Pepsi Bets On Zero Sugar In 2020

by Emily Jed

PURCHASE, NY -- Pepsi Zero Sugar was one of the fastest growing soda brands in the U.S. in 2019 and it is primed for an even bigger year in 2020 with a new…

Plant-Based Milk Giant Califia Farms Completes Landmark 225 Million Financing

by Emily Jed

LOS ANGELES -- Califia Farms, a leading plant-based food and beverage company, has completed a $225 million Series D financing led by the Qatar Investment…

SD Coffee Tea And NRN Tap Restaurant Operators To Determine Top 2020 Beverage Trends

by Emily Jed

CONCORD, NC -- S&D Coffee & Tea , a leading coffee roaster and beverage supplier based here, recently teamed up with Nation's Restaurant News to…

Sell More Stuff The Minimum Wage Is Increasing Will That Impact Your Business?

Were you planning to increase the wages paid to your team in 2020? If you're going to do that, how much of an increase will that be? Do you have team members…

Shekel Brainweigh Survey Finds 90 Of Shoppers Want Self-Checkout Machines To Automatically Identify Items

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- While nearly two-thirds of consumers frequently use self-checkout machines at the grocery store, nearly 75% stated difficulty in entering…

Starbucks Expands Commitment In Underserved Communities In Partnership With United Way

by Emily Jed

SEATTLE -- Five years following the launch of its Community Store Program initiative, Starbucks announced that it will increase its commitment to open 10…

Vancouver Battles Opioid Crisis With Biometric Vending Machine

by Emily Jed

VANCOUVER, BC, Canada -- Vancouver is taking a novel approach to battling opioid addiction with a vending machine that scans registered opioid users' hands and…

Vagabond Promotes Operations Veteran Scott Meskin To President

by Tim Sanford

SCOTT MESKIN WASHINGTON, DC -- Vagabond Vending has announced the promotion of Scott Meskin to president; he had been vice-president of business development.

Are Your Buildings Prepared For 2020? Aramark Offers 20 Trends Shaping The Future of Facilities Management

by Emily Jed

PHILADELPHIA -- Aramark, a global leader in food, facilities management and uniforms, today released a comprehensive guide identifying the top trends…

Campbell Snacks Prexy Carlos Abrams-Rivera Steps Down

by Emily Jed

CAMDEN, NJ -- Campbell Soup Co. announced that, effective Feb. 1, Carlos Abrams-Rivera, president of Campbell Snacks, will leave the company to accept a role…

Cott Acquires Primo Water For 775M Rebrands With Transition To Pure-Play Water Solutions Provider

by Emily Jed

TORONTO --- Cott Corp. has agreed to acquire Primo Water Corp. in a deal valued at $775 million. Winston-Salem, NC-based Primo is a leading provider of water…

Hugolog Introduces 4 Smart Lock Solutions At CES 2020

by Emily Jed

LAS VEGAS -- Hugolog , a new and innovative developer in the smart access control industry, introduced four new smart lock products at last week's CES 202…

PepsiCo Debuts Mtn Dew Zero Sugar

by Emily Jed

PURCHASE, NY -- New from PepsiCo is Mtn Dew Zero Sugar , which offers all the bold charge and flavor of the original Mountain Dew without any sugar. "This is a…

Registration Opens For Windy City BLAST Inaugural Micromarket Certification Training Program

by Emily Jed

CHICAGO -- The National Association of Blind Merchants, a division of the National Federation for the Blind, is heading to downtown Chicago for its BLAST…

Tea Council Of USA Sums Up A Decade Of Health Findings

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- As we enter a new decade and to honor the fifth annual National Hot Tea Day on Jan. 12, the Tea Council of the USA recapped the notable…

America Is Obsessed With Convenience Stores

Are Americans obsessed with our vending machines and micromarkets? The headline above is taken from a posting at the NACS [1] Media Daily feed on Dec. 6, 2019.

Oh My Green Acquires Byte Foods

by Emily Jed

SAN FRANCISCO -- Oh My Green , a provider of healthy food and wellbeing services for corporations of all sizes, has acquired Byte Foods , the food distribution…

Datalogic Highlights Vision Technology For Self-Checkout Rugged Memor 20 PDA At NRF Big Show

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- Datalogic , a global leader in the automatic data capture and process automation markets, is rolling out its new vision technology for…

Dunkin To Launch Oatmilk Latte Nationwide This Spring

by Emily Jed

CANTON, MA -- Dunkin' is jumping on the latest plant-based milk bandwagon, with oat milk latte available hot or iced coming to its restaurants nationwide this…

IBWA Survey Finds Consumers Want Bottled Water To Be Available Wherever Drinks Are Sold

by Emily Jed

ALEXANDRIA, VA --- More than 9 in 10 Americans (91%) say bottled water should be available wherever other drinks are sold, according to a new national survey…