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Dixie Narco history
Dixie Narco company history timeline
In 1967, the Victor name was dropped, and the vending business was renamed Dixie-Narco, after Dixie Foundry and the Narco Sales Group which helped sell the equipment.
At the same time, advances in electronic components, which first appeared in vending machines in 1980, have made machines "smarter," enabling them to keep records and diagnose glitches.
In 1981, AP acquired Refreshment Machinery Industries in Warminster, Penn., and their premium-quality hot beverage merchandisers.
The company was established in January, 1982 by Lee Steeley, formerly the Executive Vice-President of DIXIE-NARCO, a manufacturer of soft drink vending machines.
In 1984, AP became the first United States company to offer a coffee vending machine system that actually ground and brewed whole beans for every cup.
In 1985, National Vendors was acquired by Crane Co. with other businesses that complimented Crane’s portfolio.
One involved the introduction of debit cards, first introduced in 1985.
In 1986, Maytag Corporation acquired Magic Chef and all of its companies, including Dixie-Narco.
In 1989, Dixie-Narco moved production of vending machines from Ranson to an Admiral freezer factory in Williston, S.C. For the hectic nine months to follow, the factory was emptied, a 110,000 square foot addition was built, and new equipment was installed.
Since 1990, Streamware has applied leading-edge technology to help vending companies of all sizes and operational styles become more efficient, productive, competitive, and profitable.
Dixie-Narco Inc., for example, saw its sales drop by about 18 percent in 1990, while its parts business was actually more active than usual.
Industry leader Dixie-Narco, for example, was selling a complete line of models in over 30 countries by 1990.
Cafe proprietors in Bordeaux, France, for example, refused to serve Coca Cola for a period in 1990 in protest of the placement of Coke machines on public sidewalks in their city, an offense to both their sense of good taste and fair competition.
The 501T ended around 1993 and replaced by the E series.
Crane reused the Glasco trade name to open sales to distribution in 1994.
A distributorship was opened in the UK in 1995, and global sales represented a fast-growing segment of AP’s business, with over 20 distributors outside the United States in more than 40 countries worldwide.
He sold Royal Vendors in 1996 to Coin Acceptors Inc. (St Louis, MO) and retired for a second time.
Canned and bottled soft drink machines made up by far the largest share of beverage machines manufactured in 1996, totaling 316,362 units.
Automated Merchandising Systems, most often known as AMS, was founded in 1997 by Roy Steeley, a veteran in the vending industry.
All product categories enjoyed increases with the exception of cigarettes, a segment that accounted for less than 1 percent of the total in 1998.
When new $20 bills were released in the United States in 1998, many vending machine manufacturers were unprepared.
Crane acquired Stentorfield in 1999 giving Crane equipment production capability in Europe for the first time.
Growth began to slow in 1999, as the value of industry shipments declined slightly from $1.444 billion to $1.443 billion.
Since being acquired by Crane in 2000, Streamware has been the technology heart of Crane Merchandising Systems, combining the strength and stability of our corporate owner with the innovation and flexibility of a technology growth company.
The value of shipments fell to $1.244 billion in 2000.
The Merlin 2000 machines could sell both sodas and juice from a single machine, with an improved mechanism for adjusting prices from one selection to the next.
AP was acquired by Crane Co. in September 2006.
Dixie-Narco was acquired by Crane Co. in November 2007.
By jimwarneke, November 18, 2016 in Beverage and Food Vending
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