NATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATION

Click here for NAMA Board of Director letter to the industry regarding the "Operator & Bottler" relationship

Click here for a report on the status of the relationship between operators & bottlers

 

To compete in today’s business environment, you need to develop the skills you have, learn from the success of others and stay current with the latest technologies shaping our industry. NAMA can help you do just that! We invite you to become a NAMA member right here, right now. It's easy. Click here for the membership homepage and highlights.


The Endowing the Future Capital Campaign will benefit the NAMA Foundation and industry in a partnership that is working to advance the image, growth and markets of the food and refreshment services industry. This first-of-its kind strategic campaign is targeted at goals well over and above what is being done every day by The Foundation and NAMA. Click here for the Capital Campaign homepage and highlights.

The Balanced for Life campaign is designed to correct the misperceptions many have about vending’s role in growing obesity rates. All too often our industry is seen as a quick-fix solution to what is in fact a very complex problem. At the same time, we want to demonstrate that we want to be part of the solution by working to educate people about nutrition, healthy diets and the importance of physical activity in a healthy lifestyle. Click here for the Balanced for Life homepage and highlights.

The NAMA Education department was created to serve our membership with the latest publications, products and continuing industry education. Our objective is to continually offer members unique and challenging opportunities that will help them grow and succeed.

NAMA has partnered with Michigan State University and the National Food Safety & Toxicology Center to create a new on-line food safety program.  Click here for more information!  Build Career Enhancing Leadership Skills and Tools when you attend the NAMA Supervisor Development Program at the 2007 National Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Click here for highlights and registration.

The vending industry has advanced by leaps and bounds since it was founded back in 1936. The advancements have provided a diverse offering of products and services spanning the globe. NAMA is here to bridge the gap of the vending industry education to you.

The purpose of the Quality Coffee Certification program is to give the quality-oriented coffee service operators additional tools with which to differentiate from competitors whose principal selling point is to price. A primary objective of the course is to qualify operators to apply this information to train their own staffs in bulk density, temperature, and flavor on location. For more information and to register for this course, click here.

Foodservice and commissary operations are an important and growing segment for many of our members. The foodservice department can offer insight on menu planning, productivity measurement and new food trends that will put you ahead of the competition and help you maintain happy clients. Click here for the foodservice homepage and highlights.

The NAMA Technical Services department oversees the health, safety and technical issues relating to the food and beverage vending industry. In this section you will find examples of the many training materials available from the Technical Services department to assist the industry in meeting their health and safety responsibilities as well as how to implement technology to improve their business. Click here for the technical services homepage and highlights.

NAMA staff members and attorneys work with members, affiliated state organizations, outside counsel and others to seek fair treatment for the industry. We work to educate our members and government officials about how government action affects the industry. We have also recently updated our homepage to include information from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, concerning their new small business education campaign. Click here for the Government Affairs homepage and highlights.

Knowledge Source has been developed with the “knowledge” that owners, operators, managers and those employed in vending and coffee service companies need to build upon their existing job skills and learn from others. Click here for the Knowledge Source homepage.