Carvana debuts vending machine in Fort Worth

April 13, 2023

Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, debuted its newest signature car vending machine in Fort Worth, Texas, according to a press…

Puttshack opens mini golf venue in Houston

April 13, 2023

Puttshack, a tech-infused mini golf experience with food and beverage, opened its sixth U.S. location located in the heart of Houston's downtown in The…

Starbucks names Brad Lerman EVP/general counsel

April 13, 2023

Brad Lerman Starbucks Coffee Co. has named Brad Lerman executive vice president and general counsel. Lerman will serve on the executive leadership…

Danny Trivits Joins Betson Imperial Parts & Service Team

Betson is pleased to announce that Danny Trivits has joined the Betson Imperial Parts & Service team as a Parts Specialist. With over two decades of experience…

Smart Soda teams with Compass Group on wellness beverage machine

April 12, 2023

Smart Soda Holdings Inc., a Cleveland-based provider of wellness beverage technology and wellness beverage brands, has announced a partnership with Compass…

Stora Enso intros intelligent vending freezer

April 12, 2023

Stora Enso, a Finland-based manufacturer of automated retail solutions, has introduced Selfly Freezer, a vending freezer, as part of the Selfly Store Model …

Novolex intros wrap for grab-and-go hot sandwiches

April 12, 2023

Novolex, a provider of packaging products for foodservice, has introduced Power Prep wrap for grab-and-go hot sandwiches and other freshly-made foods…

Bitcoin Depot to deploy bitcoin ATMs in Jacksons Food Stores

April 12, 2023

Lux Vending LLC, doing business as Bitcoin Depot, a U.S.-based bitcoin ATM operator, will install more than 80 bitcoin ATMs at Jacksons Food Stores Inc. under…

What’s hot, and how an amusement center ‘makes it happen’

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Citing the popularity of social gaming and immersive reality during the Amusement Expo International, a panel of experts stress the importance of promotions…

PizzaForno opening on NASA campus

April 12, 2023

The automated pizzeria brand, PizzaForno, has opened on the campus of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, according to a company press release.

AMOA elects directors, officers

April 12, 2023

AMOA recently elected its directors and officers, according to a press release.

Invenda Group names 4 executives

April 12, 2023

Invenda Group AG, a provider of automated retail solutions, has named four executives following the company's $19 million Series B funding round, according to…

Albuquerque vending machines benefit Meals On Wheels

April 12, 2023

An Albuquerque nonprofit, Three Sisters Kitchen, has teamed with Presbyterian Hospital to provide healthy food vending machines to benefit the Meals On Wheels…

Heartland Coca-Cola promotes Charles Wyant

April 11, 2023

Charles Wyant Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co. LLC has promoted Charles Wyant from president to president and chief operating officer, according to…

Cantaloupe intros driver app available on Apple and Android

April 11, 2023

Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for self-service commerce, has introduced its…

Self-serve can top removal tool Draft Top launches crowd funding campaign

April 11, 2023

Draft Top Inc. has launched a Kickstarter crowd funding campaign for its self-serve, countertop, can top removal tool, according to a press release.

Illinois Supply intros naloxone vending machine

April 10, 2023

Illinois Supply Co. in New Lenox, Illinois has introduced a naloxone vending machine to give away free boxes of Narcan in communities struggling to…

Malaysia installs vending machines to provide free food, necessities

April 10, 2023

Vending machines have been installed in a Malaysia city to provide 24-hour access to free food and other necessities to residents under a three-month pilot…

Ghost kitchens for virtual food brands: an added foodservice revenue stream

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The ghost kitchen offers an opportunity for companies already operating a kitchen to expand their delivery sales to include 'virtual' food brands. Sisto Perez…

California town to allow vending machines on private property

April 10, 2023

Avalon, California lawmakers have given a liquor store permission to place a vending machine outside the store and will also allow vending machines on private…