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How to select a commercial coffee roaster
Commercial coffee businesses choose to use in-house roasters to offer fresher product, better control of the entire process, improved transparency of products…
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Mixed reality headsets’ popularity flags consumer laser tag’s lesson
Consumer game developers working on 'AR Shooters' will soon realize the limitations of a consumer release and pivot towards deploying their game for commercial…
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Maine seeks to remove limit on medications sold in vending machines
June 12, 2023
Maine lawmakers passed a bill to remove the restriction on the number of medications that can be offered in a vending machine, according to the NAMA weekly…
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Vietnam readies record coffee exports
June 12, 2023
Vietnam expects coffee exports to hit a record high this year as global production falls short of demand, driving higher prices on account of El Nino-induced…
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JetBlue expands book vending machines to Las Vegas
June 12, 2023
JetBlue has expanded its book vending machine program to Las Vegas by teaming with the city to provide free books for children at community centers, according…
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Lawmakers propose credit card competition bill to reduce transaction fees
June 12, 2023
The recently proposed Credit Card Competition Act of 2023 to bring competition to credit card fees and reduce costs to businesses and consumers has gained the…
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Betson Enterprises to Showcase Top Product at 2023 International Bowl Expo
Betson Enterprises is excited to announce its participation in the upcoming 2023 International Bowl Expo in Orlando, FL, on June 28th and 29th. As a leading…
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JM Smucker boosts Q4, FY sales, suffers earnings losses
June 9, 2023
J.M. Smucker Co., maker of Folgers coffee, Jif peanut butter and Milk-Bone dog treats, lifted its Q4 and FY 2023 sales, partly driven by price increases, but…
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Check out a book at the roller skating rink
June 9, 2023
Patrons at the Rink N Roll roller skating rink at Music City Mall in Odessa, Texas can check out books at a library kiosk, according to a newswest9.com report.
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India city installs cloth bag machines to reduce plastic use
June 9, 2023
The city of Pune, India, installed eight vending machines offering cloth bags at various locations on Monday, World Environment Day, according to a…
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Performance Food Group to deploy fuel cell EVs for deliveries
June 9, 2023
Performance Food Group Inc., which owns Vistar, a national convenience services wholesale distributor, will be delivering product in fuel cell electric…
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TouchMagix taps industry veteran Debbie Gonzalez for sales
June 9, 2023
TouchMagix, a manufacturer of skills based arcade games, has named Debbie Gonzalez as sales manager for North, Central and South America, according to a press…
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Jones Soda names industry veteran David Knight president/CEO
June 9, 2023
Jones Soda Co. has named David Knight president and CEO, effective June 23, 2023, to replace Mark Murray, who announced his intention to retire on that date…
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Carvana raises its Q2 2023 outlook
June 8, 2023
Carvana Co., an e-commerce platform for buying used cars that delivers cars to customers with a massive, coin-operated vending machine, announced an improved…
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Kadeya closed loop beverage vending system wins GS1 startup competition
by Jason Richter — Director of Marketing, Empire Coffee
June 8, 2023
Kadeya, a Chicago startup that provides a vending machine that serves water in a glass bottle, then allows the user to return the bottle to be sanitized and…
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TreeHouse Foods to buy Farmer Brothers’ direct ship business for $100M
June 8, 2023
TreeHouse Foods Inc., a multinational food processing company specializing in producing private label packaged foods headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, has…
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UNFI lifts Q3 2023 sales on inflation, suffers earnings decline
June 7, 2023
United Natural Foods Inc. lifted its Q3 2023 sales on inflation and new business while earnings declined due to lower margins and a challenging macroeconomic…
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Robotic coffee kiosk serves online orders in Wisconsin
June 7, 2023
Coffee lovers in Pewaukee, Wisconsin can order a beverage on an app and pick it up at a drive-up kiosk by scanning a QR code, according to a Let's Go Wisconsin…
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Campbell Soup lifts Q3 sales on price inflation, earnings fall
June 7, 2023
Campbell Soup Co. lifted its Q3 2023 sales boosted by price inflation while earnings fell due to higher expenses, according to an earnings report.
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Voice order at the self-service kiosk? Coming right up
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Ben Kaplan of PLNT Burger and Ken Sutton of Yobe Inc. are working on a voice solution that will allow guests to speak their order at a kiosk and pick it up in…
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