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  • Five Star Breaktime Solutions Opens Upgraded Regional Operating Facility in Nashville

    Five Star Breaktime Solutions Opens Upgraded Regional Operating Facility in Nashville

    August 7, 2026

  • National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA)

    Michael Schwartz to Chair NAMA Board of Directors

    July 1, 2026

  • AVS Companies Welcomes Kyle Vogt as Regional Sales Manager

    June 23, 2026

  • Industry Veterans Reflect on the NAMA Fly-In

    Industry Veterans Reflect on the NAMA Fly-In

    June 15, 2026

  • Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), speaking to NAMA, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., June 10, 2026. 

    NAMA Names Congresswoman Maxine Waters as 2026 Industry Champion

    June 11, 2026

  • National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA)

    NAMA Statement on Connecticut Law Enabling Self-Service Retail in Breakrooms

    June 4, 2026

  • 365 Retail Markets Completes Acquisition of Cantaloupe to Expand Technology Capabilities and Customer Value

    365 Retail Markets Completes Acquisition of Cantaloupe

    May 11, 2026

  • National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA)

    The NAMA Show 2026 Advances New Ideas, Technologies and Possibilities

    May 1, 2026

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    Aramark Collegiate Hospitality Announces New Partnership with Suffolk University to Strengthen Student Experience

    April 10, 2026

  • National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA)

    NAMA Announces 2026 Industry Award Winners

    April 1, 2026