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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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Inspire Brands: Anatomy of a technology transformation

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Raghu Sagi of Inspire Brands shared the learnings the organization has uncovered over the last two years and the highlights of its companywide digital…

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Quench acquires Pure Planet Waters in NYC area

December 22, 2021

Quench, a provider of filtered water solutions for businesses and dealer partners across the U.S. and Canada, has acquired Pure Planet Waters, a provider of…

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Joe Franz retires from AVS Companies

December 22, 2021

Joe Franz has retired from day-to-day operations at the Texas branch of Elk Grove Village, Illinois based AVS Companies, effective Tuesday, but will remain…

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Muskegon gets Narcan vending machine

December 22, 2021

Muskegon has become the most recent Michigan city to have Narcan dispensing vending machines to address opioid overdoses, according to an mlive.com report.

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General Mills reports Q2 2022 sales gain, earnings decline

December 21, 2021

General Mills Inc. boosted sales by 6% for the second quarter of 2022 against the prior year's second quarter, while earnings declined by 13%, according to an…

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Cantaloupe taps Jeff Dumbrell as chief revenue officer

December 21, 2021

Jeff Dumbrell Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the unattended…

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ChainBytes teams with BTM Compliance to boost AML/KYC regulation compliance

December 21, 2021

ChainBytes LLC, a bitcoin ATM manufacturer based in Whitehall, Pennsylvania, has teamed with BTM Compliance LLC to help improve anti-money…

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Performance Food Group promotes Craig Hoskins to president and COO

December 21, 2021

Craig Hoskins Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, the only nationwide wholesale distributor of vending and micro market products, has…

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China manufacturer introduces fruit, vegetable, milk vending machine

December 21, 2021

Haloo Automation Equipment Co. Ltd., based in China, has introduced the HL-SLE-10C, a cooling fruit vegetable milk vending machine, according to a press…

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Sawatch Wellness installs CBD kiosk in Atlanta

December 21, 2021

Sawatch Wellness, a provider of CBD kiosks, has launched its first kiosk in the Atlanta-metro area offering 100% natural CBD products.

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Coffee futures sag on Omicron variant, Brazil rains

December 21, 2021

Coffee, cocoa and sugar futures fell Monday in response to the rapid growth of the Omnicron COVID-19 variant, which caused losses in commodity markets…

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Westrock Coffee acquires Arkansas facility for expansion

December 21, 2021

Westrock Coffee Co. LLC, parent company of S&D Coffee & Tea, announced it will expand its operations and beverage capabilities with the purchase of a…

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General Mills promotes Doug Martin to chief brand and disruptive growth officer

December 20, 2021

Doug Martin General Mills Inc. has promoted Doug Martin as chief brand and disruptive growth officer, effective Jan. 3, 2022, according to a press…

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Vending machines offer fresh tomatoes in Japan

December 20, 2021

Residents of Kobe, Japan can buy fresh tomatoes at vending machines at a railway station and a shopping mall, with a third machine planned for a second railway…

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TEEG to open 50th venue in India

December 20, 2021

The Entertainment and Education Group, an Australia based family entertainment company known as TEEG, will open its 50th venue in India at the VR Mall in…

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