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GS Foods acquires Hayes Distributing in northern California
January 11, 2021
GS Foods Group Inc., a family of specialized food distribution companies owned by affiliates of Highview Capital, LLC and A&M Capital Partners, has…
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Struggling to survive? Remember our past setbacks
by Brad Brown — President, Worldwide Video Entertainment, Inc
Veteran street operator Brad Brown learned from a setback in 2002-2006 how to approach a situation he had no control over, lessons that operators can apply to…
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NCR launches $1.7B bid for Cardtronics
January 11, 2021
NCR Corp., the world's leading retail point-of-sale provider, is bidding to buy Cardtronics PLC, an ATM owner/operator, for more than $1.7 billion against an…
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How, why AI is driving innovative vending operations
by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media
Artificial intelligence is expanding the efficiency of vending operations while also providing a much more engaged and responsive interaction with the customer.
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New SBA PPP loans now available from community banks
January 11, 2021
U.S. businesses can apply for new Paycheck Protection Program loans beginning today as the Small Business Administration has opened a new round of funding…
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Cardtronics files preliminary proxy statement concerning acquisition
January 8, 2021
Cardtronics PLC, an ATM owner/operator, has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the proposed acquisition…
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Coca-Cola lists 828 positions to be cut at Atlanta headquarters
January 8, 2021
The Coca-Cola Co. has released a list of 828 jobs it plans to cut at its Atlanta headquarters in a letter to the Georgia Department of Labor that was obtained…
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Sodexo suffers Q1 2021 double digit sales drop
January 8, 2021
Sodexo, the Paris based, global foodservice contractor, suffered a 27.1% revenue decline from 6.07 billion euros ($7.43 billion) in Q1 2020 to 4.43 billion…
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Primo Water receives sustainability certification for Florida spring
January 8, 2021
Primo Water Corp., a provider of water direct to consumers and water filtration services in North America and Europe and a provider of water dispensers…
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Go-Pak taps Ray McNamara to build UK vending cup business
January 8, 2021
Go-Pak, a U.K.-based provider of packaging and disposable products for foodservice and retailing, has named Ray McNamara as senior business development…
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Florida entrepreneurs tap vending machines to sell local art
January 8, 2021
A pair of Florida entrepreneurs have created vending machines to sell locally crafted art. Lucid Vending has deployed the machines at Pom Pom Teahouse and…
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Payment Alliance International acquires B&B Music & Video ATM business
January 8, 2021
Payment Alliance International, a provider of ATM portfolio management tools and services, has acquired the ATM portfolio of Cleveland-based B & B Music…
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Starbucks names new EVP/CFO
January 8, 2021
Patrick Gismer Patrick Grismer is retiring from his role as Starbucks executive vice president and CFO effective Feb. 1, 2021. Rachel Ruggeri…
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ConAgra Brands Q2 2021 sales and earnings beat expectations, boosted by divestitures, retail gains
January 7, 2021
ConAgra Brands Inc.'s net sales increased 6.2%, from $2.8 billion in the prior year's second quarter to $3.0 billion in the 2021 second quarter ending Nov. 29…
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Coca Cola names former federal judge as general counselor
January 7, 2021
J. Michael Luttig The Coca-Cola Co. has named J. Michael Luttig, a former U.S. federal judge and general counsel for The Boeing Co., to serve as…
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Convenience services cautiously optimistic about 2021
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Self-service providers generally agree the pandemic has raised awareness of the need for new ways to boost customer interaction, but the immediate question on…
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Westomatic introduces contactless sports nutrition drink dispenser
January 6, 2021
Westomatic, a U.K.-based equipment manufacturer, has launched a completely contactless dispenser for sports nutrition drinks called Evolve, according to a…
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Hormel opens Nebraska sausage making plant, will hire 350
January 6, 2021
Hormel Foods Corp. has opened its newest production facility, Papillion Foods, in Papillion, Nebraska, which will make dry sausage products, according to a…
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Nayax CCI protocol support enables cashless payment without MDB converter
January 6, 2021
Nayax, a cashless solution provider, now supports the CCI communication protocol, version 3.5, for coffee service machines, enabling convenience service…
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Birmingham convention and sports entity extends contract with Centerplate, Sodexo
January 6, 2021
Centerplate and parent company Sodexo will continue serving guests at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex and Legacy Arena under an exclusive contract…
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