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Fern students won't get water vending machine
March 19, 2010 – Parents from Fern Avenue Public School surprised their trustee when they arrived as a group to protest a pilot project she thought was nearly a sure thing.

Sugary drinks to be removed from schools
March 19, 2010 – PepsiCo has announced that it plans to remove its sugary soft drinks from vending machines in schools worldwide by 2012.

Vending firm sold
March 11. 2010 – Farrell Vending Services of Burlington has acquired the Rutland operation of Evergreen Vending along with 50 local accounts, Farrell announced last week.


Inconvenient vending machines get no business
March 11, 2010 –  Some vending machines in universities accept student ID cards as payment, while others do not, student's of Maryland say they'd use vending machines more often if they offered this convenient option.


Go-home shoe goes global
March 11, 2010 – A shoe which is aimed at sore-footed clubbers walking home has gone global after featuring on national US TV programmes.

Water works don't work
March 11, 2010 – What started out as a creative plan to encourage students to switch from plastic water bottles to reusable ones has morphed into a bizarre scheme to sell tap water for 50 cents a shot.