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TreeHouse Foods to buy Farmer Brothers’ direct ship business for $100M
June 8, 2023
TreeHouse Foods Inc., a multinational food processing company specializing in producing private label packaged foods headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, has…
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UNFI lifts Q3 2023 sales on inflation, suffers earnings decline
June 7, 2023
United Natural Foods Inc. lifted its Q3 2023 sales on inflation and new business while earnings declined due to lower margins and a challenging macroeconomic…
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Robotic coffee kiosk serves online orders in Wisconsin
June 7, 2023
Coffee lovers in Pewaukee, Wisconsin can order a beverage on an app and pick it up at a drive-up kiosk by scanning a QR code, according to a Let's Go Wisconsin…
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Campbell Soup lifts Q3 sales on price inflation, earnings fall
June 7, 2023
Campbell Soup Co. lifted its Q3 2023 sales boosted by price inflation while earnings fell due to higher expenses, according to an earnings report.
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Voice order at the self-service kiosk? Coming right up
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Ben Kaplan of PLNT Burger and Ken Sutton of Yobe Inc. are working on a voice solution that will allow guests to speak their order at a kiosk and pick it up in…
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UK arcade goes cashless
June 7, 2023
Noble Leisure, an arcade located on Portobello Beach in Edinburgh, U.K., has recently modernized its facility with RFID cashless technology to better manage…
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Dog supply vending machine offers grooming mitt
June 6, 2023
The Posh Puppy Boutique vending machine, installed at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas in February, now offers a product that allows pet…
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El Niño drives concern about higher robusta prices
June 6, 2023
El Niño, a weather phenomenon that delivers dry and hot conditions to the eastern and central Pacific Ocean, is causing concerns about higher robusta coffee…
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Crane Payment Innovations names Tanya Rawal marketing manager
June 6, 2023
Crane Payment Innovations, a Crane NXT company and provider of banknote and coin validation, cashless payment systems and asset management software, has named…
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Vollrath debuts touchless, self-serve salad bar
June 6, 2023
The Vollrath Co., a manufacturer of foodservice equipment, introduced the SerVue, a touchless, refrigerated, self-serve salad bar that uses sensors to…
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Health, wellness machines arrive in Brooklyn
June 6, 2023
Brooklyn, New York residents can access wellness products from a vending machine at the corner of Decatur and Broadway streets, according to a news12.com…
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Bucharest amusement park switches to cashless tech
June 5, 2023
Intercard, a provider of cashless technology for the amusement entertainment trade, has installed a cashless technology system at Miramagica, a family…
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PepsiCo Beverages to close Indiana facility
June 5, 2023
PepsiCo Beverages North America will close its longtime facility in Muncie, Indiana in the coming months, according to a report in The Star Press.
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Ice vending finds its niche in 2023
While self service in general is expanding, ice vending machines are growing driven by several unique market factors. An industry veteran offers his…
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Street racing, immersion and more, Asia’s on the move
Asian entertainment innovation continues on many fronts, with a continued emphasis on VR.
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NAMA urges Congress to pass bill to fight converter theft
June 5, 2023
The National Automatic Merchandising Association joined a coalition of trade associations in a letter to support a proposed federal law to battle rising…
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Alabama family court offers book vending machine
June 5, 2023
Book vending machines have been installed in schools for years to promote reading, but the Jefferson County Family Court in Birmingham, Alabama may be the…
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Plug pulled on beverage machine tampered with to serve beer
June 5, 2023
A can beverage vending machine that was dispensing beer in a Canadian apartment building has been disabled, according to a castanet.net report.
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European vending association report explores consumer preferences
June 2, 2023
Quality, safety and affordability are the main drivers of European consumer purchases from vending machines, according to a newly completed report from the…
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Australia services agency offers female hygiene product machine
June 2, 2023
Desert Blue Connect, a provider of services for women and families in Geraldton, Australia, has installed a "Dignity Vending Machine" at its newly established…
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