Aramark Names Thomas Ondrof Chief Financial Officer

by Emily Jed

PHILADELPHIA -- Thomas Ondrof has joined Aramark as executive vice-president and chief financial officer, succeeding Steve Bramlage who will remain with the…

Are You Ready For New Competition For Your Micromarkets? Here They Come

Micromarkets have become a successful line of business for many operators. You know the facts: more product categories and SKUs; higher priced offerings…

Argentine Yerba Mate Poised To Be A Growing Trend In 2020

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- Argentine Yerba Mate, a tea-like drink featuring powerful antioxidants and high caffeine content, is poised to be a top food and beverage…

Atrax Planners Ready Concurrent Turkish Vending Show Feb 13-15

by Tim Sanford

ISTANBUL, Turkey -- The organizers of Turkey's popular international Atrax amusements exhibition will launch a concurrent vending show at this year's event.

Coca-Cola Navigates New Categories Products And Partnerships

by Emily Jed

ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola is rolling out a series of food licensing collaborations that leverage other powerhouse brands. The Ferrero Group, Italian makers of Tic…

EyeLock In-Vehicle Iris Authentication Enables Drivers Passengers To Pay On The Go With SiriusXMs E-Wallet

by Emily Jed

LAS VEGAS -- EyeLock LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of VOXX International , in collaboration with Sirius, is demonstrating at this week's CES (Consumer…

FDA Issues Final Guidance On Serving Sizes Dual-Column Labeling

by Emily Jed

WASHINGTON, DC --- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a final guidance to help manufacturers of packaged foods comply with the FDA's updated…

Industry Veteran Jim Weber Joins Paramount As Director Of Operations

by Emily Jed

LANCASTER, PA -- Paramount Management Group has named Jim Weber director of operations. He brings more than 15 years of ATM industry experience to Paramount.

Leading Dairy Processors File For Bankruptcy Amid Slumping Milk Consumption

by Emily Jed

The dairy industry is hard hit as consumers gravitate to plant-based options to dairy such as almond, soy and oat beverages. Dean Foods, the country's biggest…

Shekel Brainweigh Brings Autonomous Shopping AI Retail Breakthroughs To NRF

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- Shekel Brainweigh Ltd., a leader in advanced weighing technology, will unveil its breakthrough autonomous shopping and artificial-intelligence…

Starbucks Ramps Up Plant-Based Beverages For 2020

by Emily Jed

SEATTLE -- It's been 15 years since the first Starbucks soy latte just as plant-based milks were starting to gain in popularity. Little did the coffeehouse…

USA Today Probes Cashless Movement As Trend To Watch In 2020

by Emily Jed

A recent article in USA Today examines the extreme to which which the new decade will mark the dawn of a cashless society, as cash remains king to many…

USI Expands Evoke Line With 3 Refrigerated Combo Merchandisers

by Tim Sanford

USI EVOKE COMBO ELEVATOR MODEL DES MOINES, IA-- U-Select-It has added three refrigerated combo merchandiser models to its popular Evoke glassfront line. The…

AiFi Platform Powers Silicon Valley NanoStore First Retrofitted Autonomous C-Store in Asia

by Emily Jed

SANTA CLARA, CA -- AiFi is providing the technology for the only autonomous gas station convenience store in the world -- a Loop Neighborhood Store sitting in…

Cott Acquires Watercooler Gigant Strengthening Its Business In The Netherlands

by Emily Jed

TORONTO -- Eden Springs , a division of Cott Corp., a leading provider of home and office bottled water delivery services in North America and Europe and in…

Cott Announces Launch of PureFlo IoT-Enabled Water Filtration System

by Emily Jed

LOS ANGELES DS Services , a leading provider of bottled water and coffee service to homes and offices across the U.S and Canada and a wholly owned subsidiary…

Exorcising The Ghost Of Industrial Feeding

by Tim Sanford

One of the often-unrecognized achievements of the young vending industry was its popularization of “single serving” packages. As the full-line revolution…

Giving The Market What It Wants

by Alicia Lavay — Executive Director, ICX Association

Everyone who has watched this industry for awhile will have seen that it doesn't advance along a smooth upward slope. Progress is stepwise, with periods of…

Micromarket May Outperform Vending In Low-Traffic Spots

It seems that every story you read about in this industry is about micromarkets these days. And why shouldn't it be? Micromarkets are the newest thing since…

Should You Build Big Stores Or Small Stores?

Do you ever think about how big your stores should be? It applies to how effective your current stores are and to decisions you would make concerning adding…