With summer having made its official start as of last weekend, people are after one thing more than ever: Refreshment! While there are a multitude of quality vending machines on the market, this is undoubtedly the season to own a drink vending machine. No matter what type of drink selection
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Strong Snack Selections for Summer
Now that summer is officially here, what better time to stock up your snack vending machine for the busy months ahead? Your consumer base is likely going to be outside for longer than ever now that the days have heated up, so it’s essential to ensure that your machine is
Healthy Vending Unit Teams Up with NY Film Academy
Whether you’re just joining us now or have been following our blogs for a while now, you already know that healthy vending is here to stay. More and more businesses and facilities are adopting snack vending machines that are friendly to customers’ calorie counts, and the movement is showing absolutely
Wake Up the Office with a Coffee Vending Machine
Just because summer is starting to heat up doesn’t mean there still isn’t a place for hot coffee! While students and teachers will be soaking up the sun during their summer vacations, many busy offices will still be hard at work throughout the months, of June, July, and August. It’s
Helmet Vending Machines on the Way for Bikers
Innovative and unusual vending machines seem to be popping up every week, and a new vending product coming out of Boston can help enthusiastic bikers stay safer than ever. With Boston Bike Week underway, Boston.com unveiled a series of new helmet vending machines for riders who need safety on the
Vending Smart for Summer
With the official start of summer just a month away, now is the perfect time of year to start optimizing your drink or snack vending machine for the fast-approaching season of sun. Just like the vending machine industry itself, customer snacking habits are always changing, and it’s crucial to stay
USelectIt Makes the News from NAMA
It was an exciting week for the world of vending, but the NAMA OneShow has officially concluded. This Vegas vending convention celebrated the latest innovations in our beloved vending machine business, and news outlets all over have put in their 2 cents on the event. The folks here at USelectIt
Bringing in Big Business with Your Vending Machine
Here at the official USelectIt blog, we spend a great deal of time showcasing the most exciting happenings in the vending machine business while also keeping you informed on our very own snack vending machines. And while our products are certainly affordable and state-of-the-art, you still might be wondering: “Why
Vending Machine Blog Reveals Strange Obsession
We can admit it–We’re a bit obsessed with vending machines here at the USelectIt blog. The vending world is our business, and we take great delight in showcasing everything from the industry’s latest machine innovations to any interesting legal news regarding snack vending machines. However, our dedication to automated dispensing
“Mike & Ike” Snack is Back
Some things are just meant to go together. Vanilla and chocolate, milk and cookies, and for anyone who has ever bought candy from a vending machine, Mike & Ike. These irresistible fruit-flavored snacks have been around for over 70 years and are synonymous with snacking for all types of customers. As part
“M&M’s” Getting Its Own Chocolate Bar
Ever since their creation in the 1940s, snack lovers around the world have been enjoying the delicious mini bites of chocolate known as M&M’s. And while chocolate addicts have enjoyed several M&M variations such as peanut and pretzel, fans of this snack are in for an all-new surprise when they
NAMA Hosting Conference Call on School Vending
Healthy vending continues to be a major point of discussion in the industry, and NAMA is making sure that the entire vending machine business is aware of the changes they need to make. According to Vending MarketWatch, the association will hold a conference call among its members to discuss regulations
Pepsi Enjoys Positive Profits
PepsiCo is a worldwide name that certainly needs no introduction to the vending world. According to Vending Times, the drink and snack company made some major changes for 2012, and as a result enjoyed a 17% rise in profits for the final quarter of the year. PepsiCo’s strategy for 2012
Vending Machines and the Evolution of Coins
Reach into your pocket, and you will likely pull out a chunk of change consisting of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. You probably do not give these coins much thought, as they are the same classifications of currency you used since childhood. However, what if a brand new coin was
North Carolina Mom Brings Healthy Vending Options to Town
Even though areas all over the country are adopting legislation towards healthier vending options, a Charlotte, North Carolina mother decided to take a more direct approach to calorie-conscious snacking. According to DigTriad, Patti Moore began to grow concerned once she noticed that her daughter was developing a food allergy. After
Artistic Re-purposed Vending Machines
Some neat vending machine news appeared last week out of the annual CES conference in Las Vegas. Now, you may well ask, what does the CES – or consumer electronics showcase – and vending machines have in common? Meet the Art-o-Mat, a retrofitted cigarette vending machine (the kind that are now banned
Soda Fountains: The Fathers of Vending
When you think of vending machines, the contents peering at you through the glass are likely to be snacks and soda. Whether you say soft drink, pop, or Coke, carbonated beverages are the heart and soul of drink vending machines. What is cool is that they used to be part
Chicago Vending Machines Receiving a Healthy Makeover
Snack and drink vending machines are a staple of all kinds of establishments throughout the world, and they are not going anywhere anytime soon. They are however, receiving a change for the better. According to a Chicago Tribune report, new vending machine regulations are leading to healthier vending choices becoming
Momba Vending Machines are a College Student’s Dream
When you think about vending machines in colleges, you likely imagine a sleep-deprived business major sneaking into the hallways looking for snacks in the midst of an all-nighter. But what if college vending services could do more than satisfy late-night munchie cravings via a snack vending machine? That is what
New Vending Industry Report Shows Growth
A recent “State of the Industry Report” in Automatic Merchandiser magazine reveals that the vending machine industry is enjoying a prosperous period of growth. With new technologies such as cloud computing and target marketing being implemented into machines, vending services everywhere are seeing a bigger customer base than ever. “Technology