G&A 2020 Ended Successfully, AAA 2021 Is on Its Way!

The 2021 Asia Amusement & Attractions Expo (AAA), one of the biggest trading fairs for games & amusement industry in Asia, is already on its way! Currently…

Canada pizza vending machine plans expansion to Michigan

December 15, 2020

PizzaForno, a Canada automated pizza oven that bakes artisanal pizzas in less than three minutes, will have its first licensed unit in Michigan in early 2021…

Pecan pie vending machine serves visitors 24/7 in Texas

December 15, 2020

Visitors to the Berdoll Pecan Candy & Gift Shop Co. in Cedar Creek, Texas can buy pecan pies at a glassfront vending machine 24 hours a day, seven days a…

Beyond micro markets: Any product in any location

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Panelists from a range of industry backgrounds brainstorm the future of unattended retail in light of the pandemic, technology and greater consumer demand for…

How do we as coin-op entrepreneurs respond to COVID-19?

by Brad Brown — President, Worldwide Video Entertainment, Inc

Coin-op entrepreneur Brad Brown cites discrepancies between the potential risks that businesses deemed as "essential" pose of exposing people to COVID-19 and…

Mickey Truck Bodies names 3 executives

December 14, 2020

Joe Rudolph Mickey Truck Bodies has named Joe Rudolph as vice president of sales, reporting to Tom Arland, president. It is one of three newly…

Tata Consumer Products makes offer for Coffee Day Enterprises’ vending business

December 14, 2020

Tata Consumer Products, which owns the Tata Tea, Eight O'Clock Coffee, Tata Coffee Grand and Himalayan Natural Mineral Water brands, has offered to purchase…

Columbia coffee farmers face labor shortage due to coronavirus, low coffee prices

December 14, 2020

Farms in Colombia are struggling with labor shortages this year as low coffee prices have not provided funds to hire coffee pickers and the job has become…

Amusement Expo International rescheduled for June 28-30, 2021

December 14, 2020

The Amusement Expo International has moved the dates of next year's industry event back by eight weeks to June 28 through June 30, 2021, according to a press…

Timezone opens amusement center in Lucknow, India

December 11, 2020

Timezone, an Australia-based indoor amusement center, has opened an 8,000-square-foot entertainment center Lucknow, India's Phoenix Palassio mall, according to…

Ashilyn Sunderman succeeds Rod Nester at Smith Vending Canteen

December 11, 2020

Smith Vending Canteen, a Canteen franchisee in Clarinda, Iowa, has promoted Ashliyn Sunderman from vice president and CFO to CEO, assuming most of the duties…

Selecta micro markets to offer Albert Heijn to-go food

December 11, 2020

Selecta's Netherlands Foodie's MicroMarkets are now offering an on-the-go fresh selection from Albert Heijn to-go products under a partnership between the…

NRA warns Congress: foodservice industry in 'economic freefall'

December 10, 2020

In a letter to congressional leadership, the National Restaurant Association said this week that the restaurant industry is in an "economic free fall" and…

JM Smucker reaffirms 2021 outlook

December 10, 2020

The J.M. Smucker Co., which owns Folgers and other consumer product brands, has reaffirmed its fiscal year 2021 outlook and shared long-term financial targets…

Flowers Foods promotes Heeth Varnedoe to chief transformation officer

December 10, 2020

Heeth Varnedoe Flowers Foods Inc., which owns Mrs.Freshly's, Tastykake and other bakery brands, has promoted Heeth Varnedoe from senior vice president…

OptConnect introduces multi-carrier cellular router for unattended devices

December 10, 2020

OptConnect has introduced neo2, a compact LTE Category 4 multi-carrier cellular router for kiosks, micro markets, digital signs and other applications…

Vending machine features elf singing Christmas songs

December 10, 2020

The West Side Show Room, a non-profit theater in Rockford, Illinois, features an "Elf-O-Matic" vending machine that sings Christmas songs to youngsters while…

French farmers boost sales deploying vending machines to sell produce

December 10, 2020

Vending machines are popping up on highways and near farms in France, as farmers are discovering that customers prefer buying fresh food from vending machines…

United Natural Foods Q1 2021 sales, earnings miss market expectations

December 9, 2020

United Natural Foods reported that sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 rose 6% from $6.3 billion in the 2021 first quarter to $6.67 billion, however…

Coca-Cola sells bottling plant to Niagara Bottling

December 9, 2020

The Coca-Cola Company has sold its water bottling facility in Centre County, Pennsylvania to Niagara Bottling, according to a statecolllege.com report.