Top Journalists in Vending Routes
Linda Becker Automatic Merchandiser / VendingMarketWatch.com
Editor-in-Chief at Automatic Merchandiser/VendingMarketWatch.com, leading coverage for U.S. vending and convenience services operators and brands. Specialties: Vending routes, micro markets, office coffee service (OCS), products, technology, awards
Emily Jed Automatic Merchandiser / VendingMarketWatch.com
Contributing editor who has devoted much of her career to covering the convenience services industry. Specialties: Vending routes, operator best practices, events, people/features
Nick Montano Automatic Merchandiser / VendingMarketWatch.com
Veteran business journalist and contributing editor with deep roots in the vending route business. Specialties: News, operator profiles, vending and OCS industry trends
Adrienne Zimmer Klein Automatic Merchandiser / VendingMarketWatch.com
Freelance/contributing editor (Adrienne Zimmer Klein) with years of vending, micro market and OCS coverage. Specialties: Vending technology, payments, OCS, marketing and social media for operators
Emily Refermat Automatic Merchandiser / VendingMarketWatch.com
Former editor of Automatic Merchandiser (2012–2019); continues to contribute analysis on industry issues. Specialties: Vending operations, micro markets, industry analysis, management
Aaron Jed Automatic Merchandiser / VendingMarketWatch.com
Contributing editor reporting on convenience services trends and companies. Specialties: Vending/micro market news and features
Gregg Wartgo Automatic Merchandiser / VendingMarketWatch.com
Contributing editor/freelance writer covering operator stories and industry developments. Specialties: Vending and OCS features, freelance reporting
Paul Schlossberg Automatic Merchandiser / VendingMarketWatch.com
Contributing editor who writes the long-running ‘Sell More Stuff’ column focused on merchandising and profit growth. Specialties: Category management, merchandising, product strategy for vending/micro markets/OCS
Bob Tullio Automatic Merchandiser / VendingMarketWatch.com
Contributing editor and host of the Vending & OCS Nation podcast, producing deep-dive features on growth strategies for route operators. Specialties: Sales strategy, operator profitability, supplier/operator relations, podcasting
Scott Voisin Automatic Merchandiser / VendingMarketWatch.com
Freelance writer with two decades’ experience contributing to Automatic Merchandiser on operator how‑tos and program design. Specialties: Pantry service, micro market operations, long-form features
Sandra Carpenter Vending Times
Editor of Vending Times, leading editorial on U.S. vending and automated retail since 2024. Specialties: Vending routes, unattended retail, micro markets, payments
Tim Sanford Vending Times (emeritus)
Retired, long‑time editor of Vending Times; continues to be a widely referenced voice on vending route operations. Specialties: Vending industry history and policy, operator advocacy, route operations
Elliot Maras Vending Times / Kiosk Marketplace (emeritus)
Former editor of Vending Times and Kiosk Marketplace (retired Feb. 26, 2024); a seminal journalist in vending/convenience services. Specialties: Vending and kiosk/self‑service, market trends, payments
Becca Swindale Vending Connection / Vending Technology News
Managing Editor at Vending Connection, a long‑running U.S. vending industry news and resources hub. Specialties: Industry news, company updates, product launches, events
Jeff Adair Vending Technology News (via Vending Connection)
Editor and National Sales Director for Vending Technology News, focused on technology shaping modern vending routes. Specialties: Technology, cashless/telemetry, micro markets, security for unattended retail
Heather Ramsden Vending International
Features Editor at Vending International, the UK trade magazine dedicated to the vending industry. Specialties: UK/EU vending routes, equipment, products, trade events
Ian Reynolds‑Young Planet Vending (UK)
Editor of Planet Vending, a UK publication focused on vending operators and suppliers. Specialties: UK vending routes, operator stories, features and opinion
Yvonne Reynolds‑Young Planet Vending (UK)
Publisher and frequent contributor at Planet Vending; oversees editorial and writes features on UK automated retail. Specialties: UK vending news/features, brand and operator spotlights, automated retail
Key Snodgress RePlay Magazine
VP/Editorial Director at RePlay Magazine, the long‑running U.S. trade title for coin‑op amusement route operators (a sister ‘routes’ vertical adjacent to vending). Specialties: Coin‑op routes (amusements/jukeboxes), industry news, route operator issues
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