#SelfServiceSummit Sponsor Preview: Partner Tech

Partner Tech has been a leading manufacturer of innovative products for over 30 years. We specialize in providing innovative products ranging from All-in-One…

Utz Brands to acquire RW Garcia for $56M

November 2, 2021

Utz Brands, Inc., a manufacturer of branded salty snacks, has agreed to acquire the equity and certain real estate assets related to the operation of RW Garcia…

Maya Labs teams with Burroughs on 'smart ATM'

November 2, 2021

Maya Labs, a social initiative technology company that provides self-serve financial services infrastructure for underserved communities in the U.S. and…

Sodexo names CEO of US healthcare

November 2, 2021

Stuart Winters Sodexo, a provider of food services and facilities management, has appointed Stuart Winters as CEO for the U.S. healthcare division to…

PT Holdings acquires K&D Factory Service, Pine Tree Food Equipment

November 2, 2021

PT Holdings, LLC, has acquired K&D Factory Service and Pine Tree Food Equipment for an undisclosed sum, according to a press release. PT Holdings focuses…

GS Foods acquires Thurston Foods

November 2, 2021

GS Foods Group, Inc., a food distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital LLC and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired Thurston Foods Inc., a…

#SelfServiceSummit Sponsor Preview: SupplyCaddy

SupplyCaddy is a leading global manufacturer of disposables for the foodservice industry with global clients such as Popeyes, Delta and Focus Brands.

Sodexo partners with For Five Coffee

November 1, 2021

Sodexo, a global provider of food services and facilities management, has signed an exclusive, 10-year partnership with For Five Coffee, a coffee and food…

Naturals2Go teams with nonprofit to feed children in need

November 1, 2021

Naturals2Go, a division of VendTech International and a provider of healthy product vending machines, has partnered with Meals from the Heartland, an Iowa…

TEEG to introduce dual brand entertainment center in Australia

November 1, 2021

The Entertainment and Education Group will launch a dual-branded combination of Australian entertainment brands: Timezone and Zone Bowling, which opens at …

How SWOT analysis saved our business in difficult times

by Ray Friedrich

Through SWOT we knew in 2008 that the vending industry would be depressed for the foreseeable future, so we looked at this totally unproven, new technology …

How free-roaming VR shapes retail customer experience

by Kevin Williams

Ambitious retail venues are embracing free-roaming VR to enhance entertainment value.

Coca-Cola to acquire BodyArmor for $5.6 B

November 1, 2021

The Coca-Cola Co. today announced that it has acquired full ownership of BodyArmor, a line of sports performance and hydration beverages for $5.6 billion…

Compass Group, 365 Retail Markets settle consumer privacy lawsuit for $6.8 M

November 1, 2021

Compass Group USA Inc. and 365 Retail Markets LLC agreed to pay $6.8 million to resolve a lawsuit claiming they collected fingerprint data from vending machine…

Yo-Kai ramen vending machine expands to New Mexico

November 1, 2021

Students at New Mexico State University will be the first in their state to taste soup from the Yo-Kai ramen vending machine, which offers noodle soups and…

#SelfServiceSummit Sponsor Preview: CPI

With over 30 million devices powering one billion transactions every day, we provide the technology that keeps your customers – and your business – moving. Our…

Hershey boosts Q3 2021 sales, sustains earnings

October 29, 2021

The Hershey Co. sustained earnings and improved sales for the third quarter ending Oct. 3, 2021, according to a press release.

Hormel Foods announces EVP/CFO change

October 29, 2021

Jim Sheehan plans to retire as executive vice president and chief financial officer after 43 years with Hormel Foods Corp., according to a press release.

Tyson Foods to build $355 M Kentucky plant, add 450 jobs

October 29, 2021

Tyson Foods Inc. will invest $355 million to build a bacon plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, according to a press release. The project is part of Tyson's…

Coca-Cola set to acquire BodyArmor

October 29, 2021

The Coca-Cola Co. is nearing the acquisition of a controlling stake in BodyArmor, a sports drink manufacturer, according to a Bloomberg report. Sources…