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Interviews, Expert Insight & Tips
OCS Operator
Here is something easy to sell in 2022
BABY BOOMERS PRETEND TO BE MOTIVATED BY IT AND
Gen X claims it resonates with them. But only Millennials and Gen Z
are truly driven by this one selling point moving up to center stage in
Bob Tullio
2022. Can you guess what it is? Bob Tullio reveals all in his December
" Best of OCS " column. This potentially profitable read will feature
new ideas and advise operators on how to capitalize on them.
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Q&A | Acquisitions outlook
Mike Kelner answers
questions about the
industry's changing
M&A landscape. As the
new year approaches
and the pipeline of
possible deals widens,
Kelner discusses an increasingly complex
market for buyers and sellers of vending
and OCS operations.
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Mike Kelner
Special Report
Micro Market
First Starbucks 'Just Walk Out' venue opens
The first Starbucks Pickup with Amazon
Go store opened in NYC. It uses the order
ahead feature in the Starbucks app and
Amazon Go's Just Walk Out technology
for self-checkout service.
Starbucks Corp.
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Guest Blog | Building net worth
It was a comeback year
for the refreshment
services industry,
according to Mike
Ferguson. In fact, he
claims, the industry
saw more acquisitions
in 2021 than it did in 2019 before the
pandemic. He suggests ways operators
can raise their business value and
personal net worth in 2022.
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Mike Ferguson
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