{"id":438453,"date":"2026-09-17T05:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T05:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/438453\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T05:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T05:00:08","slug":"bob-tullio-will-return-as-emcee-for-namas-2026-ctw-event-in-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/438453\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Tullio will return as emcee for NAMA\u2019s 2026 CTW event in Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Automatic Merchandising Association has tapped Bob Tullio to emcee its 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/namactw.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coffee Tea &amp; Water<\/a> event, scheduled for Nov. 18-19 in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Tullio also led the program at CTW 2025 in Miami, guiding general sessions, moderating keynote discussions and industry panels, and participating in audience polling and discussions about challenges facing office coffee service and convenience services operators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers of NAMA\u2019s Coffee Services Committee were enthusiastic at the idea of inviting Bob Tullio back to emcee CTW,\u201d said Eric Rochon Larson, NAMA director of education. \u201cI was delighted when Bob told us the feeling is mutual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tullio spent 37 years building and leading Gourmet Coffee Service in Los Angeles. He now works as a consultant, speaker and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vendingmarketwatch.com\/home\/contact\/12336049\/bob-tullio\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">contributing editor<\/a> for Automatic Merchandiser and VendingMarketWatch.com. He also hosts the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vendingmarketwatch.com\/podcasts\/vending-ocs-nation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vending &amp; OCS Nation podcast<\/a> and\u00a0has produced more than 140 episodes featuring operators, suppliers, entrepreneurs and other convenience services industry participants. Topics include office coffee service, workplace amenities, technology, business development and leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Tullio said CTW 2026 will also provide operators with more information about pantry service, an area that continues to generate questions from newer operators.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get so many inquiries from newer operators who are seeking direction on pantry service,\u201d Tullio said. \u201cHow do I sell one? How do I operate one? What should the profit margin look like? How do I set a budget?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As emcee, Tullio is expected to help connect speakers and panel discussions with operational issues affecting attendees rather than simply introduce individual sessions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOCS has been an important part of my professional life for decades,\u201d Tullio said. \u201cThe industry is evolving rapidly, and CTW gives operators and suppliers an opportunity to come together, exchange ideas and look at where the business is headed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NAMA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/namactw.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 Coffee Tea &amp; Water<\/a> event will take place Nov. 18-19 in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The National Automatic Merchandising Association has tapped Bob Tullio to emcee its 2026 Coffee Tea &amp; Water event,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":438454,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-438453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}