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Soft drink sales continue to be flat
July 31, 2008, Toronto – Cott Corp. has reported a second-quarter loss of US$1.8 million, down from year-ago earnings of $4.7 million, as revenue for the world's largest maker of store-brand soft drinks declined 6.4 per cent to $466.5 million.

Coca-Cola Amatil trials cashless vending machines
July 31, 2008 - The trial of the new Cashless Payment System and Cashless Reconciliation Engine (CRE) for Coke Vending will allow credit card and scheme-based debit card payments at vending machines. | READ MORE


Western Coin Vending information session
July 29, 2008, Edmonton, Alta. - Western Coin Vending invites all Operators to join them for an information session and product demonstration on Rowe internet jukeboxes powered by AMI, and the Merit Entertainer, also powered by AMI.


Vancouver considering bottled water ban in city-operated facilities
July 29, 2008, Vancouver, B.C - Vancouver may soon join the growing list of cities that have banned bottled water.

Coffee Wilt could cut Uganda output by 35 per cent
July 29, 2008, Kampala - Coffee Wilt disease could cut Uganda's coffee output by 35 per cent in 2008/09 (Oct-Sept) and slash earnings by $150 million, an official of the government's Kituuza Coffee Research Center said on Tuesday.

Feds should monitor trans fats in doghnuts and margarine: health group
July 28, 2008, Ottawa, Ont. - Doughnuts and margarine should be the latest foods singled-out for having high levels of trans fat, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada said Monday. | READ MORE


Chocolate bars are fruit pies recalled
July 28, 2008, Ottawa, Ont., — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume some products that contain milk or egg proteins not declared on their labels.

Food labels have us confused
July 28, 2008 - Tainted dog food that killed pets across North America last year helped spark changes being made to Canada's human food labelling regulations. | READ MORE


Vending on History Channel
July 22, 2008, Chicago – Producers from The History Channel’s popular show “Modern Marvels” have confirmed that an episode on vending will air July 24 at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific, 8 p.m. Central and 11 pm Mountain Time, National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) President and CEO Richard M. Geerdes, NCE, announced today.

Capital Vending offering LED light strips
July 11, 2008, Laurel, MD - Capital Vending Inc. has developed energy saving LED light strips designed specifically for vending machines. These light strips are designed with a connector that attaches to the existing harness in the machine, eliminating the need for a ballast.