Automatic Merchandiser

JUN 2013

Automatic Merchandiser serves the business management, marketing, technology and product information needs of its readers including vending operators, coffee service operators, product brokers, and product and equipment distributors in print.

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tinue to struggle. They suffer lost locations taken by savvy competitors and consumers wanting more variety. They report that location employees still hesitate to buy vending products due to low wages. The operators who have acknowledged vending is a different business now have raised prices, invested in technology at various levels and started investigating new revenue streams, like micro markets, which eliminate commissions in most cases. They've strengthened OCS programs and started offering teas and water service to better serve the needs of the consumer. This is still a challenging market with negative consumer perception of vending machines and leaner workplaces, but the growth in 2012 looks like it will continue. Already CHART 16B: TOP 20 FROZEN FOOD PRODUCTS IN 2012, UNIT VOLUME # 1 PRODUCT Pierre Foods Big AZ Beef Charbroil with Cheese White Castle Twin Cheeseburger # 11 Nestle Chef America Hot Pockets Pepperoni Pizza Pierre Foods Bubba Twin Chili Cheese Hot Dog Furlani Texas Toast Pierre Foods Country Fried Chicken with Cheese Pierre Foods Hot & Spicy Chicken Wings Dreyer's Vanilla with Crunch Dibs 13 Pierre Foods Double Beef Stacker with Cheese 10 J&J; Snack Frozen Lemonade Cup 19 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 PRODUCT Michelina's Pepperoni Pizza Snack Rolls Nestle Chef America Hot Pockets Ham & Cheese Schwan's Foods 7-inch Pepperoni Pizza Michelina's Salisbury Steak with Mashed Potato Michelina's Pepper Steak and Rice Schwan's Foods 7-inch Supreme Pizza Monogram Chicken Corn Dog Pierre Foods Jumbo Cheeseburger with Bacon Michelina's Meatloaf and Gravy with Mashed Potato Pierre Foods Spicy Chicken Sandwich with Cheese Source: Vend product distributors in 2013 many operators who have embraced new and evolving tech- June 2013 nologies and business practices report seeing even more growth. VendingMarketWatch.com Automatic Merchandiser 37

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