PizzaForno expands in Texas

September 20, 2022

Automated pizza brand PizzaForno will expand in the Houston area with two fully operational units, one in downtown Houston and the other in Galveston's Tiki…

Due North acquires refrigerated showcase maker MTL Cool

September 20, 2022

Due North, the newly created operating company of QBD and Minus Forty, has acquired MTL Cool, a provider of commercial refrigerated showcases, according to a…

Lock America names Robert Chen national sales manager

September 20, 2022

Robert Chen Lock America Inc. has promoted Robert Chen to national sales manager, succeeding Dan Walsh, who recently retired, according to a press…

Golden State Foods promotes Shane Blanchette

September 20, 2022

Shane Blanchette Golden State Foods, a wholesale supplier to the foodservice and retail industries based in Irvine, California, has promoted Shane…

Supply dispensing equipment: More than just an asset management initiative

Dispensing technology delivers value to all enterprise stakeholders by ensuring the availability of resources and acting as a single source for…

Nayax set to trade on Nasdaq

September 19, 2022

Nayax Ltd., a commerce enablement and payments platform designed to help merchants scale their business, said it expects its shares to begin trading on the…

Primo Water acquires French spring water providers

September 19, 2022

Primo Water Corp., a provider of drinking water solutions in North America and Europe, has acquired Eureau Sources and Defeaus, two French companies…

Timezone opens 250th amusement center

September 19, 2022

Timezone, an Australia-based indoor amusement center, has opened Timezone Plenty Valley at Westfield Plenty Valley in Mill Park, Australia, the 250th Timezone…

Retail spaces find new life springboarding location based entertainment

by Kevin Williams

The mixing of immersive entertainment in established retail environments carries significant creative potential.

UAE introduces free bread vending machines

September 19, 2022

The United Arab Emirates has launched its "Bread for All" initiative, offering free bread from vending machines, according to a report in thenationalnews.com.

Old Trapper debuts larger size beef snacks

September 19, 2022

Old Trapper, a manufacturer of smoked snacks, has introduced smoked beef snacks with larger format packaging, according to a press release.

Hostess Brands to invest up to $140M to expand Arkansas plant

September 16, 2022

Hostess Brands Inc. will invest $120 million to $140 million to convert its closed, Arkadelphia, Arkansas factory into a 330,000-square-foot bakery, which is…

Hoffmann teams with JM Smucker on Florida coffee distribution

September 16, 2022

The Hoffmann Family of Companies, parent company of Stan's Coffee and Food Service, has signed an agreement with The J.M. Smucker Co. to service Rowland Coffee…

NCR to separate into 2 companies

September 16, 2022

NCR Corp.will separate into two independent companies, with one focused on digital commerce and the other specializing on ATMs, according to a press release.

Retailers join forces to reduce credit card fees

September 16, 2022

Walmart and Target are just two of 1,600 retailers joining forces to pass legislation that would give them the right to route credit-card payments over…

Asahi Soft Drinks teams with DyDo Drinco on joint vending business

September 16, 2022

Asahi Soft Drinks Co. Ltd. has signed an agreement with DyDo Drinco Inc. to form a joint vending operation, according to a press release. The Japan based…

Coffee Holding lifts Q3 2022 sales, earnings

September 15, 2022

Coffee Holding Co. Inc., a wholesale coffee roaster and dealer, improved its sales and earnings for Q3 2022 over the prior year period, according to an…

Kraft Heinz promotes Diana Frost to NA chief growth officer

September 14, 2022

Diana Frost The Kraft Heinz Co. has promoted Diana Frost from head of North America disruption and Canada chief marketing officer to chief growth…

Zippin introduces turnkey self-checkout solution to 9 NFL locations

September 14, 2022

Zippin, a provider of checkout-free technology, has introduced Zippin Lane, a turnkey solution that enables retailers and concessionaires to deploy…

Talking With: Greg Herman, PepsiCo Foodservice, on unattended retail

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Research confirming the consumer's preference for self-service convinced PepsiCo Foodservice to develop a solution enabled by AI and computer vision tech for…