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Container deposit recycling machines expand in Australia
December 22, 2023
The city of Yarra, Australia has introduced a reverse vending machine for recycling beverage containers at Collingwood Leisure Centre, according to an…
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De’Longhi partners with La Marzocco to boost cross selling, synergies
December 22, 2023
Coffee equipment suppliers De'Longhi S.p.A. and La Marzocco International LLC have partnered to enable synergies between La Marzocco and Eversys, another…
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HyperVend machine intros API to connect with last-mile delivery services
December 22, 2023
HyperVend, a Boston-based vending equipment manufacturer, has introduced its next generation of smart vending machines for food and beverages which includes an…
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Micro market entrepreneur Bill Way authors guide book
December 21, 2023
Bill Way, a vending and micro market entrepreneur, has released a book on how to operate a successful micro market, according to a press release. The book is…
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Five Star Food Service installs its 4,000th micro market
December 21, 2023
Five Star Food Service Inc., a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based provider of custom workplace breaktime solutions, has installed its 4,000th micro market in…
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Toyota sponsors book vending machines for Mississippi schools
December 21, 2023
Twenty-one Mississippi elementary schools will have fully stocked book vending machines thanks to an education initiative by Toyota Mississippi, according to a…
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Cold pressed juice vending machine debuts in Singapore
December 21, 2023
Re.juve, a Singapore based manufacturer of cold pressed juices, has introduced a cold pressed juice vending machine at Tanglin Mall, located at Level B1 next…
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PepsiCo completes Frito-Lay facility in Michigan, to add 50 jobs
December 20, 2023
PepsiCo Inc. has completed a 102,000 square-foot, $16 million, warehouse and distribution center in Monitor Township, Michigan, to be used be for Frito-Lay…
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General Mills reports Q2 2024 sales, earnings declines
December 20, 2023
General Mills Inc. reported sales and earnings declines for Q2 2024 against the prior year period due to slower-than-expected growth, according to an earnings…
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Indian state to install sanitary napkin machines for female students
December 20, 2023
The High Court in Telengana, India on Tuesday directed the state government to install sanitary napkin vending machines in government junior colleges to…
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Customer expectations for convenience services: Can you deliver?
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Improved technology creates new opportunities to meet customer expectations for micro markets, vending and more. A panel explores how during the Self-Service…
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Hair salon delights guests with gift vending machine
December 20, 2023
A hair salon in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has fashioned a vintage pull-knob snack machine to offer gifts, according to a siouxfalls.business report.
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National Coffee Association names Owen Clayton marketing/communications manager
December 19, 2023
Owen Clayton (Photo:LinkedIn) The National Coffee Association has promoted Owen Clayton from communications and digital marketing associate to…
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Bixolon intros thermal kiosk printer
December 19, 2023
Bixolon Co. Ltd., a mobile, label and POS printer manufacturer, has introduced its BK5-31 3-inch thermal kiosk printer for printing tickets and labels…
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Time constraints to drive snacking for 2024
December 19, 2023
The line between snacking and main meals continues to blur as consumers are increasingly crunched for time. That's according to the fifth annual U.S. Snack…
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Johnnie Merchant to replace retiring Mike Purcell at LTI
December 19, 2023
Mike Purcell (Photo: LTI) LTI, a foodservice equipment manufacturer based in Jonesboro, Georgia, has announced a change in leadership as Mike…
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Golden 1 Center installs Mashgin self-checkout kiosks
December 19, 2023
Sacramento's Golden 1 Center recently installed Mashgin kiosks to allow guests to buy products without having to scan barcodes, marking the technology's 100th…
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Quaker Oats recalls granola products
December 18, 2023
The Quaker Oats Co., owned by PespsiCo Inc., has recalled certain granola bars and granola cereals because they have the potential to be contaminated with…
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Performance Food Group promotes Scott McPherson to oversee foodservice segment
December 18, 2023
Scott McPherson (Photo: LinkedIn) Performance Food Group, which owns Vistar Corp., the nationwide vending product warehouse distributor, has…
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Vending machine innovation: Play the guitar for beer
December 18, 2023
A New Zealand brewery, Panhead Custom Ales in Wellington, has introduced a vending machine that is operated by a person playing an attached electric guitar.
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