, 2019 The New York State Thruway Authority has updated a request for proposal for updates to the rest areas along New York’s superhighway system to explicitly require any RFP proposers for the project to give priority to vendors trained by the state Commission […]
NAMA Announces A Presidential Proclamation For National Vending Day –
3/7/19 NAMA Announces A Presidential Proclamation For National Vending Day – Mar 7th, 2019 In a significant industry first, underscoring the heightened importance of the convenience services industry, NAMA announced a message from the White House recognizing National Vending Day taking place this Thursday, March 7. “We are thankful to the White House for […]
Utah Legislator Proposes Bill That Would Nullify Vending Machine Tax Exemption
3/4/19 Utah Legislator Proposes Bill That Would Nullify Vending Machine Tax Exemption Mar 4th, 2019 Utah Rep. Tim Quinn, a Republican, has proposed a bill, the Tax Equalization and Reduction Act, that would remove the currently held exemption of vending machine sales. According to the bill, H.B. 441, vending machine sales of food, food […]
Washington State Legislature Considers Bill To Ensure Food Producers Participate In Stewardship Of Plastic Packaging
2/27/19 Washington State Legislature Considers Bill To Ensure Food Producers Participate In Stewardship Of Plastic Packaging Feb 27th, 2019 Legislators in the state of Washington are considering a pair of bills, House Bill 1204 and Senate Bill 5397, that would ban sales in the state of packaging involving plastic – including plastic food or beverage […]