Automatic Merchandiser

MAY 2014

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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I for the future By Adrienne Zimmer, Assistant Editor All Star Services' investment in technology, such as telemetry, cashless and an updated VMS, revitalized this Michigan-based company to become one of the largest vending, offce coffee and foodservice operations in the Midwest. nvesting in vending technology can be expensive and intimidat- ing. There is never a guarantee that the investment will bring better margins, but in 2008, All Star Services took a technological leap of faith and hasn't looked back. Technology has allowed this 19-route operation to combine its four-location operation inventories, Jeff and Suzanne Smith, center, are proud to be a part of a family run business. The Smiths' three children Duncan and Devin, right, and Caroline, along with her husband Jon, left, also work in the family business. Investing autm_18-23_0514OpProfile.indd 18 5/5/14 4:36 PM

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