Article: Technology brings payment options to OCS: while OCS remains more resilient to the recession than other services, customers are interested in cost savings. The technology that allows more versatile payment options and other benefits in vending has been adapted to OCS.(Cover story)(Company overview)

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The recession has forced businesses in all industries to cut costs. The customers of all service industries want options for making do with less.

For the OCS industry, the challenge has been to give customers more cost efficient options and still provide the benefit of a good cup of coffee. Many operators welcome new products and equipment that provide more customer choices.

One option that has emerged has been cashless brewers. While not well established, cashless offers a new option that gives locations the chance to pass on some of the cost of OCS to the end user. The technology that allows cashless payment in a ...

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