Dixie-Narco is a major manufacturer of soda vending machines located in Williston, South Carolina

Williston, South Carolina

Williston is a town in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,307 at the 2000 census.The town lies in the center of the Charleston-Hamburg railroad line, the line of the Best Friend locomotive. The train tracks were removed in the 1990s, however, the track site has...

. Their main competitors are Royal Vendors

Royal Vendors

Royal Vendors, Inc., is a manufacturer of cold-drink vending machines located in Kearneysville, West Virginia. It was founded in 1988 by Roy Steeley, a former manager at Dixie-Narco, another manufacturer of cold-drink machines. In the mid-1990s, Steeley sold Royal Vendors to Coin Acceptors, Inc....

 and Vendo

Vendo

The Vendo Company is a large retailer of cold beverage vending machines. Since its founding in 1937, Vendo has come out with many innovations that now exist in nearly every beverage and snack vending machine in use today. In 2005, Vendo was renamed "Sanden Vendo America" to reflect its strong...

. Formerly a subsidiary of Maytag

Maytag

Maytag Corporation is an American home and commercial appliance company, headquartered in Newton, Iowa, that is a division of the Whirlpool Corporation.-Company history:...

, it is now a subsidiary of 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...

, who also owns the Crane National, Glasco Polyvend Lektrovend

Glasco Polyvend Lektrovend

Glasco Polyvend Lektrovend, commonly known in the vending industry as GPL is a subsidiary of Crane Co. that manufactures glassfront snack vending machines. Under the auspices of Crane Co., the company was formed from the merger of three previous competitors. Along with U Select It, Crane National...

 (GPL), and Automatic Products

Automatic Products

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....

 (APi) brands.

Along with Vendo

Vendo

The Vendo Company is a large retailer of cold beverage vending machines. Since its founding in 1937, Vendo has come out with many innovations that now exist in nearly every beverage and snack vending machine in use today. In 2005, Vendo was renamed "Sanden Vendo America" to reflect its strong...

, Dixie-Narco is currently one of the main providers of vending machines for PepsiCo

PepsiCo

PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company...

, particularly in the eastern United States. Dixie-Narco is also a major provider of vending machines for Dr.