USConnect granted US patent for Theft Detective technology

September 5, 2025

USConnect, a leader in convenience services and technology, has been awarded a U.S. patent for its "Theft Detective" system, a technology designed to combat…

United Food Group names Russ Law as sales manager

September 5, 2025

United Food Group has appointed Russ Law as its next sales manager, according to a press release. Effective immediately, Law will be responsible for sales…

GameChanger Systems secures 2nd round of series A funding

September 5, 2025

GameChanger Systems, the company behind a fully automated video game buyback kiosk, has successfully completed a second round of Series A growth capital…

EcoATM names Matt Furlong as CEO

September 5, 2025

EcoATM, a global provider of smartphone trade-in and re-commerce, has named Matt Furlong as CEO, effective Sept. 3, according to a press release. Furlong, a…

Greenwood schools use vending machines to promote reading

September 4, 2025

Greenwood Community Schools in Indiana have installed book vending machines at all four of its elementary schools to encourage reading and improve literacy…

HTeaO partners with poppi on beverage duo for Fall

September 4, 2025

Iced tea franchise HTeaO has partnered with prebiotic soda brand poppi on a limited time beverage duo for Fall, according to a press release.

Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation Awards extend call for submissions

September 3, 2025

The nominations deadline for the Automated Retail & Kiosk Innovation (ARKI) Awards has been extended to Friday, Sept. 12. This gives innovators more time…

Singapore's Chef-in-Box revolutionizes vending with hot meals

September 3, 2025

Singapore-based company Chef-in-Box has transformed the country's vending machine landscape by introducing hot, ready-to-eat meals, according to a Vulcan Post…

A taste of Japan's vending culture comes to Eugene, Oregon

September 3, 2025

A store offering a Japanese-style vending machine experience has opened on Sixth Avenue, in Eugene, Oregon. Since April 2024, Yamada Vending Co. has provided…

Kraft Heinz to split into 2 companies, citing brand complexity, shifting tastes

September 2, 2025

Kraft Heinz announced Tuesday its plan to split into two separate companies a decade after the merger that formed one of the world's largest food corporations.

College entrepreneur expands beauty supply vending machine to New York campuses

August 29, 2025

Chantel Francis, a recent graduate of the State University of New York at Brockport, has expanded her company, Hello Beauty, which provides beauty supply…

Rollney launches robotic ice cream machine in Singapore

August 28, 2025

Rollney, known for its Hungarian Kurtos pastries and ice cream, has introduced its Royal Chocolate Robotic Ice Cream Machine in Singapore.

Horror icons haunt Fanta cans in Halloween promo

August 27, 2025

Fanta, Universal Pictures, and Blumhouse have have formed a global partnership to celebrate the Halloween season, bringing together four horror icons on…

Coca-Cola explores sale of Costa Coffee

August 27, 2025

Coca-Cola is considering the sale of Costa Coffee, the British coffee chain it acquired in 2018 for approximately $5.03 billion, according to a Sky News report.

Roper St. Francis Healthcare debuts Amazon Just Walk Out Cafe

August 27, 2025

Roper St. Francis Healthcare has launched a cafe and gift shop at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, that uses Amazon's "Just Walk…

Keurig Dr Pepper to acquire JDE Peet's, split into 2 independent companies

August 26, 2025

Keurig Dr Pepper will acquire JDE Peet's in an all-cash transaction valued at $16.8 billion, according to a press release.

NASCAR's Erik Jones brings free books to Florida school with vending machine

August 25, 2025

The Erik Jones Foundation, in partnership with AdventHealth, has installed Flagler County's first Bookworm vending machine at Rymfire Elementary School…

Hero Zone VR acquires Spree Interactive Assets to broaden family-focused offerings

August 25, 2025

Hero Zone VR, a provider of location-based virtual reality entertainment, has acquired the Spree Interactive free-roam system. The acquisition follows Spree…

Scientific Games honored with three international business awards

August 22, 2025

Scientific Games, a global lottery technology and products supplier, has received three 2025 International Business Awards, acknowledging its work in…

The future of campus dining? PizzaForno thinks it’s a 24/7 pizza vending machine

On this episode of the Automation and Self Service Podcast, we're diving into one of the hottest trends in food tech: 24/7 pizza vending. My guest is Travis…