Costa Coffee taps design firm to support global expansion

June 22, 2021

Costa Coffee, a U.K- based coffee house chain that has a coffee vending machine known as Costa Express, has appointed Imagination, an experience design…

Miso Robotics teams with Lancer on automated-beverage dispenser

June 22, 2021

Miso Robotics, the AI startup company behind Flippy, a robotic kitchen dispenser, has joined forces with beverage dispenser manufacturer Lancer Worldwide to…

Kraft Heinz names Krenger chief communications officer

June 22, 2021

Kathy Krenger The Kraft Heinz Co. named Kathy Krenger as its chief communications officer, beginning July 21, reporting directly to CEO Miguel…

Promotion In Motion rebrands, gets new headquarters

June 22, 2021

Promotion In Motion Inc., maker of Welch's Fruit Snacks, Original Gummi FunMix, Sour Jacks, Sun-Maid Chocolate Raisins and more, has announced a rebranding as…

Sodexo teams with Kellogg on plant-based meat offering

June 22, 2021

Kellogg's Away From Home is expanding its partnership with Sodexo to deliver a plant-based, meat-like experience with the Incogmeato by MorningStar Farms…

Innovative Technology introduces biometric verification via USB

June 22, 2021

Innovative Technology has introduced ICU Lite, a biometric age verification solution, according to a press release. A compact version of the company's ICU Pro…

Coinsource names industry veteran Siewczynski EVP/business development

June 22, 2021

Coinsource, a bitcoin ATM provider, has named ATM industry veteran Carlos Siewczynski as executive vice president of business development, according to a press…

Toppan develops smart packages with built-in NFC functions

June 22, 2021

Toppan Printing, a provider of communication, security, packaging, décor materials and electronics solutions, has integrated tamper-evident NFC1 tag functions…

M&M Sales to integrate Nayax cashless payment in all vending machines

June 22, 2021

M&M Sales Company, a Houma, Louisiana based Canteen franchise, will integrate Nayax cashless payment devices in all its vending machines, according to a…

Watershed year for cashless vending expected to continue

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

2020 marked a watershed year for cashless vending transactions as the number of digital payments per machine exceeded cash payments for the first time. The…

Entrepreneur launches beauty product vending machines for Black women

June 22, 2021

When Maxine Pittman had a hard time finding beauty products while she was traveling for her corporate job, she decided to do something about it, according to…

Art vending machine debuts at Massachusetts art museum

June 22, 2021

Aided by an arts grant, artist Nico Dery introduced a vending machine that sells art objects at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art's campus…

Dunkin' names Acevedo US chief marketing officer

June 22, 2021

Rafael Acevedo Dunkin' named marketing veteran Rafael Acevedo, 46, to the position of U.S. chief marketing officer, effective immediately, according…

Utz Brands promotes Chambers and Schreiber

June 21, 2021

Utz Brands Inc. a manufacturer of branded salty snacks, announced a pair of executive promotions, according to a press release.

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TouchMagix upgrades SpaceWarp 66 game

June 21, 2021

TouchMagix, a manufacturer of redemption games, has introduced design upgrades to its SpaceWarp 66, according to a press release.

Benchmark Games International teams with BoxBlaster on VR ticket redemption game

June 21, 2021

Benchmark Games International, owned by Elaut Group USA, headquartered in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, has teamed up with VR developer BoxBlaster to bring a VR…

Nespresso Professional introduces machine with touchless functionality

June 21, 2021

Nespresso Professional has introduced the Nespresso Momento Coffee & Milk machine, which completes the Nespresso Momento range single-head and double-head…

2 food cost myths hamstringing convenience foodservice recovery

by David Scott Peters

Most convenience services operators are quick to attribute high food cost to price changes, and then there is the Internet doling out wrong information, like…

Arcade entertainment’s rotating obsession continues

by Kevin Williams

The fascination with intense and dynamic motion simulation continues, with a host of players entering the market.