Unwrapped: A Food Service Podcast

What’s Driving the Industry Forward as the Nightclub and Bar Show Returns?

On this episode of Unwrapped: A Foodservice Podcast, brought to you by SandenVendo, host Daniel Litwin talked with Mike Weisser, President & CEO, Joey Lavook, VP of Sales & Marketing and Brad Hutchison, Senior Business Development Manager. This episode was unique as things returned to relative normality for the Nightclub & Bar Show 2021 in…

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Food & Beverage
Should Vending Operators Buy or Rent Machines?

SandenVendo America’s Regional Business Manager Scott Winters and President and CEO Mike Weisser, join Tyler Kern to chat about many challenges vending operators face and how to overcome them.

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Food & Beverage
Glass Front Vending Solutions Take Center Stage

Mike Weisser, President and CEO of SandenVendo America, understands the GFV-9 front-loading vendor’s importance as a mainstay in the foodservice industry. Since the inception of the glass front vending machine in 1972, technology continues to innovate and change the way people interact with self-service food and beverage devices. SandenVendo’s GFV-9, likewise, carries on this tradition…

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Food & Beverage
The Need For Touchless Vending Goes From Future To Present During COVID-19

Touchless technology for vending machines isn’t new, but it’s possible you’ll be seeing it for the first time soon at a vending machine near you. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many companies to think about surfaces that needed to be frequently cleaned. Vending machines can be those surfaces, but as Vagabond CMO Juan Jorquera noted,…

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Food & Beverage
Unwrapped: Goodbye, Expiration Dates? Kuraban Food Storage Cabinets to Extend Consumables’ Shelf Life

The KuraBan refrigerated food storage unit may look like a typical commercial freezer, but looks can be deceiving. Robert Sparks, product engineer at SandenVendo America, and Mike Weisser, President, and CEO of SandenVendo America, unwrapped this latest product innovation for host Tyler Kern. “The KuraBan technology deploys non-thermal electric field energy,” Weisser said. “It…

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Food & Beverage
Unwrapped: Why Advances in IoT Will Change Vending and Foodservice Forever

Internet-connected devices have changed almost every industry, but their influence has been slow to reach vending and foodservice. That’s changing now, with the vending industry deploying many IoT devices and changing the future of vending forever. “I look at it as the connection between man and machine and what we do with it to…

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Food & Beverage
Unwrapped: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Foodservice and Vending Industry

As the pandemic struck the United States, one of the first industries to feel its wrath was the foodservice industry. The majority of foodservice workers are out of work today due to the effect of SARS-CoV-2, more commonly known as COVID-19. Mike Weisser, President and Chief Executive Officer at SandenVendo America, and Bruce Bickford,…

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D2L Powers the E-Learning Transformation by Delivering Scalable, Human-Centered Education – Episode 1 with Tech Titan John Baker
June 6, 2025

E-learning has evolved from a fringe innovation to a global necessity. As traditional classroom models struggle to keep pace with the demands of modern learners, platforms like D2L are leading the e-learning transformation. According to the World Economic Forum, over 1.5 billion learners were impacted by pandemic-related school closures, accelerating the shift to digital-first…

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Unveiling Cutting-Edge Automation in Rail Terminals: Rice County Terminal and MKC Case Study
June 6, 2025

Discover how Rice County Terminal and MKC revolutionized their operations using KASA’s advanced automation system. Understand how this automation translates into significant improvements in operational efficiency and increased productivity. What You’ll Learn – Unpacking the Role of Lawson Hemberger, Director of Rail Terminals at MKC – The Powerful Partnership with KASA Automation Group and…

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sterile processing
From Manual Searches to Real-Time Tracking: How Stillwater Medical Center Strengthens Operations and Loaner Management with CensiTrac
June 6, 2025

At the Stillwater Medical Center in Oklahoma, Lead Central Sterile Technician Sydney McWaters and Certified Sterilization Technician Trey Sneed have experienced firsthand how CensiTrac, the surgical instrument and asset management solution from Censis, has transformed daily operations and helped their team adapt to change with confidence. Recently, the department implemented location scanning through CensiTrac—a…

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How Mayo Clinic Uses CensiTrac’s AI² to Improve Quality and Staffing in Sterile Processing
June 5, 2025

At the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Nursing Manager Josh Meyer has seen measurable benefits from implementing CensiTrac’s AI² functionality. The tool has become an integral part of how the department monitors quality, manages staffing, and improves daily operations. With AI², the team is able to track key quality metrics across sterile processing workflows. From…

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Other Unwrapped: A Food Service Podcast
Unwrapped: The Evolution of Vending Machines
April 9, 2020

From the first dispensers in ancient Rome to today’s cashless machines offering everything from candy to salads, the vending machine’s evolution is a fascinating journey. Mike Weisser, President and Chief Executive Officer at SandenVendo America, spoke about vending’s past, present and future. In the past 25 years, Weisser’s seen some significant transitions in the…

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Unwrapped: A Food Service Podcast
February 15, 2020

Everyone has purchased a soda from a vending machine to quench their thirst, but where did they originate? And how does this convenient staple stay relevant? President and CEO of SandenVendo, Mike Weisser  and VP of Operations David Button join host Tyler Kern to talk about the 80-plus-year history of the company and how…

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Solutions to Meet The Changing Needs of The Convenience Store: Unwrapped
November 27, 2019

Mike Weisser, President and CEO of SandenVendo America, and Joseph Lavook, Director of Sales & Marketing for SandenVendo America, came into the studio for this episode of SandenVendo’s Unwrapped: A Food Service Podcast. They spoke with host Tyler Kern on the evolution of the convenience store, some of the new products introduced to serve…

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