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VendingMarketWatch Top News Stories Micro markets begin integrating with vending data with personalized data and purchasing options available on smartphones. R esponding to the continued growth of micro markets, 365 Retail Markets and Avanti Markets have partnered to develop an industry data integration standard. Known as Access Integration and Management (AIM), this standard will allow micro market operators to leverage their existNew standards and software enable operators to effectively manage data from both platforms. ing investment in vending management systems (VMS) to more effciently manage their growing base of micro markets. AIM was designed to be a single interface for managing product, sales and inventory data and was built as a common application programming interface (API) as well as being an open protocol available to all micro market and VMS providers. CANTALOUPE INTEGRATES USING SEED Pepsi redesigns bottle after 16 years ▶ Pepsi has unveiled a new single-serve bottle for its Pepsi trademark portfolio including Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi MAX and Pepsi NEXT, marking its frst design update since 1996. The bottle is rolling out in markets nationwide in 16-ounce and 20-ounce packaging, with full conversion taking a few years. Cantaloupe Systems recently announced Seed Micromarket Integration as its move to integrate micro market and vending data. Seed's cloud-based tools allow operators to schedule, pre-kit, service and manage markets alongside traditional vending, without costly retraining or complex switching between multiple IT systems, according to the company. First Emerald Vending closes ▶ First Emerald Vending of Iowa City, Iowa, has closed and its machines auctioned by the Hamilton Group, LLC. Coca-Cola to cut 750 U.S. jobs Hostess reopens facilities ▶ Hostess Brands, LLC, as a new company and employer under new ownership, announced plans to reopen 6 Automatic Merchandiser and begin hiring employees for its bakeries located in Columbus, Ga., Emporia, Kan., Indianapolis, Ind. and Schiller Park, Ill. The Georgia and Kansas facilities will resume producing Hostess' iconic snack products in the summer of 2013, including Twinkies, Cup Cakes, HoHos and Ding Dongs. ▶ Coca-Cola Co. will cut 750 jobs in the U.S., according to CBS News. The 1 percent workforce VendingMarketWatch.com May 2013 reduction will be across the board but primarily in Atlanta, Ga., where the company is based. VendScreen founder exits, starts new company ▶ Paresh Patel, inventor of the VendScreen Revolution™ smart device for new and existing vending machines, announced he is leaving VendScreen due to a decision by investors. He is starting a new company — VendNext, which will provide a rich consumer experience Mrs. Freshley's updates packaging, logo ▶ Mrs. Freshley's, an award-winning line of snack cakes and pastries from Flowers Foods, has unveiled a brand new look: packaging with a bright modern design that compliments a new logo.