June-July 2022 - 6

EDITOR'S NOTE
All signs point to
continued growth
Molly Rogers
Managing Editor
mrogers@endeavorb2b.com
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IN THIS ISSUE, WE ARE PLEASED TO SHARE OUR ANNUAL STATE
of the Industry Vending and Micro Market report. So many of you
took the time to respond to our survey, and we are grateful to you.
Your insights helped us gauge how the industry is recovering after a
long pandemic year. The data shows that the vending and micro market
retail channel regained most of 2020's losses, but sales remained 13%
behind 2019's benchmark high. You'll find the report starting on
page 14, where Nick Montano, Automatic Merchandiser contributor,
writes that " A strong rebound in sales in all major food and beverage
categories through vending machines and at micro markets led to a
46% increase in 2021 over the previous year's revenue. Sales in the
unattended retail channel totaled $19.4 billion in 2021, compared with
$13.3 billion in 2020, when vending and workplace refreshments
suffered their biggest downturn ever. "
In this issue, we are also honored to present the first-ever
Automatic Merchandiser Most Influential Women in Convenience
Services award winners. I enjoyed reading all of the nominations
and the inspiring women in this industry who show leadership,
innovation, philanthropy, guidance and passion for advocacy. These
empowering women have made a positive impact on their colleagues
as well as the industry. Read all about the winners - and why they are
deserving of this special recognition - on page 24.
For this issue's profile, we turn the spotlight on Rock Island,
Your insights
helped us
gauge how
the industry
is recovering
after a long
pandemic year.
Illinois-based operation, Vander Vending. Founder Jerry Schreiner
says that technology has played an increasingly important role to drive
the company's growth and success. Read more about Jerry and his
family business on page 40.
This year is zooming by fast and so much is ahead of us. NAMA's
2022 Fly-In & Advocacy Summit on July 18-19 in Washington, D.C.,
will offer expert-led sessions to help define the policy agenda, and
NAMA will promote several legislative items during the Fly-In &
Advocacy Summit, including reinstatement of 2021 Q4 access to the
Employee Retention Tax Credit. Attendees will have the opportunity
to visit with members of Congress and staff to address important
issues to the convenience services industry.
Lastly, the deadline for our 40 Under 40 Awards nominations is
approaching, so there may still be time for you to submit an entry.
The award winners will be recognized in the September/October issue
of Automatic Merchandiser.
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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