Automatic Products
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Automatic Products International, Ltd., known simply as APi, is a leading U.S.
vending company based in St. Paul
, Minnesota
. Founded in 1949, they specialize in glass front snack machines.
In 2006, the company was acquired by rival Crane Co.
, manufacturer of the National Vendors line of vending machine
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
vending company based in St. Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. Founded in 1949, they specialize in glass front snack machines.
In 2006, the company was acquired by rival Crane Co.
Crane Co.
The Crane Company is an American industrial products company based in Stamford, Connecticut. Founded by Richard Teller Crane, the company is best known to the consumer public as a large manufacturer of vending machines. Their famous National brand includes glassfront vending machines and cold...
, manufacturer of the National Vendors line of vending machine
Vending machine
A vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, lottery tickets, consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically, after the customer inserts currency or credit into the machine....
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