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Payment Alliance International acquires B&B Music & Video ATM business
January 8, 2021
Payment Alliance International, a provider of ATM portfolio management tools and services, has acquired the ATM portfolio of Cleveland-based B & B Music…
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Starbucks names new EVP/CFO
January 8, 2021
Patrick Gismer Patrick Grismer is retiring from his role as Starbucks executive vice president and CFO effective Feb. 1, 2021. Rachel Ruggeri…
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ConAgra Brands Q2 2021 sales and earnings beat expectations, boosted by divestitures, retail gains
January 7, 2021
ConAgra Brands Inc.'s net sales increased 6.2%, from $2.8 billion in the prior year's second quarter to $3.0 billion in the 2021 second quarter ending Nov. 29…
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Coca Cola names former federal judge as general counselor
January 7, 2021
J. Michael Luttig The Coca-Cola Co. has named J. Michael Luttig, a former U.S. federal judge and general counsel for The Boeing Co., to serve as…
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Convenience services cautiously optimistic about 2021
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Self-service providers generally agree the pandemic has raised awareness of the need for new ways to boost customer interaction, but the immediate question on…
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Westomatic introduces contactless sports nutrition drink dispenser
January 6, 2021
Westomatic, a U.K.-based equipment manufacturer, has launched a completely contactless dispenser for sports nutrition drinks called Evolve, according to a…
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Hormel opens Nebraska sausage making plant, will hire 350
January 6, 2021
Hormel Foods Corp. has opened its newest production facility, Papillion Foods, in Papillion, Nebraska, which will make dry sausage products, according to a…
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Nayax CCI protocol support enables cashless payment without MDB converter
January 6, 2021
Nayax, a cashless solution provider, now supports the CCI communication protocol, version 3.5, for coffee service machines, enabling convenience service…
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Birmingham convention and sports entity extends contract with Centerplate, Sodexo
January 6, 2021
Centerplate and parent company Sodexo will continue serving guests at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex and Legacy Arena under an exclusive contract…
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Five Star Food Service acquires 4 operating companies in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio
January 5, 2021
Five Star Food Service Inc., based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has acquired an Owensboro, Kentucky-based franchise group comprised of four operating companies…
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Mondelez acquires snack maker Hu
January 5, 2021
Mondelēz International has acquired Hu Master Holdings, the parent company of Hu Products, a U.S.-based snack maker, according to a press release.
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Vistar Northeast Buying Show set for September
January 5, 2021
Vistar Northeast, which combines the teams from Vistar New England, New York, Ohio, MidAtlantic and Michigan, will present the 2021 Northeast Buying Show at…
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Raw oysters for sale via Japanese vending machine
January 5, 2021
An oyster shop in Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan is offering up raw oysters in a vending machine that allows customers to buy oysters 24/7, according to a report in The…
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Mixed and augmented reality reaching new heights in OOH entertainment
Super Nintendo World, scheduled to open in February 2021, inaugurates a new era in mixed reality and augmented reality out-of-home entertainment.
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UK farmers cash in on fresh milk vending machines during pandemic
January 4, 2021
A couple of British farmers are selling fresh milk using vending machines, meeting the need for milk caused by a shortage in supermarkets during the pandemic…
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American Pinball names Nordman senior game designer
January 4, 2021
Dennis Nordman American Pinball has named pinball industry veteran Dennis Nordman a senior game designer, according to an email from David Fix…
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Reverse vending machine pays you to recycle
January 4, 2021
A vending machine featured on an Instagram video pays people to recycle soda cans, according to a Hindustan Times report.
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Nestle expanding Arkansas plant to produce Hot Pockets, will add 100 jobs
January 4, 2021
Nestle will invest more than $100 million to expand its Jonesboro, Arkansas facility, bringing at least 100 jobs in the next two years, according to…
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Aramark Northern Europe names managing director
December 30, 2020
Helen Milligan-Smith Aramark Northern Europe has named Helen Milligan-Smith as managing director of Aramark UK Onshore, beginning on Jan. 4, taking…
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US dietary guidelines offer new guidance for infants, toddlers
December 30, 2020
The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services have jointly published the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. The guidelines…
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