Coffee Holdings boosts Q3 income despite COVID-19 sales hit

September 14, 2020

Coffee Holding Co. Inc's. $17.3 million sales for the third quarter of 2020 ending July 31 marked a 19.7% decrease from the $21.5 million for the same period…

PepsiCo names Kanioura EVP, chief strategy and information officer

September 14, 2020

Dr. Athina Kanioura PepsiCo Inc. has named Dr. Athina Kanioura executive vice president and chief strategy and transformation officer, according to a…

Nestle Pure Life sale to Ice River Springs falls through

September 14, 2020

Nestlé Canada will not be selling its Nestle Pure Life products in Canada to Ice River Springs as planned due to regulatory approval issues, according to a…

NRA to Congress: 'We need aid now'

September 14, 2020

The pandemic has caused nearly one in six U.S. restaurants (representing nearly 100,000 restaurants) to close either permanently or long-term, and about …

Newspaper vending machines disappearing

September 14, 2020

The newspaper vending machine — once common on city streets — has become a rarity with the decline of newspapers and the rising prices of those still in…

COVID-19 hammers the 'Art-o-mat'

September 14, 2020

The Art-o-mat in Winston Salem, North Carolina, which re-purposes decommissioned cigarette vending machines to sell art works by local artists, has taken its…

Farmer Brothers Q4 sales and earnings take a COVID-19 hit

September 14, 2020

Farmer Brothers Co. sales took a 42.9% hit in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 compared to last year's fourth quarter, due to COVID-19. Sales for the quarter…

Self-Service Innovation Virtual Summit Sponsor: 365 Retail Markets

SILVER SPONSOR 365 Retail Markets is the global self-service convenience technology leader, who partners with the top foodservice operators to help facilitate…

Self-Service Innovation Virtual Summit Sponsor: Kioware

GOLD SPONSOR KioWare Kiosk System Software is located in York, Pennsylvania, specializing in kiosk lockdown and management solutions. KioWare's response to the…

Interactive Customer Experience Association names finalists for Elevate Awards

September 11, 2020

The Interactive Customer Experience Association has announced finalists in eight categories for its Elevate Awards. Readers are invited to click through the…

AAMA virtual show begins next week

September 11, 2020

The American Amusement Machine Association will hold its virtual show Sept. 15-17 and is free to all industry members.

USA Technologies' Q4 revenue takes a hit, earnings improve

September 11, 2020

USA Technologies Inc. took a 15.2% revenue hit for the fourth quarter ending June 30, but its $32.6 million managed to beat estimates by $1.67 million…

Curtis introduces touchless adapters for coffee and tea dispensers

September 10, 2020

Curtis, part of the SEB Professional North American family of coffee and tea solutions, has introduced its touchless adapter system for all Curtis coffee and…

Specialty Coffee Expo postponed to fall of 2021

September 10, 2020

The 2021 Specialty Coffee Expo scheduled in New Orleans for April, will be postponed to Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2021, according to the Specialty Coffee Association.

Waterlogic acquires 4 water and coffee service providers

September 10, 2020

Waterlogic, a water dispenser manufacturer, has announced the acquisitions of four companies for undisclosed sums, that offer water and coffee services…

Mars names R&D VP and chief science officer

September 10, 2020

Dr. Maria Velissariou Mars Inc., has named Dr. Maria Velissariou as the new global corporate research and development vice president and chief science…

USA Technologies taps Verifone’s Lopez Lacroix for business development

September 10, 2020

USA Technologies Inc., a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the self-service retail market, has…

USAT survey: COVID-19 boosts cashless vending

September 10, 2020

A majority of convenience services operators lost more than half of their sales during the peak of the COVID-19, according to a survey conducted by USA…

Bakery fights COVID-19 using cake vending machine

September 10, 2020

Tracy German, owner of the Cake Bar in Trinity Groves near Dallas, was able to recover some of the business she lost to the coronavirus pandemic by installing…

Oregon operator survives COVID-19 aided by technology

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Ryan and Michelle Harrington believe the pandemic underscored the importance of operating as efficiently as possible. To this end, they believe their ongoing…