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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 30, 2026
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New grants, university bid put focus on college wellness vending (opens the original)
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East Texas A&M University is seeking a vendor to provide and operate wellness vending machines on campus, while a separate grant program is funding new wellness vending programs serving community college students. Together, the developments put a spotlight on wellness vending and the role convenience services operators could play in serving the market. East Texas A&M issued a request for proposals on September 11 seeking a vendor to acquire, install, stock and maintain wellness vending machines
Survey: Are you operating wellness vending on a college campus? (opens the original)
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VendingMarketWatch.com is looking for operators with firsthand experience selling health and wellness products through vending machines or other unattended retail on college campuses. We want to know what operators are seeing: what sells, how the economics work, who pays for the equipment and inventory, how the machines are serviced and whether wellness vending can stand on its own as a profitable location. If you’re operating one of these programs — or have considered one and decided the number
Christine Cochran puts operators at the center of NAMA’s future (opens the original)
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Nine months into her tenure as president and CEO of the National Automatic Merchandising Association, Christine Cochran has spent a lot of time listening. She is translating what she has heard into an agenda focused on stronger operator influence, clearer policy treatment and practical business resources. Cochran said she knew the industry was evolving, but she has been impressed by the sophistication and customization behind operators’ business models. “It’s a lot more complicated than I maybe
Brinton Business Ventures at 50: From vending to micro markets — and what comes next (opens the original)
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Fifty years after Jim Brinton started a vending business before he had even graduated from high school, the company he built looks very different from the one he founded. That is partly because Jim has never been particularly sentimental about the equipment that got him there. Traditional vending — once nearly all his business — now accounts for roughly 10% of Brinton Business Ventures’ business, according to his son, Kevin Brinton. More than half is now micro markets, with pantry and office cof
Meet the 2026 Pros to Know shaping the future of convenience services (opens the original)
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This year’s Pros to Know reflect just how much the convenience services industry continues to evolve. From operators and sales leaders to technology developers, product specialists and suppliers, the 2026 honorees are finding new ways to improve operations, serve customers and grow their businesses. Their work spans the industry: applying data and AI, expanding smart retail, improving route and supply chain performance, developing better customer experiences and finding new opportunities across
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