As nearly anyone who has ever gazed over the rows of brightly colored packages and deposited the right combination of coins and bills into a vending machine has probably wondered at some point: What ...

Several leading snack-food makers have entered into a voluntary agreement to provide healthier options for school vending machines as part of an agreement with former President Clinton’s foundation ...

This time of year, people have weight loss on their minds. According to a 2012 survey published in the University of Scranton’s Journal of Clinical Psychology, losing weight is the No. 1 New Year’s ...

If you wanted a bag of Doritos from one of Brad Appelhans' experimental vending machines, you'd have to wait. The associate professor of preventative medicine at Rush University Medical Center ...

“DISC, or "Delays to Influence Snack Choice,” … is a platform inserted inside a vending machine that catches snacks falling from the top half of the machine, where a vending machine operator would ...

When buying treats from a vending machine, we often have the opportunity to choose between unhealthy and (relatively) healthy snacks. Doritos or popcorn? Snickers or a granola bar? Peanuts or ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The government wants people to be aware of the amount of calories found in vending machine snacks. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing a revision to labeling ...

Now they’ve gone and done it: Even the prices of office snacks have gone up. Consumers have recently been bombarded with price spikes for products ranging from gasoline at the pumps to bananas at ...

Vending machines in Montgomery County schools will remain dark after the last bell of the school day rings, keeping students from loading up on snacks and treats before they head home. A group of ...