With roughly 3 million vending machines across the U.S., the sector is worth an estimated $18.2 billion, according to the National Automatic Merchandising Association’s (NAMA) 2022-2023 industry ...

Of course, behind the automat's vending machine slots were people cooking up dishes and delivering them to diners. Now, more than a century later, many beneficiaries of the automat's legacy have ...

A veteran Metro-North cashier was arrested Tuesday, March 25, for stealing $206,000 received from ticket vending machines out of a counting room, authorities say. Tom Shabani faces second degree ...