Author Archives: Katie Waxman

For over 30 years vending operators throughout Chicago ran their vending business on  intuition, making guesses on what product they’d need in their warehouse and on their trucks. Although educated guesses based on past sales or market trends they were … Continue reading →

Snacks and television are a pair as old as time; from cereal and cartoons to wings and football there is something about your favorite snack and your favorite flat screen that makes everything else in the world seem right. Kraft … Continue reading →

Many office workers will tell you that proximity to a vending machine is both a blessing and a curse.   A walk to the automated food dispenser takes all of 11 seconds for me. It can be a welcome break … Continue reading →

Let’s have a nice cup of tea…….. There is much to be said about taking a break at your Chicago office with a nice cup of tea. Tea is versatile and healthy, while still having many brands that contain caffeine for … Continue reading →

According to a popular Girl Scout song, one should “make new friends, but keep the old [because] one is silver, the other is gold.” However, in Chicago, according to a new citywide vending challenge, the gold medal is awarded to … Continue reading →

In the March edition of Spirit Magazine, the official magazine of Southwest Airlines, Gary Kelly, the chairman, president and CEO of Southwest Airlines wrote that a combination of low fares and a fun, maverick spirit has kept their company “flying … Continue reading →

According to dictionary.com the word “code” can be defined as “A system used for brevity or secrecy of communication, in which arbitrary chosen words, letters or symbols are assigned definite meanings.” Codes can be great in engineering or when sending … Continue reading →

Throughout Chicago there are all kinds of ways to save money in your daily life. For instance you could: Eat rice and beans for every meal Leave your car at home and walk the 10 miles to work Only shower … Continue reading →

Did you know according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition studies confirm that coffee in moderation may actually reduce your risk for developing type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, stroke, and cancers of the liver, kidney and prostate? Fresh … Continue reading →

Up until recent years the only vending machines that would accept a $20 bank note was a change machine. You fed your bill into the machine and then enough quarters spit out to make you think you had hit Triple … Continue reading →