''Vending Times'' is one of the most popular trade

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s for the U.S. vending industry. It attempts to cover the entire vending industry, addressing the business, legal, legislative and regulatory concerns of companies providing industrial, institutional and public vending, refreshment, feeding and recreational services. These companies include operators of food,

beverage A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoo ...

and other merchandise vending equipment as well as manual foodservice; office beverage and snack delivery systems; and music and

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and services. The headquarters of ''Vending Times'' is in

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History

''Vending Times'' was founded in 1961 to serve the

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industry. It broadened its scope to encompass full-line vending, soft-drink bottling, and operators of street

cigarette A cigarette is a narrow cylinder containing a combustible material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end, causing it to smolder; the resulting smoke is orally inhaled via the opp ...

candy Candy, also called sweets (British English) or lollies (Australian English, New Zealand English), is a confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient. The category, called ''sugar confectionery'', encompasses any sweet confection, i ...

and

jukebox A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that will play a patron's selection from self-contained media. The classic jukebox has buttons, with letters and numbers on them, which are used to sele ...

routes. It continued to broaden its scope, including

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, office coffee service, and mobile catering. Circa 1971, ''Vending Times'' acquired ''Vend'', a publication launched in 1946. Today, the magazine has more than 16,000 subscribers. The magazine's average page count is about 150 pages.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.vendingtimes.com/ME2/Default.asp
WorldCat record
Magazines established in 1961 Magazines published in New York (state) Professional and trade magazines Vending