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Emerson Amusements celebrates 80th anniversary
January 3, 2022
Emerson Amusements, a Queens, New York based amusement machine business operated by second generation owner Ken Goldberg, marks its 80th year this year…
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Technology, Nestlé Waters' rebranding top Vending Times 10 best read 2021 stories
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Best read technology focused stories in 2021 included artificial intelligence, robotics and amusement and entertainment applications.
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IAAPA European Expo highlights immersive entertainment innovation
Concepts introduced at the first IAAPA European Expo since 2019 focused on small footprints for deployment in family entertainment centers and other venues.
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Cantaloupe teams with Hivery on AI based category management
January 3, 2022
Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the unattended retail market, has teamed…
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Japanese dating service uses can vending machines to arrange matches
January 3, 2022
A Japanese dating service has installed a vending machine in Tokyo to allow users to find potential partners, according to a SoraeNews24 report carried by the…
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Canadian entrepreneur petitions to save driveway vending bank
January 3, 2022
The owner of a driveway vending machine bank in Belleville, Ontario will appeal a council decision outlawing his business to the Ontario Land Tribunal…
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NYC accepting proposals for Narcan vending machines
January 3, 2022
New York City's department of health and mental hygiene will accept proposals through Jan. 20, 2022 from organizations to deploy public health vending machines…
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Webinar: ‘Serving the Digital Natives’ to address the omnichannel challenge
December 29, 2021
Richard Thompson How do retailers provide a multi-dimensional shopping experience for today's digital savvy customers? Today's omnichannel consumers…
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COVID charges vending revival in Japan
December 29, 2021
Japan, known as the world leader in vending machines, has seen a revival of vending driven by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report in The Guardian.
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Illinois go-kart speedway installs RFID enabled tap-to-pay debit card system
December 29, 2021
Accelerate Indoor Speedway, a provider of an indoor go-kart racing experience, has installed the Semnox Parafait venue management platform at its Mokena…
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Firewood vending machine restores sales lost during pandemic
December 29, 2021
The Bong Naturalist Association has recovered the firewood sales it lost due to COVID-19 by installing a firewood vending machine, according to a Kenosha News…
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Frito-Lay to invest $100M in fulfillment center in New York town
December 29, 2021
Frito-Lay Inc., a division of PepsiCo Inc., has acquired land in East Fishkill, New York and will invest $100 million in a 150,000-square-foot fulfillment…
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Self-Service Innovation Summit reveals unattended technologies gaining traction
by Alex McCandless — SVP, Marketing, Worldnet Payments
Technology veteran Sabina Osorio, marketing director at Worldnet Payments, offers her insights on the Self-Service Innovation Summit, where she found…
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Mobile financial services firm deploys vending machines in Bangladesh
December 28, 2021
BKash, a mobile financial services provider in Bangladesh, has entered the vending business with its "SnacKeeper" machine which it has installed at 6…
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Stern Pinball to introduce Insider Connected mobile feature
December 28, 2021
Stern Pinball Inc. plans to introduce Insider Connected through a virtual presence at next week's CES Show, allowing players to track scores through their…
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HMS Host deploys 60 Mashgin touchless self-checkout kiosks at 8 global airports
December 28, 2021
HMS Host, a global foodservice operator, has teamed with eight international airports to help eliminate food and beverage lines at the airport with the…
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National Convenience Distributors acquires Century Distributors
December 23, 2021
National Convenience Distributors LLC has acquired Century Distributors Inc., one of the Mid-Atlantic region's largest full-line wholesale distributors to the…
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Robusta coffee futures reach 10-year high
December 23, 2021
Robusta coffee futures rose to the highest level in more than a decade on Thursday driven by supply chain constraints, according to a Reuters report.
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HempBox to test CBD vending machines in Tanger Outlets
December 23, 2021
HempBox, a subsidiary of Green Globe International Inc., has teamed with High Street CBD, which owns and operates two CBD Stores in Columbus, Ohio, on a pilot…
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Maine entrepreneur launches novelty vending machine business
December 23, 2021
Entrepreneur BJ Chamberlain of Thomaston, Maine has created a gift novelty vending machine using a machine he bought on Facebook and has placed the first of…
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