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Mondelēz International acquires Gourmet Food Holding in Australia
March 9, 2021
Mondelēz International has agreed to to acquire Gourmet Food Holdings Pty. Ltd., an Australian a provider of premium biscuits and crackers, according to a…
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USA Technologies introduces Seed Cashless+ for vending
March 9, 2021
USA Technologies Inc., a software and payments company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the unattended retail market, has introduced Seed…
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Bubba’s Fine Foods merges with Ka Pop!
March 9, 2021
Bubba's Fine Foods and Ka Pop!, a pair of natural health oriented snack manufacturers, have merged under a new holding company, Awakened Foods LLC in Loveland…
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Amazon opens cashierless London supermarket
March 9, 2021
Amazon has gone across the Pond and launched a cashierless supermarket in London, its first outside fo the U.S.
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General Mills to sell Yoplait European business to French dairy co-op
March 8, 2021
General Mills Inc. will sell its Yoplait European business to Sodiaal, a Paris-based dairy cooperative which has held 49% of the business, according to a…
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Lex Live entertainment center to open in Kentucky
March 8, 2021
Lex Live, an entertainment center in Lexington, Kentucky, will open on March 11, according to a Lexington Herald Leader report.
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Coca-Cola to move Minute Maid operations to Atlanta
March 8, 2021
The Coca-Cola Co. will move its Minute Maid operation to its Atlanta headquarters, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report, ending a nearly 57-year…
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Renzi Foodservice to discontinue curbside pickup, home delivery
March 8, 2021
Renzi Foodservice in Watertown, New York, will discontinue its Renzi Market curbside pickup and home delivery at the end of March, the company announced in an…
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New York college to replace single-use plastic in vending machines, cuts Gatorade
March 8, 2021
The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse has replaced plastic products aluminum options in its vending…
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OOH VR innovation blossoms during pandemic
One of the worst months of the pandemic saw a multitude of new and exciting announcements in a pent-up outpouring of out-of-home virtual reality news.
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‘The Automat’ – a great read for those interested in convenience services, past, present and future
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
"The Automat" explores the history of an iconic vending innovation and chronicles its impact on society during the decades of its existence, an engaging read…
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Restaurant industry praises Senate approval of $1.9T stimulus bill
March 8, 2021
The $1.9 trillion stimulus bill the U.S. Senate passed on Saturday marks the largest antipoverty initiative in a generation, according to a report in The New…
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Bandai Namco to exit NA arcade game business
March 8, 2021
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. plans to exit arcade game business in North America on account of amusement facility closures caused by COVID-19, according to a…
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New York salon owner launches hair products vending machine
March 8, 2021
Shaeisha Rountree, a hair salon owner in Troy, New York, has launched a vending machine to sell her wares at Colonie Center, a shopping mall in Roessleville…
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Foxconn plans for robotic coffee maker, LCD production fall through
March 8, 2021
Foxconn Technology Group, a high tech company, will not be making the Briggo robotic coffee vending machines in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, as announced in…
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Stern Pinball names Mark Penacho senior systems engineer
March 8, 2021
Mark Penacho Stern Pinball Inc. has named Mark Penacho as senior systems engineer, according to a press release. He brings software engineering…
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Nestlé USA acquires Essentia Water
March 5, 2021
Nestlé USA has acquired Essentia Water, a functional water brand based in Bothell, Washington, for an undisclosed sum, according to a press release. Essentia…
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Healthy snack maker Peeled Snacks files for bankruptcy
March 5, 2021
Peeled Snacks, a healthy snack manufacturer based in Cumberland, Rhode Island, has filed for bankruptcy, citing a decline in sales caused by school closures…
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AMI Entertainment Network offers AC/DC “Power Up” contest prize
March 5, 2021
AMI Entertainment Network will award the winner of its most recent contest variations of AC/DC's "Power Up" and other materials, according to a press release.
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Washington newspaper slams proposed soda tax
March 5, 2021
The Colombian, a Vancouver, Washington newspaper, announced its opposition to a proposal to tax beverage distributors on beverages with more than 20 calories…
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