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…

Utz Quality Foods Completes Merger With Kitchen Cooked

by Emily Jed

HANOVER, PA -- Utz Quality Foods LLC has completed its merger with Kitchen Cooked Inc. which includes the Kitchen Cooked snack food brand, direct store…

2020 AMOA state council meeting set for Tampa Feb 13-15

by Emily Jed

December 30, 2019

Registration is open to state leaders who plan on attending the 2020 Amusement and Music Operators Association (AMOA) State Council Meeting taking place at the…

Biodegradable Cane Stem Straws Provide Alternative To Plastic

by Emily Jed

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian startup Yes Straws has launched biodegradable, single-use drinking straws made from cane stems. The stems are usually treated as…

Gov Cuomo Proposes State-Wide Single-Use Styrofoam Container Ban

by Emily Jed

ALBANY, NY -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed a ban on the distribution and use of expanded polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam, single-use food…

Jelly Belly To Acquire Gimbals Jellybeans And Other Candy Brands

by Emily Jed

FAIRFIELD, CA -- Jelly Belly Candy Co. has agreed to acquire the Gimbal Brothers LLC's jellybeans and other associated candy brands, including Scottie Dogs…

Performance Food Group Company Completes Reinhart Foodservice Acquisition

by Emily Jed

RICHMOND, VA -- Performance Food Group Co. has completed its acquisition of Reinhart Foodservice, LLC, announced in July. With the close of the transaction…

SmartMetric Advances Biometric In-The-Card Technology For Next Generation Of Secure Credit And Debit Cards

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- SmartMetric Inc. reported that its biometric credit and debit card has now a battery shelf life of more than nine years. The card's biometric…

Snackpass Order-Ahead App Raises 21M In Series A Funding

by Emily Jed

SAN FRANCISCO -- Heating up the competition to capture consumers' away-from-home food dollars, Snackpass , an app that allows anyone to order food ahead of…

Study Caffeine May Offset Some Health Risks Of Diets High In Fat Sugar

by Emily Jed

CHAMPAIGN, IL-- OCS operators may want to spread the word that a new study in rats suggests that caffeine may offset some of the negative effects of an…

Team Savarino Promotes Nichole LaCour To Vending And Micromarkets VP

by Emily Jed

CAROL STREAM, IL -- Team Saverino/Saverino & Assoc. Inc. announced the promotion of Nichole LaCour to vice-president of vending and micromarkets. Based in…

Workers In Majority Of US States To See Minimum Wage Increase In 2020

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- Many states across the country are implementing significant changes in the minimum wage. A total of 26 states and the District of Columbia…

Retail Foodservice Purchases On The Rise Compared To 2017 New Technomic Study Discovers

by Emily Jed

December 30, 2019

CHICAGO -- Technomic found that 66% of consumers purchase prepared foods from retail at least three times a month, compared to 55% in 2017. Technomic's 201…

QA NAMA Chair Greg Sidwell Provides Perspective On Landmark Public Health Commitment

by Emily Jed

NAMA Chair Greg Sidwell Greg Sidwell, president of G&J Marketing & Sales (Palm Harbor, FL), has played an instrumental role in helping shape and launch…

7-Eleven Franchise Owners Claim 1 Coffee Is Subsidizing Company Marketing At Their Expense

by Emily Jed

SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Few promotions drive interest like $1 coffee, but 7-Eleven franchisees say they are not the ones benefiting from the chain's aggressive…

CloudMinds Launches SmartRobot Rental Program Plans Vending Robot

by Emily Jed

AT YOUR SERVICE: CloudMinds' Cloud Pepper (l.) robot is now available for rental, joined in photo by XR-1 intelligent humanoid robot capable of…

JAB Merges Peets And Douwe Egberts To Form Global Coffee Giant Explores IPO

by Emily Jed

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands -- JAB Holding Co., the German investor that owns Peet's Coffee and Dutch beverage giant Jacobs Douwe Egberts, announced on Dec. 1…

Xpresso Delight Enters Windy City Market With Multi-Unit Franchisee

by Emily Jed

DEREK GILROY CHICAGO -- Xpresso Delight's newest franchisee, Derek Gilroy, has signed on to develop five franchises across Cook County, Chicago, the city's…

Andamiro Stages Biggest Ever IAAPA Exhibit Jurassic World And Ticket Man Draw Crowds Of Showgoers

by Emily Jed

December 19, 2019

LET THE GAMES BEGIN: Andamiro's IAAPA trade show delegation included executives and staff from the Korean headquarters and U.S. division. From left, they are…