D E P A R T M E N T S
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Editor's Note
The value of education
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VendingMarketWatch
News
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OCS Update
Use coffee to boost micro
market sales
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Route Driver
of the Year Winner
Rodney Montgomery
Imperial, LLC, Tulsa, OK
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Product News
Contents
M O R E F E A T U R E S
C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S
MAY 3-6
Venditalia 2015
Fiera Milano
Milan, Italy
Phone: +39 02 33105685
www.venditalia.com/en/venditalia-2015
MAY 15-17
NCVA Membership Meeting
The Grandover Resort
Greensboro, NC
Phone: 919-387-1221
www.ncvend.com
MAY 29-31
New England Spring Meeting
White Mountain Hotel & Resort
North Conway, NH
www.massvending.org
JUNE 5-7
Coffee Fest Chicago
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
www.coffeefest.com
Phone: 425-295-3300
JUNE 26-28
K AMC/OAMA Combined Annual Meeting
Lake Cumberland State Park Resort
Jamestown, KY
www.kyvending.org
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Are you ready
for the future?
The year 2020
A lot can happen in five years.
Here's what the vending, micro
market and OCS industry might
experience — will you be ready?
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Must-have products
of the year
We asked and you voted for the
must-have products that were
introduced in 2014.
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