As nearly anyone who has ever gazed over the rows of brightly colored packages and deposited the right combination of coins and bills into a vending machine has probably wondered at some point: What ...

Several leading snack-food makers have entered into a voluntary agreement to provide healthier options for school vending machines as part of an agreement with former President Clinton’s foundation ...

When buying treats from a vending machine, we often have the opportunity to choose between unhealthy and (relatively) healthy snacks. Doritos or popcorn? Snickers or a granola bar? Peanuts or ...

This time of year, people have weight loss on their minds. According to a 2012 survey published in the University of Scranton’s Journal of Clinical Psychology, losing weight is the No. 1 New Year’s ...

“DISC, or "Delays to Influence Snack Choice,” … is a platform inserted inside a vending machine that catches snacks falling from the top half of the machine, where a vending machine operator would ...

A delay can help people pick healthier snacks. Creative Commons When faced with a 3 p.m. stomach grumble, it’s pretty difficult to pick a Clif bar over a Snickers. But this new vending machine thinks ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The government wants people to be aware of the amount of calories found in vending machine snacks. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing a revision to labeling ...

Delaying access to tempting, high-calorie foods and snacks in vending machines potentially can shift people's choices to purchase less desired, but healthier snack options, new research suggests.

Multivac has launched the F 286 thermoforming packaging machine that can produce vacuum and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) packs for snack products. The new machine has been designed to meet the ...

Kellen Moore, NFL Saints head coach and local grad, is lending his support to the effort in Tri-Cities.

The two units — reverse vending machines that let patrons fund donations for area charitable organizations instead of ...

I don’t know about you, but when I walk by a vending machine and see one of my favorite snacks, I immediately have a snack attack. Often times these attacks go unanswered because I typically don’t ...