Technology investment helps Texas operator recover from COVID

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

An investment in telemetry has paid off for this vending operator and hastened his company's recovery from COVID.

Bitcoin ATMs see more than 400 removals in 2023

March 1, 2023

Bitcoin ATMs have seen a reduction lately, as the net number of the machines dropped by 412. This is a shift from December 2020 to January 2022, when more than…

Monster Beverage reports record Q4 2022 sales, earnings slide

March 1, 2023

Monster Beverage Corp. reached record Q4 2022 sales boosted by price hikes, but suffered an earnings decline, according to a press release. Full year results…

Westrock Coffee acquires Bixby Roasting

March 1, 2023

Westrock Coffee Co., a coffee provider to the retail, foodservice, convenience store, travel center and hospitality industries, has acquired Bixby Roasting…

Oysterable intros resource circulation solution using reverse vending machine

February 28, 2023

Oysterable, a Korea-based provider of artificial intelligence and IoT technology, has introduced its AIoT smart resource circulation solution, Lalaloop, a…

Digital Media Vending International intros solutions to fight retail shrink

February 28, 2023

Digital Media Vending International LLC, a provider of automated retail technology solutions, has created its M-Series solutions focused on reducing retail…

HempBox Vending teams with Weedsies cannabis marketplace

February 28, 2023

HempBox Vending Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hempacco Co. Inc., has teamed with Weedsies Mobile LLC to introduce Weedsies Vending LLC, to market…

Vending machines feature Black, Indigenous fiction books

February 28, 2023

An online bookstore catering to Black and Indigenous fiction has expanded to offering its books in vending machines, according to a kqed.com report.

Fresh Blends introduces self-serve fresh beverage machine

February 28, 2023

Fresh Blends North Ameirca Inc., a Welbilt brand, has introduced Fresh Blends powered by Multiplex, a digitally connected self-serve beverage platform…

Danone to build $65M Florida facility for coffees, creamers

February 28, 2023

Danone North America will invest up to $65 million over the next two years to create a new bottle production line in Jacksonville, Florida, according to a…

Coca-Cola Bottling breaks ground on $85M Georgia expansion, to add 50 jobs

February 27, 2023

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United Inc., a Birmingham, Alabama-based Coca-Cola bottler, recently broke ground on an $85 million expansion of its Macon, Georgia…

Illinois court awards White Castle employee for biometrics privacy law violation

February 27, 2023

The Illinois Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of a plaintiff seeking damages against White Castle for violating the state's biometrics privacy law…

Texas cinema chain opens arcade featuring cashless games

February 27, 2023

Schulman Theatres, a Texas regional chain of movie theaters that include bowling, arcades and food, has opened a redemption arcade featuring cashless…

10 EMV facts every self-service machine operator should know

EMV chip and EMV contactless use higher security levels than traditional magnetic stripe to process a card payment. As consumers adopt EMV-enabled cards for…

Social entertainment to make 2023 a year to remember

by Kevin Williams

Social entertainment joins mid-scale resort projects and emerging technology to make 2023 a pivotal year for the amusements and entertainment industry.

New York vending operators seek to protect, expand sales tax exemption

February 27, 2023

Convenience service operators in New York State are endorsing a bill to extend the state sales tax exemption to $3 for products sold in vending machines…

University of Tulsa kiosk offers free reproductive health products

February 27, 2023

Students at the University of Tulsa can get free reproductive health products at a recently installed vending machine in the student union which is being…

Scotland container recycling program to offer reverse vending machines

February 27, 2023

A food coop in West Kilbride, Scotland has applied for a reverse vending machine to support the government's container recycling program, according to a…

Queclink launches dual SIM LTE, Wi-Fi routers

February 27, 2023

Queclink Wireless Solutions, a manufacturer of Internet of Things hardware, introduced two LTE Cat 4 industrial routers with dual SIM cards, according to a…

Narcan machines get high usage in Illinois county

February 24, 2023

Narcan vending machines in Winnebago County, Illinois are credited with dispensing more than 650 kits of the opioid fighting medication since October…