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Gordon Food Service expands to Texas
June 2, 2023
Gordon Food Service, a privately held foodservice distributor with operations in the U.S. and Canada, will open six stores in the greater Houston area to serve…
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Oak View Group acquires Rhubarb Hospitality
June 1, 2023
Oak View Group, a global development, service and investment company for the sports, live entertainment and convention industries, has acquired Rhubarb…
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Hormel Foods suffers Q2 2023 sales, earnings dip
June 1, 2023
Hormel Foods Corp. suffered Q2 2023 sales and earnings declines against the prior year period, with retail, foodservice and international segments posting…
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Oklahoma introduces harm reduction vending machines
June 1, 2023
Oklahomans suffering from substance abuse can access Naloxone and fentanyl test strip kits at 40 vending machines installed statewide, according to a press…
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Brooklyn Dumpling Shop intros iPourit self-serve beverages
June 1, 2023
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, a New York City-based restaurant modeled on the historic Automat self-service concept, has teamed with iPourit, maker of a self-pour…
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Quench acquires Rhode Island water cooler dealer
May 31, 2023
Quench, a provider of filtered drinking water solutions for businesses and dealer partners across North America, has acquired Pure Beverage Systems Inc., a…
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Pennsylvania grocer expands into meat vending
May 31, 2023
Smithmyer's Superette, a grocery store in Loretto, Pennsylvania, has expanded into the meat vending business, according to an Altoona Mirror report.
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Diebold Nixdorf to file for bankruptcy
May 31, 2023
Diebold Nixdorf Inc. has announced it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of a restructuring deal reported yesterday, according to a…
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Fast casual PLNT Burger readies self-serve voice order solution
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Following the pandemic, Ben Kaplan has looked to technology to restore personalization to unattended transactions, leading him to an AI-enabled voice order…
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Coffee consumption set to continue post pandemic trajectory
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Coffee consumption will continue to improve for the second straight year following the pandemic. Production was hampered in 2021/2022 by meteorological…
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Golden State Foods names Brian Dick president/COO
May 31, 2023
Brian Dick Golden State Foods, an Irvine, California-based foodservice distributor, has promoted Brian Dick from corporate executive vice president…
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Nestlé names new CFO
May 30, 2023
Anna Manz Nestlé S.A. has named Anna Manz, a member of the board for the London Stock Exchange Group, as CFO, according to a press release. She…
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Diebold Nixdorf teams with WMF on self-service coffee for Brazil retailers
May 30, 2023
Diebold Nixdorf Inc. has teamed with WMF Professional Coffee Machines, a German supplier of coffee machines for commercial use, to offer self-service coffee…
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Flagstone Foods acquires Campbell Soup’s Emerald nuts business
May 30, 2023
Flagstone Foods, a manufacturer and distributor of private label healthy snacks in North America, has acquired the Emerald nuts business from Campbell Soup…
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Diebold Nixdorf enters debt restructuring pact with shareholders
May 30, 2023
Diebold Nixdorf Inc. has entered into a restructuring support agreement with certain stakeholders to restructure its debt, according to a press release.
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Apartment beer vending machine draws complaint
May 30, 2023
A vending machine that offers beer in addition to other beverages in an apartment building laundry room has caused one resident to complain to the Liquor and…
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Japan debuts matchmaking vending machine
May 30, 2023
Leave it to the Japanese to come up with a vending machine for dating.
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Facial recognition and customer loyalty: The new reality
Facial verification using facial recognition can play a role for customer loyalty programs. By identifying and verifying customers, it can enhance the customer…
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E-sports’ growing pains: Down but not out
E-sports have struggled of late, partially due to the fallout of the cryptocurrency market. International investment continues, however, along with the search…
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Compass Group to acquire Ireland education foodservice firm
May 26, 2023
Compass Ireland plans to acquire Glanmore Foods, expanding its footprint in education foodservice, for an undisclosed sum, according to a Compass Ireland blog.
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