Sysco to acquire Italian specialty foods distributor

May 20, 2021

Sysco Corp. has agreed to acquire Greco and Sons, an independent Italian specialty distributor in the U.S. from Arbor Investments and the Greco family…

Vancouver vending operation to offer customers recycled containers

May 20, 2021

Upmeals, a Vancouver vending machine operator, has partnered with Sharewares, a Vancouver-based company that sources and sanitizes reusable containers for…

Improving foodservice demand boosts Hormel Q2 2021 sales, earnings

May 20, 2021

Sales increased for Hormel Foods Corp. in Q2 2021 due to a recovery in foodservice and higher whole bird shipments, according to a press release. Retail sales…

DC soda tax draws mixed responses during hearing

May 20, 2021

A proposal to enact a soda tax in Washington, D.C. to raise money for initiatives to improve health drew both support and opposition during a hearing…

Frito Lay Snack Index: Consumer buying recovers, e-commerce rises

May 20, 2021

Frito-Lay's latest U.S. Snack Index reveals conumers are excited to get out and about this summer, but that some pandemic behaviors are sticking around for…

NCA Data Trends Study: Pandemic softened specialty coffee consumption

May 20, 2021

Specialty coffee, which has been a driver of coffee consumption in recent years, took a hit during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the National Coffee…

Coca-Cola introduces enhanced countertop Freestyle

May 19, 2021

Coca-Cola Freestyle has introduced a countertop fountain dispenser to give smaller-footprint restaurants the ability to offer more than 80 beverage choices…

Coca-Cola United improves process automation of Freestyle machine

May 19, 2021

Coca-Cola United, a Birmingham, Alabama based Coke bottler, teamed with Happiest Minds Technologies, a digital transformation specialist, to enhance the…

Klarc Snowden joins Gruppo Cimbali

May 19, 2021

Klarc Snowden Coffee service industry veteran Klarc Snowden has joined Gruppo Cimbali SpA, an Italy based manufacturer of espresso and cappuccino…

Selling OCS: new tools for today’s playing field

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Consultant and veteran OCS operator Bob Tullio offers an overview of the selling tools needed to succeed in OCS in the post-pandemic era.

Sodexo partners with urban farm to source Maine lettuce

May 19, 2021

Sodexo, a Paris-based foodservice contractor and one of Maine's largest employers, will source as much as 80% of its lettuce products from Vertical Harvest…

Oklahoma farm sells eggs in vending machine

May 19, 2021

A family farm south of Haskell, Oklahoma allows visitors to buy chicken and duck eggs 24 hours a day from a vending machine, according to a Muskogee Phoenix…

Mars countertop freezers to offer ice cream at Circle K stores

May 19, 2021

To meet evolving consumer preferences for frozen products at the point-of-sale, Phononic Inc., a provider of solid-state cooling and heating technology, has…

Performance Food Group acquiring Core-Mark

May 18, 2021

Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, a national convenience services wholesale distributor, has agreed to acquire convenience store distributor…

Quench acquires Eastern Pure Water

May 18, 2021

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

Save the Date! Self-Service Innovation Summit to Convene In-Person on December 14–16 in Hollywood, FL

The Self-Service Innovatoin Summit will integrate the collective intellectual power of self-service industry stakeholders.

Hershey to acquire confectioner, Lily’s

May 18, 2021

The Hershey Co. has agreed to acquire Lily's, a health-oriented confectionery brand that includes dark and milk chocolate-style bars, baking chips, peanut…

Danone names Barry Callebaut’s Antoine de Saint-Affrique CEO

May 18, 2021

Antoine de Saint-Affrique Danone has named Antoine de Saint-Affrique as chief executive officer, effective Sept. 15, according to a company…

Cantaloupe introduces next-generation touchscreens

May 18, 2021

Cantaloupe, a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the unattended retail market, has developed its…

DBSI+CFM partners with Atec America to deliver certified cash recyclers

May 18, 2021

DBSI+CFM, a core-integration banking solutions provider, has partnered with Atec America, a cash recycler company, to certify the Atec LTA-380 and LTA-450 cash…