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By Neil Swindale The National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) has named Jim Carbone its 2025 Coffee Legend of the Year—recognizing a career defined by passion, innovation, and a lasting impact on the coffee and refreshment industry. Currently with the WithMe Company, Carbone has helped shape the modern coffee experience for decades, from hands-on service work as a teen to pioneering the craft coffee movement that revolutionized office coffee service nationwide. “Honestly, it came a little out of the [read more]


















