G2E signals gaming industry rebound

by Kevin Williams

Observations at the Global Gaming Expo indicate the draw of competitive play and tournament action will be fundamental to the next generation of gamification…

Japanese food, flower retailers add vending machines during pandemic

January 24, 2022

Frozen food and flower retailers are installing vending machines during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report in thenewsmotion.com.

Indiana deploys free naxolone vending machines

January 24, 2022

Residents can get free naxolone at a newly installed vending machine at Clark Memorial Health in Jeffersonville, Indiana, the first of 19 such machines planned…

Study links coffee, tea to lower stroke, dementia risk

January 24, 2022

A recent study published in Plos Medicine indicated moderate coffee and tea intake reduces stroke, dementia and poststroke dementia risk, according to a report…

Kraft Heinz finalizes Just Spices acquisition

January 21, 2022

The Kraft Heinz Co. has completed its previously announced acquisition of an 85% stake in Germany-based Just Spices GmbH, according to a press release.

Nayax to acquire On Track Innovations for $4.5M

January 20, 2022

Nayax Ltd., a global commerce enablement and payments platform designed to enable retailers to provide consumers with digital, cashless, connected commerce…

Australia’s capital gets container recycling vending machine

January 20, 2022

Canberra, the capital of Australia, has its first reverse vending machine that recycles containers in return for cash, according to a Canberra Times report.

Luckin Coffee to relist shares in the US

January 20, 2022

Luckin Coffee, a pioneer in coffee vending and a competitor to Starbucks in China that filed for bankruptcy protection in 2021, intends to relist its shares in…

Foodservice, vending groups urge feds to restore employee retention tax credit

January 19, 2022

The National Restaurant Association and the National Automatic Merchandising Association were among 51 trade associations that sent a letter urging the Biden…

Mondelēz releases State of Snacking report

January 19, 2022

Mondelēz International released its third annual State of Snacking report, a global consumer trends study examining year-over-year insights on how consumers…

DOOH: A major opportunity for unattended retail still waiting to happen

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A panel of experts gave an overview on the emerging digital-out-of-home advertising opportunity during the Self-Serve Innovation Summit.

K1 electric kart race track opens in Ohio

January 19, 2022

K1 Speed, an electric kart race track, has expanded to Ohio in Canton, the first location to feature a hybrid indoor/outdoor track, electric go karts, an…

Amcon Distributing boosts Q1 2022 sales, EPS

January 19, 2022

Amcon Distributing Co., a wholesale distributor of consumer products, including beverages, candy, tobacco, groceries, foodservice, frozen foods, chilled foods…

Parts Town parent firm acquires European parts distributor

January 18, 2022

PT Holdings LLC, the parent company of Parts Town, a technology provider in foodservice equipment parts distribution, has acquired the REPA Group, a European…

Polish retailer teams with AiFi on unattended stores

January 18, 2022

Żabka Group, a retailer based in Poznan, Poland, operates the largest chain of autonomous stores in Europe after launching 25 AI-powered stores in partnership…

UK vending operator taps Worldline to transition to cashless

January 18, 2022

Broderick, a Manchester, U.K.-based operator of more than 1,000 vending machines across the U.K., has signed a three-year contract with Worldline, a provider…

Today’s retail/hospitality challenge: Serving ‘digital natives’

A pair of experts from Zebra Technologies offer insight on how retail and hospitality decision makers can address the growing demand for omnichannel shopping.

Hatco introduces pizza locker machine

January 18, 2022

Hatco Corp., a Milwaukee based foodservice equipment manufacturer, has introduced its Flav-R 2-Go Pizza Locker System, which holds multiple hot pizza orders…

Ben E Keith Foods names executive leadership team

January 18, 2022

Ben E. Keith Foods, the Fort Worth-based broadline foodservice distributor, has made several changes to its executive leadership team.

Mexico seizes 380,000 Kellogg cereal boxes

January 17, 2022

The Mexican government has seized 380,000 boxes of Kellogg's cereal on account of cartoon mascots that violate laws designed to improve children's diets…