AMI Entertainment Network offers Metallica prizes in new giveaway

April 17, 2023

AMI Entertainment Network invites Metallica fans a chance to win new music and merchandise celebrating Metallica's 72 Seasons by entering a contest using the…

Japanese subway style automated restaurant serves ramen in California

April 17, 2023

Ramen lovers in a hurry can pick up bowls of tonkotsu from an Automat style machine near Brooklyn Basin in Oakland, California, according to a report in The…

Blendid autonomous smoothie kiosk arrives in Florida

April 17, 2023

Smoothie lovers at Florida Gulf Coast University can get freshly prepared smoothies at a Blendid robotic kiosk at the Cohen Student Union, the first such…

Evan Jarecki becomes Gimme CEO, succeeds Cory Hewett

April 14, 2023

Evan Jarecki Evan Jarecki, co-founder of Gimme, an inventory management provider for the foodservice industry, will assume the CEO role as Cory…

Campbell Soup’s Dale Morrison passes

April 14, 2023

Dale Morrison, former president and CEO of Campbell Soup Co., recently passed away at the age of 74 in Naples, Florida.

India state to develop vending machine for popular snack

April 14, 2023

The government of Assam, a state in India, plans to develop a vending machine to prepare and dispense panipuri, a common Indian snack, according to a report in…

Selecta Group to debut 20 Pelican Rouge sustainable coffee blends

April 14, 2023

Selecta Group, a Switzerland-based route service provider of convenience services in Europe, will introduce 20 sustainable coffee blends under the Pelican…

Illinois health group to install harm reduction machine

April 14, 2023

Jolt Harm Reduction, a health support organization in Peoria, Illinois, will install a vending machine offering free harm reduction products including Narcan…

Smart Charging Technologies taps OptConnect’s Micah Larsen

April 13, 2023

Micah Larsen Smart Charging Technologies, a provider of IoT energy management and equipment solutions, has named industry veteran Micah Larsen as…

Fastenal lifts Q1 2023 results boosted by industrial demand

April 13, 2023

Fastenal Co., a provider of wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies and industrial vending services, lifted its Q1 2023 sales and…

Vending machine offers pimple patches in Malaysia

April 13, 2023

A pair of Malaysia entrepreneurs who developed an acne skin patch have expanded their online business to include a vending machine in a local shopping mall…

Carvana debuts vending machine in Fort Worth

April 13, 2023

Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, debuted its newest signature car vending machine in Fort Worth, Texas, according to a press…

Puttshack opens mini golf venue in Houston

April 13, 2023

Puttshack, a tech-infused mini golf experience with food and beverage, opened its sixth U.S. location located in the heart of Houston's downtown in The…

Starbucks names Brad Lerman EVP/general counsel

April 13, 2023

Brad Lerman Starbucks Coffee Co. has named Brad Lerman executive vice president and general counsel. Lerman will serve on the executive leadership…

Danny Trivits Joins Betson Imperial Parts & Service Team

Betson is pleased to announce that Danny Trivits has joined the Betson Imperial Parts & Service team as a Parts Specialist. With over two decades of experience…

Smart Soda teams with Compass Group on wellness beverage machine

April 12, 2023

Smart Soda Holdings Inc., a Cleveland-based provider of wellness beverage technology and wellness beverage brands, has announced a partnership with Compass…

Stora Enso intros intelligent vending freezer

April 12, 2023

Stora Enso, a Finland-based manufacturer of automated retail solutions, has introduced Selfly Freezer, a vending freezer, as part of the Selfly Store Model …

Novolex intros wrap for grab-and-go hot sandwiches

April 12, 2023

Novolex, a provider of packaging products for foodservice, has introduced Power Prep wrap for grab-and-go hot sandwiches and other freshly-made foods…

Bitcoin Depot to deploy bitcoin ATMs in Jacksons Food Stores

April 12, 2023

Lux Vending LLC, doing business as Bitcoin Depot, a U.S.-based bitcoin ATM operator, will install more than 80 bitcoin ATMs at Jacksons Food Stores Inc. under…

What’s hot, and how an amusement center ‘makes it happen’

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Citing the popularity of social gaming and immersive reality during the Amusement Expo International, a panel of experts stress the importance of promotions…