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Articles in Feb 2008 issue of Automatic Merchandiser

• Consumer buying habits: look how far we've come
  by Thom, Gary
• Ready-to-drink coffee: the market we are in is 'on fire'
  by Maras, Elliot
• CALENDAR OF EVENTS
• Some machines on federal property exempt from $1 coin dispensing rule
• Performance Food Group to merge with Blackstone, Wellspring Capital affiliate
• 'Today' Show features healthy vending
• Reports claim P & G might spin off Folgers
• Direct-to-consumer marketer SPIO adds Five Star Food Service, Inc. to its coupon network
• Interstate Bakeries Corp. receives no new proposals; will move forward with hearing
• People in the News
• International Coffee Organization reports continuing price hikes for coffee
• Industry groups to sue to stop Chicago bottled water tax
• Pop N Go introduces revenue sharing plan for vending operators
• Minute Maid moves to new headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas
• Mars Drinks focuses Flavia Fusion on offices, not homes
• Flowers Foods buys back bakery from Schwan Food Co.
• Sara Lee opens frozen food facility in Texas
• Pelican Group wins management contract for Safeway stores
• Isbre Norwegian Glacier Water secures New York area distribution
• Keurig Premium Coffee Systems Inc. moves to new location
• Beverage Digest: Coca Cola Co. close to deal with Honest Beverages
• LeNature Latrobe, Pa. plant resumes bottled water production
• DC Brands International signs Iowa distributor Farner-Bocken Co.
• Schwan Food Co. to close dessert facility in Spartanburg, S.C.
• Spring Expo includes entry to water quality show and much, much more
  by Schleyer, LyNae
• Quality enables OCS to grow with the coffee market
  by Maras, Elliot
• DEX and MDB: a primer for vendors
  by Ostendorf, Gene
• Is it time to sell the business?
  by Britten, Tom
• Duo makes it big in the Big Apple, where quality rules
  by Maras, Elliot
• To succeed, our industry must nurture its brand; challenges are many
  by Treister, Chuck
• PRODUCT NEWS
• Equipment suppliers donate machines to Edison/Fareira program
• Vistar Corp. purchases The Marjack Co. Inc.
• Wells Dairy Inc. sells its yogurt plant in Omaha, Neb. to Mexico-based Grupo LaLa