April 2023 - 6

EDITOR'S NOTE
See you in Atlanta
WELCOME TO AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISER'S APRIL ISSUE -
our 2023 NAMA Show issue. I know we are all busy getting ready to
head to Atlanta, and I'm looking forward to meeting everyone there.
Be sure to stop by our booth and say hello.
In this issue's OCS column, Bob Tullio chats with a few industry
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leaders in the Atlanta area about dining suggestions as well as advice
for operators on how to get the most out of the NAMA show. Tullio
will also be sharing more tips in Automatic Merchandiser's new
Vending & OCS Nation podcast, which was launched in March.
If you haven't tuned in already, go to VendingMarketWatch.com/
Podcasts/VendingOCSNation and check it out. You'll find two
new episodes a month, each under 15 minutes - it's worth a listen.
Subscribe to the podcast at vendingandocsnation.podbean.com,
so you don't miss an episode.
We've also featured in this issue the 2023 Readers' Choice New
Products of the Year Awards for vending, micro market and office coffee
service. Last year, we opened up the nominations for new products,
readers had a chance to cast their vote, and the leaders of the pack are
honored starting on page 16. If you have a product being launched this
year, be sure to send it to us for next year's awards program.
We are also excited to share the winner and runners-up for the
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Route Driver of the Year award, presented by Mondelēz. Read how
this year's winner, Don Rasabout with Evergreen Refreshments, goes
the extra mile for his customers and fellow route drivers, as well as the
two runners-up, Matthew Schram with Crave Fresh Markets, and Matt
Rhoda with Bernick's. Please join me in congratulating them for their
hard work.
Then, read how pantry service is creating new opportunities for
Tell us about 2022
- share your data
for our annual State
of the Industry for
Vending and Micro
Market Report. Go to
VendingMarketWatch.
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access the link to the
State of the Industry
survey. The deadline
to complete is May 16.
operators and some emerging product trends on page 34. And, in
the operation profile starting on page 48, we turn the spotlight on
Executive Refreshments, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and
the father-and-son duo Lou and Louis say the best is yet to come.
In our June/July issue of Automatic Merchandiser, we will release our
annual State of the Industry for Vending and Micro Market Report, but
we can't do it without your help. Please go to VendingMarketWatch.com
to find the link to the State of the Industry survey. This is a chance for
vending, micro market and office coffee service operators to anonymously
share your data for 2022 that we will compile and analyze to measure
the industry's overall performance and present the results to our
readers. We appreciate you taking the time to fill out this survey.
As always, thanks for reading and see you in Atlanta!
Editorial
Advisory
Board
Nick Montano
Contributor
Joe Hessling
365 Retail
Markets
Josh
Rosenberg
NAMA Board
Chair
John Reilly
Avanti Markets
Anant Agrawal
Cantaloupe
Systems
USA Technologies
Elyssa Steiner
Cantaloupe
Systems
USA Technologies
Carl Moser
Canteen
Corporate
Ed Kozma
Crane Payment
Innovations (CPI)
Cory Hewett
Gimme
Michael Miller
Mondelēz
International
Paresh Patel
PayRange
Jeff Deitchler
Prairie Fire
Coffee
Jim Carbone
Tradecraft
(retired)
Sandy
Thornton
VendEdge
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