NAMA Secures Micromarket Language Clarification In US Food Code

by Tim Sanford

WASHINGTON, DC-- The National Automatic Merchandising Association reports that it has capped a year of successful advocacy by securing language in the federal…

Performance Food Group Company Completes Reinhart Foodservice Acquisition

by Emily Jed

RICHMOND, VA -- Performance Food Group Co. has completed its acquisition of Reinhart Foodservice, LLC, announced in July. With the close of the transaction…

SmartMetric Advances Biometric In-The-Card Technology For Next Generation Of Secure Credit And Debit Cards

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- SmartMetric Inc. reported that its biometric credit and debit card has now a battery shelf life of more than nine years. The card's biometric…

Snackpass Order-Ahead App Raises 21M In Series A Funding

by Emily Jed

SAN FRANCISCO -- Heating up the competition to capture consumers' away-from-home food dollars, Snackpass , an app that allows anyone to order food ahead of…

Study Caffeine May Offset Some Health Risks Of Diets High In Fat Sugar

by Emily Jed

CHAMPAIGN, IL-- OCS operators may want to spread the word that a new study in rats suggests that caffeine may offset some of the negative effects of an…

Team Savarino Promotes Nichole LaCour To Vending And Micromarkets VP

by Emily Jed

CAROL STREAM, IL -- Team Saverino/Saverino & Assoc. Inc. announced the promotion of Nichole LaCour to vice-president of vending and micromarkets. Based in…

Workers In Majority Of US States To See Minimum Wage Increase In 2020

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- Many states across the country are implementing significant changes in the minimum wage. A total of 26 states and the District of Columbia…

Retail Foodservice Purchases On The Rise Compared To 2017 New Technomic Study Discovers

by Emily Jed

December 30, 2019

CHICAGO -- Technomic found that 66% of consumers purchase prepared foods from retail at least three times a month, compared to 55% in 2017. Technomic's 201…

Industry Veteran Jerry Horan Dies At 85 After 57-Year Vending Career

by Tim Sanford

JERRY HORAN HOWELL, MI Jeremiah (Jerry) Horan died here on December 19 at the age of 85. During his long career, he served with a number of leading full-line…

QA NAMA Chair Greg Sidwell Provides Perspective On Landmark Public Health Commitment

by Emily Jed

NAMA Chair Greg Sidwell Greg Sidwell, president of G&J Marketing & Sales (Palm Harbor, FL), has played an instrumental role in helping shape and launch…

7-Eleven Franchise Owners Claim 1 Coffee Is Subsidizing Company Marketing At Their Expense

by Emily Jed

SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Few promotions drive interest like $1 coffee, but 7-Eleven franchisees say they are not the ones benefiting from the chain's aggressive…

CloudMinds Launches SmartRobot Rental Program Plans Vending Robot

by Emily Jed

AT YOUR SERVICE: CloudMinds' Cloud Pepper (l.) robot is now available for rental, joined in photo by XR-1 intelligent humanoid robot capable of…

EAG reminds showgoers of lodgings deals services for 2020 show

by Tim Sanford

December 19, 2019

Prospective visitors to the upcoming EAG International Expo can take advantage of discounted hotel rates, and a range of other accommodation-related benefits…

JAB Merges Peets And Douwe Egberts To Form Global Coffee Giant Explores IPO

by Emily Jed

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands -- JAB Holding Co., the German investor that owns Peet's Coffee and Dutch beverage giant Jacobs Douwe Egberts, announced on Dec. 1…

KWP organizes immersive entertainment seminars for 2020 EAG

by Tim Sanford

December 19, 2019

The planners of the EAG International exposition have announced an agreement under which consultancy KWP will conduct a full day of seminars that address the…

NAMA CTW Draws 800 Chapman Wins Coffee Legend Award

by Tim Sanford

STRONG TURNOUT: NAMA Coffee, Tea & Water opening session drew a crowd for keynote address by La Colombe's Todd Carmichael and the presentation of the…

Xpresso Delight Enters Windy City Market With Multi-Unit Franchisee

by Emily Jed

DEREK GILROY CHICAGO -- Xpresso Delight's newest franchisee, Derek Gilroy, has signed on to develop five franchises across Cook County, Chicago, the city's…

Andamiro Stages Biggest Ever IAAPA Exhibit Jurassic World And Ticket Man Draw Crowds Of Showgoers

by Emily Jed

December 19, 2019

LET THE GAMES BEGIN: Andamiro's IAAPA trade show delegation included executives and staff from the Korean headquarters and U.S. division. From left, they are…

Build-A-Bear Transitions Into FEC Concept

by Emily Jed

December 19, 2019

ST. LOUIS, MO -- Build-A-Bear Workshop chief executive Sharon Price John told Fox Business that the company is transitioning into a place where families go for…

Golden Tee World Championship Returns To Las Vegas Orleans Hotel And Casino In June

by Emily Jed

December 19, 2019

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL -- Incredible Technologies' Golden Tee World Championship will be returning to The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas June 12-14, 2020. The…