Automatic Merchandiser

APR 2015

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D E P A R T M E N T S 8 ▶ Editor's Note The value of education 10 ▶ VendingMarketWatch News 20 ▶ OCS Update Use coffee to boost micro market sales 52 ▶ Route Driver of the Year Winner Rodney Montgomery Imperial, LLC, Tulsa, OK 58 ▶ 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 36 ▶ 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? 44 ▶ Must-have products of the year We asked and you voted for the must-have products that were introduced in 2014. REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE, ITSL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVE 1233 Janesville Ave., P.O. Box 803, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0803 BUSINESS STAFF PUBLISHER Ron Bean Telephone: (920) 568-8386 E-mail: Ron.Bean@ VendingMarketWatch.com MULTIMEDIA ACCOUNT Michelle Scherer Telephone: (920) 568-8314 E-mail: Michelle.Scherer@ VendingMarketWatch.com LIST RENTAL Elizabeth Jackson Account Executive Merit Direct LLC Telephone: (847) 492-1350, ext. 18 E-mail: ejackson@meritdirect.com EUROPEAN SALES Julian Maddocks-Born Sales Director julian@itsluk.com, +44 (0)1442 230033 Benedict Hume Sales Manager benedict@itsluk.com +44 (0)1442 288287 EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR Emily Refermat Telephone: (920) 563-1615 E-mail: Emily.Refermat @VendingMarketWatch.com MANAGING EDITOR Adrienne Zimmer Telephone: (920) 563-1651 E-mail: Adriennne.Zimmer @VendingMarketWatch.com SUPPORT STAFF ART DIRECTOR Erin Brown PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Steve Swick PRODUCTION SERVICES Barb Evenson Telephone: (920) 563-1629 Fax: (920) 568-2392 E-mail: Barb.Evenson@cygnus.com AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Terri Petitt PUBLISHED AND COPYRIGHTED 2015 BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Paul Bonaiuto PRESIDENT Chris Ferrell CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Ed Tearman EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gloria Cosby VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY Eric Kammerzelt VICE PRESIDENT PRODUCTION OPERATIONS Curt Pordes VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES Ed Wood VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING Gerry Whitty DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Lester Craft All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Reprint Sales: For reprints and licensing please contact Nick Iademarco at Wright's Media 877-652-5295 ext. 102 or niademarco@ wrightsmedia.com. Subscription Policy: Individual subscriptions are available without charge in the U.S. to vending operators, coffee service operators, product brokers, and product and equipment distributors. Subscribe online at www.VendingMarketWatch.com. Publisher reserves the right to reject nonqualified subscribers. Individual subscriptions are available at the following rates: For one year, U.S. $35 ($70 for two-year subscription), Canada & Mexico $60 ($105 for two-year subscription); all other countries, payable in U.S. funds, drawn on U.S. Bank, $85 per year ($160 for two-year subscription). Single issues available (prepaid only) $10.00 each. Canadian GST# 842773848. For Change of Address or subscription information, click on subscribe at www.VendingMarketWatch.com, call toll-free 877-382-9187 or 847-559-7598 or email: circ. VendingMarketWatch@omeda.com AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISER (USPS 017-280) (ISSN 1061-1797 print; ISSN 1948-5697 online) is published eight times per year: March, April, May, June, August, September, October and December by Cygnus Business Media. Periodicals postage paid at Fort Atkinson, WI and additional entry offices. POSTMASTER: Please send all change of address to AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISER, PO Box 3257, Northbrook, IL 60065-3257. Canada Post PM40612608. Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: Automatic Merchandiser, PO Box 25542, London, ON N6C 6B2. Volume 57, Number 2 Printed in the U.S.A. 6 Automatic Merchandiser VendingMarketWatch.com April 2015

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