By Karen Scott, Publisher
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Vending Product News
(VPN)
is designed to stimulate the conversation about product that is sold in a vending machine, micro market, office coffee service, or any number of operator-controlled environments. It fills a void of product coverage that exists today.
VPN is brought to you by the team which developed the first e-books and training materials for the vending industry, built the first comprehensive industry resource website (
VendingConnection.com
) and created the first targeted vending e-newsletter (
Vending Technology News
).
Beginning today, Vending Product News will be distributed electronically on the 9th and 23rd of each month. Properly qualified industry executives will receive this resource at no charge.
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November 9th, 2018
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Vending Product News
brings our readers the latest up-to-date articles by leading industry experts about product trends – what are the fastest growing product segments today and what products will deliver the best sales for refreshment service operators.
Got a new product press release? Call 800-956-8363 or
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RTD energy drinks are still on a roll, and every vending machine and micro market is missing out on big sales if they aren’t giving proper placement to this category that is popular with consumers of all ages.
Energy drink sales hit $14.7 billion in 2017 on a volume of 683.9 million gallons, according to the Beverage Marketing Corp., making a 2.8 percent increase over the previous year, a hefty sales gain for an established category.
Celsius
, one of the fastest growing players in this expanding category, recently became available to vending and micro markets and has already made significant strides in refreshment services. Available through
Vistar
, Celsius Originals have been added to vending machines and micro-markets of refreshment solution providers including Accent Foods, Canteen, First Class Vending, Five Star Food Service and Southern Refreshment Services.
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Matt’s Cookies
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featuring all-natural, soft-baked cookies, has introduced a 2-pack serving in a 60-count case. Offerings include chocolate chip, double chocolate, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, peanut butter chocolate chip, cranberry walnut, Matt’s Zion fig bars, Matt’s Dutch apple Zion fig bars, Matt’s whole wheat Zion fig bars and Matt’s raspberry Zion fig bars.
The company, started in 1979, uses all-natural ingredients, and packages the cookies while warm to lock in the fresh-baked taste. The cookies are hand packed because of each cookie’s unique size and shape.
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In response to customer requests,
Push Beverages
has added Push Strawberry Soda to its line of fruit flavored sodas following 27 formula revisions to achieve its targeted flavor profile, surpassing the company’s previous record holder, Push Peach Soda. The new soda joins the company’s fruit flavored sodas, including pineapple, peach, orange, grape and diet orange, as well its traditional cola, ginger ale and root beer beverages.
The Push Strawberry soda is naturally and artificially flavored, and is gluten-free and kosher. At 270 calories per 20-ounce bottle, the calorie count is significantly lower than most strawberry sodas on the market.
"We wanted our strawberry to be light and refreshing, not overly sweet and syrupy like the others on the market," said Laurel Whitney, CFO of Push Beverages. “The entire first batch has sold out already before samples have even gone out.”
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La Colombe Coffee Roasters
has introduced its first-ever Cold Brew Shandy Lemonade, a hybrid of smooth cold-pressed coffee and sweet lemonade made from real Sicilian lemons, then infused with microbubbles.
First introduced in July 2018 on-tap as a pilot program in select La Colombe cafes, the product has launched in a ready-to-drink can nationwide for purchase. Cold Brew Shandy Lemonade offers a new take on the coffee with the subtle sweetness of lemonade blending with the brand’s new light-roasted organic Pure Black Colombian cold brew.
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PRODUCT SUPPLIER SPOTLIGHTS
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SULTANA DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
– As the nation’s only Full-Line Confectionery & Snack Redistributor, Distributors throughout the country rely on Sultana to economically and efficiently manage and maintain their inventory. SDS consolidates and ships hundreds of confectionery & snack items to over 1,500 Wholesale Distributors of all sizes throughout the continental United States.
Toll Free: (877) 617-5500,
info@sultanadist.com
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Morgan’s Specialty Snacks
– We are a wholesale product distributor and a vending operator of “specialty foods” that range from organic, kosher, vegan, non-GMO, and gluten-free. Many of our products are great for vending machines and micro markets. So, whether you want plant-based energy bars, or gluten-free, kosher cookies & scones, vegan and natural jerky treats to potato chips… we have a growing selection of healthy snack options to offer! Email
hello@mssnacks.com
Visit website
morgansspecialtysnacks.com,
757-652-3046.
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Gellman Associates
is a manufacturer’s representative of food products and food service equipment providing representation to vending operators, office coffee service operators, convenience stores, and mobile caterers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Gellman Associates furnishes distributor support, along with direct sales, for the manufacturers it represents, and takes an active role in all regional and national trade associations.
Toll free: 800-345-1444
; email:
gellmankak@aol.com
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Your are receiving this information because you have expressed interest in vending, office coffee and/or micro market convenience self-service industries. Sent to you by
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1-800-956-8363.
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