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Meet PepsiCo10: A Delicious Way To Get Digital Start-Ups Off The Ground

PepsiCo looks around the world for business helping innovators

by Arnold Carreiro

PepsiCo Inc. (PEP), the makers of the iconic American soda, has recently become the second-largest food and beverage corporation in the world. An abundance of innovations helped to make PepsiCo the industry giant that it is today. The Sultan of Soft Drinks hasn’t stopped striving to discover innovative start-ups across several areas to throw their support behind, leading to the creation of PepsiCo10.

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Japan's Vending Machines Dispense Drinks for People, Juice for Cars

by Steve Levenstein

Juicing up on the road is about to get a lot more convenient, because a consortium of 10 Japanese companies wants to quench your thirst and recharge your car... at the same time and place!

Gold Vending Machines Make 'GOLD To Go®' Good To Go

by Steve Levenstein

There are few things more precious than convenience and now, thanks to TG-Gold-Super-Markt's "GOLD To Go®" vending machines, that includes that most precious of metals: gold.

Vending Machines in Japan Offer Free Drinks in Case of Emergency

by Steve Levenstein

Free drinks from a beverage vending machine? It's more likely than you think - in Japan, that is. Specially labeled vending machines equipped with battery backup are programmed to offer victims of natural disasters life-giving water and soft drinks at no charge.

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Japan's Used Panty Vending Machines: Fact or Fiction?

by Steve Levenstein

Vending machines stocked with used schoolgirl panties may be one of the most oft-quoted Japanese urban legends, but do they actually exist? Is there any truth behind the lurid rumors? The answer may surprise, even shock you!

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