News & Media
How O’Hare taps self-service to meet the post pandemic customer
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Chicago's aviation department responded to COVID by upgrading vending and self-checkout options that have largely restored concessions sales to pre-COVID…
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Acai specialist expands from brick-and-mortar to self-serve, robotic smoothie kiosk
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Entrepreneur Charles Lee is on a growth curve with both his brick-and-mortar restaurants and free-standing, unattended robotic smoothie machines.
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Phone charging provider moves from ‘pay to play’ to monthly rental
December 13, 2022
Electron, a provider of phone charging stations, recently moved from a pay to play model, charging end users per charge, to a flat monthly rental, allowing…
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Carvana set to open Denver location despite concerns
December 13, 2022
Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars online that offers a car vending machine, plans to open its Denver location in the new year…
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Mastercard issues Nayax European issuer license for CoinBridge
December 13, 2022
Nayax Ltd., a provider of commerce enablement and cashless payments designed to help merchants scale their business, has received its European issuer license…
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Mars to introduce Snickers ‘Hi Protein’ bars
December 13, 2022
Mars Inc. will introduce Snickers Hi Protein bars, featuring chocolate, caramel and peanut ingredients packed with 20 grams of protein, according to a press…
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Texas manufacturer repositions machines for Narcan dispensing
December 13, 2022
Mechanism Exchange & Repair, a Yoakum, Texas based equipment maker, has repositioned its book share and food share vending machines for dispensing free…
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Invenda teams with DOOH solutions provider on programmatic advertising
December 13, 2022
One Tech Group GmbH, a Hamburg, Germany-based provider of digital out of home and retail solutions, has teamed with Invenda, a developer of automated retail…
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Coca-Cola announces international, Latin America, Africa leaders
December 13, 2022
The Coca-Cola Co. has announced leadership changes for its international, Africa and Latin America units, according to press release.
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Andamiro introduces Infinity Stone Redemption game
December 13, 2022
Andamiro has reinvented Infinity Stones from Marvel's movies, "Infinity War" and "Endgame," with its Infinity Stone Challenge, according to a press release.
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Gold dispensing ATM debuts in India
December 13, 2022
Goldsikka Ltd., a Hyderabad, India-based gold retailer, has installed a gold dispensing ATM at the Ashoka Raghupathi Chambers office complex next to a metro…
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Del Monte Foods taps Ajinomoto Foods’ Jim Caltabiano as CFO
December 13, 2022
Jim Caltabiano Del Monte Foods Inc. named foodservice veteran Jim Caltabiano as chief financial officer, reporting to Parag Sachdeva, chief…
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Blue Diamond Growers names Kai Bockmann president/CEO
December 13, 2022
Kai Bockmann Blue Diamond Growers has named Kai Bockmann president and CEO as of Jan. 17, according to a press release. He most recently served as…
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Nestle to build $42.9M facility in Ukraine
December 12, 2022
Nestle S.A. plans to invest 40 million Swiss francs ($42.88 million) to build a western Ukraine production facility, one of the few global companies to invest…
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Global coffee price decline continues
December 12, 2022
The composite global coffee price has steadily declined since late May, according to the International Coffee Organization, which tracks daily prices.
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How to give customer breakrooms some holiday cheer
by Amanda Puppo — CEO, MarketReach Inc.
Convenience services operators are in a great position to make the holidays merrier. Here are some creative suggestions.
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Competitive socializing marches on: How far can it go?
The competitive socializing revolution feeds off the explosion of interest in the digital/physical entertainment trend that has enlivened mini golf, darts and…
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Self-Service Innovation Summit ‘Lunch & Learn’: How 5G Can Transform Self Service
December 9, 2022
As businesses and organizations work to extend their customer reach, 5G offers innovative opportunities previously unattainable with wired or other types of…
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Paris Hilton shows off $35K champagne vending machine
December 9, 2022
Celebrity Paris Hilton has taken luxury vending to a new height, showing her mother's Moët & Chandon champagne vending machine on social media, according…
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Nestlé to add 7th expansion at Indiana plant
December 9, 2022
Nestlé S.A. plans to build its seventh expansion in Anderson, Indiana, creating 68 jobs with $6 million annual salaries, according to a report in The Herald…
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