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Comhear Embeds Directed Audio Into ViaTouchs Vicki Vending Machine
by Emily Jed
January 10, 2018
SAN DIEGO -- Comhear Inc. said it will integrate its MyBeam directed audio technology into ViaTouch Media 's "Vicki" vending machine. Slated to begin shipping…
read nowDiet Coke Launches Into 2018 With Full Brand Revamp
by Emily Jed
January 10, 2018
ATLANTA -- After 35 years, Coca-Cola Co. is modernizing Diet Coke for a new generation of drinkers, with sleek new packaging, the debut of four flavors and a…
read nowLuna Rica Expands Fruit-And-Nut Bar Lineup
by Emily Jed
January 10, 2018
EMERYVILLE, CA Clif Bar & Co . has expanded its Luna Bar fruit-and-nut bar line with the introduction of Luna Rica. Inspired by the Spanish word "rica,…
read nowNestle Waters North America Taps Tom Smith To Lead Customer Development Sales
by Emily Jed
January 10, 2018
Tom Smith STAMFORD, CT -- Nestlé Waters North America has named Tom Smith president of customer development and sales operations.
read nowOld Dominion Peanut Company To Close Its Manufacturing Facility
by Emily Jed
January 10, 2018
NORFOLK, VA -- Old Dominion Peanut Co. is closing the manufacturing facility that it operated here for more than 100 years. Parent company Hammonds Brands…
read nowCalifornia Dispensary Ushers In Legal Cannabis With Grasshopper Kiosks Vending Machine
by Emily Jed
January 7, 2018
OAKLAND, CA -- Grasshopper Kiosks has installed a pot vending machine in Berkeley Patients Group, the nation's oldest dispensary. Based in Berkely, CA, BPG was…
read nowNXT Capital Provides 38 Million For Graham Partners Acquisition Of OptConnect
by Emily Jed
January 7, 2018
CHICAGO -- NXT Capital said it has provided a $38 million senior secured credit facility to support Graham Partners' acquisition of OptConnect LLC. OptConnect…
read nowGasBuddy Warns 2018 Gas Prices Will Be Highest Since 2014
by Emily Jed
January 3, 2018
BOSTON -- Motorists will be digging a bit deeper for the second straight year as the yearly national average will rise 19¢ versus last year to $2.57 per…
read nowJackson Brothers Of The South Expands Relationship With USAT To Go 100 Cashless
by Emily Jed
January 3, 2018
MALVERN, PA -- USA Technologies Inc. said it has expanded its agreement with Jackson Brothers of the South , a full-service vending, catering and foodservice…
read nowSweets Snacks Expo Sells Out In Record Time
by Emily Jed
January 3, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC -- Booth space for the 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo is sold out. This is the first time in the trade show's 21-year history that it has sold…
read nowNPD Foodservice Consumers Will Seek New Level of Convenience In 2018
by Emily Jed
January 1, 2018
CHICAGO -- U.S. foodservice industry growth will be flat to sluggish in 2018, according to Chicago-based research firm NPD Group , but there are certain…
read nowParlevel Syncs With USG To Streamline Ordering Process
by Emily Jed
January 1, 2018
SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Parlevel Systems has integrated its vending management system with Unified Strategies Group 's Order Center to simplify the ordering process…
read nowIndustry Has What Amazon Wants Ownership Of Last Mile
by Emily Jed
December 28, 2017
What can workplace refreshment providers do to continue to enlarge the market they cornered decades ago in a new era, when employees and decision-makers have…
read nowConAgra Brands Acquires Sandwich Bros Of Wisconsin Business
by Emily Jed
December 21, 2017
CHICAGO -- ConAgra Brands Inc. will acquire Sandwich Bros. of Wisconsin , which produces frozen flatbread sandwiches. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The…
read nowFord Partners With Alibaba To Vend Cars In China
by Emily Jed
December 21, 2017
SHANGHAI -- Online retail giant Alibaba has signed a deal to sell Ford's electric vehicles in China using gigantic vending machines. Shoppers scan the vehicle…
read nowFive Star Establishes Nonprofit Donates 30000 To Local Food Bank
by Emily Jed
December 19, 2017
CHATTANOOGA, TN -- Five Star Food Service , a Canteen franchise based here, has created a nonprofit charity organization called Feeding the Future Inc. Feeding…
read nowAramark Chefs Earn Culinary Institute Of America ProChef Certification
by Emily Jed
December 18, 2017
PHILADELPHIA -- Aramark said 18 of its chefs recently graduated from the ProChef certification program at The Culinary Institute of America . These chefs…
read nowHershey To Acquire Amplify Snack Brands For 16 Billion
by Emily Jed
December 18, 2017
HERSHEY, PA -- Hershey Co. said it will acquire Austin, TX-based Amplify Snack Brands Inc. for $12 a share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately…
read nowKellogg Creates Experience With Bigger Better NYC Cereal Caf
by Emily Jed
December 18, 2017
NEW YORK CITY -- Kellogg Co. is opening a new cereal cafe in Manhattan's Union Square to replace the Times Square store that it opened last year. The…
read nowNestle Waters North America Sells Tradewinds And Sweet Leaf Tea To Dunns River Brands
by Emily Jed
December 18, 2017
STAMFORD, CT -- Nestlé Waters North America said it will sell its Tradewinds and Sweet Leaf Tea businesses to private-equity firm Dunn's River Brands.
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