Fastenal promotes Noelle Oas EVP/HR

March 13, 2023

Noelle Oas Fastenal Co., a provider in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies and industrial vending services, has…

Las Vegas Sun profiles restaurateur/cake and pizza vending entrepreneur Buddy Valastro

March 13, 2023

Buddy Valastro, a celebrity chef/restaurateur who operates cake vending machines and pizza machines, was recently profiled by The Las Vegas Sun.

Gordon Food Service expands to Texas

March 13, 2023

Gordon Food Service, a foodservice distributor with operations in the U.S. and Canada, will open six stores in the greater Houston area to serve local…

Stern Pinball names Brian Whitfield corporate controller

March 13, 2023

Brian Whitfield Stern Pinball Inc. has named Brian Whitfield as corporate controller, according to a press release.

What is an integrated POS and how does it work?

The key to effectively using an integrated POS lies in choosing the right tool.

Japan bids to reclaim its amusement scene crown

by Kevin Williams

Japan's amusement players work to redefine their facility business with enticing music and video games amidst an explosion in capsule gaming and crane machine…

Texas considers ending vending snack sales tax; Kansas mulls axing food sales tax

March 13, 2023

Texas vending operators will no longer be required to pay sales taxes on snack foods sold through vending machines if a recently proposed law becomes adopted…

Vistar to carry Hershey’s new plant-based snacks

March 13, 2023

Hershey Co.'s recently introduced Hershey's plant-based snacks will be available to both vending operators and micro market operators through Vistar…

Chicago startup develops vending machine that sanitizes, reuses water bottle

March 13, 2023

Kadeya, a Chicago based startup, has developed a vending machine that allows a consumer to purchase a bottle of water then return the bottle and have it…

Campus abortion opponents petition against contraception pill vending machine

March 10, 2023

Students opposed to abortion at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio are petitioning to prevent a birth control pill vending machine from being installed on…

PizzaForno to relocate Michigan pizza machines

March 10, 2023

PizzaForno, a Canada-based manufacturer of pizza vending machines, will relocate its pizza vending machines in Jackson, Michigan, to a different part of the…

Five Star Food Service acquires Corso’s vending business, boosts Mississippi presence

March 10, 2023

Five Star Food Service Inc., a Chatanooga, Tennessee-based provider of away-from-home food and beverage retail solutions for employers and other commercial…

What's the deal with cashless ATMs for cannabis?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Cashless ATMs have been in the news cycle regularly, particularly in the cannabis space. These are more or less point-of-sale devices that mimic ATMs, but the…

San Diego County intros free naloxone vending machine

March 10, 2023

Persons in need of relief from an opioid overdose can get a free naloxone kit at the McAlister South Bay Regional Recovery Center in Chula Vista, California…

Sodexo Canada taps Compass Group’s Johanne Bélanger as CEO

March 10, 2023

Johanne Bélanger Sodexo Canada has named Johanne Bélanger, FCPA, FCA, as CEO, according to a press release.

Apple Industries intros photo booth with rounded edges

March 10, 2023

Apple Industries Inc. has introduced its Photoma photo booth featuring rounded edges, according to a press release.

Jones Soda boosts Q4, FY 2022 revenue, incurs loss from cannabis expansion

March 10, 2023

Jones Soda Co. lifted its Q4 and FY 2022 revenue on higher sales, but it extended its loss on costs partly related to its cannabis market expansion, according…

Mars conjures up on-demand mobile ice cream option

March 9, 2023

Mars Inc. and Conjure Inc. are teaming up to provide Mars ice cream brands to customers in real-time, according to a press release.

Mashgin touchless self-checkout kiosk saves NFL fans 6.5 years of game time in 2022

March 9, 2023

Mashgin, a provider of a touchless self-checkout kiosk, has saved National Football League fans more than 3.5 million minutes of waiting in line, the…

El Paso bakery installs cake-in-a-cup vending machines

March 9, 2023

The Cake Boutique, an El Paso, Texas bakery, has expanded its reach to vending machines offering cake packaged in a can for $6.50, according to an…