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General Mills raises 2023 expectations on Q3 sales gain and earnings dip
March 23, 2023
General Mills Inc. upgraded its 2023 expectations after posting a 13% Q3 2023 sales boost despite a 16% earnings dip, according to an earnings report.
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Study examines coffee's impact on heart rhythm
March 23, 2023
Consumption of caffeinated coffee did not result in increased episodes of premature atrial contractions, according to a study reported in the New England…
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Maxon completes production of liftgates in Monterrey plant
March 23, 2023
The first Maxon 150 Tuk-A-Way GPT liftgates built at the new Monterrey manufacturing plant have begun to ship, the company recently announced in a press…
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Arrested again, Arkansas vending burglar has long rap sheet
March 23, 2023
Police have charged a 41-year-old Arkansas man with breaking into vending machines in Baxter County who has a long history of robbing vending machines…
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Puttshack to expand to Minnesota with Minneapolis facility
March 22, 2023
Puttshack, a tech-infused mini golf experience, will expand to Minnesota with the signing of a new lease at Cedarst's second venture in Minneapolis's North…
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‘Smart fridges’ today, automated drive-thru’s tomorrow?
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The quest to build an automated pizza drive-thru led this entrepreneur to an opportunity to offer 'smart fridges' to provide worksite foodservice.
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SupplyCaddy raises $3.2M
March 22, 2023
SupplyCaddy, a Miami based manufacturer of packaging and disposables for the foodservice industry, has raised $3.2 million in seed funding led by CEAS…
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Crane NXT names SVP/HR officer
March 22, 2023
Jennifer Kartono Crane Holdings Co., a diversified manufacturer of engineered industrial products, has named Jennifer Kartono senior vice president…
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Tyson Foods to build $70M poultry facility in Arkansas
March 21, 2023
Tyson Foods Inc. announced plans to build a $70 million hatchery in Hope, Arkansas to serve two poultry production complexes shortly after announcing plans to…
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Timezone opens amusement center in India
March 21, 2023
Timezone, an Australia-based amusement center chain, has made its debut in Ahmedabad, India in the Palladium Mall, according to a press release.
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GetGo Café + Market to deploy Bitcoin Depot crypto ATMs
March 21, 2023
GetGo Café + Market, a convenience store retailer with more than 270 locations throughout western Pennsylvania, Ohio, northern West Virginia, Maryland and…
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Hackers steal $1.5M from General Bytes Bitcoin ATMs
March 21, 2023
Hackers stole $1.5 million from General Bytes Bitcoin ATMs by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in its BATM management platform. They remotely uploaded a…
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Geia Food acquires Topfoods
March 21, 2023
Geia Food, a Denmark based foodservice manufacturer owned by London based private-equity firm Triton Partners, has acquired Topfoods, a Finland based…
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AI powered vending machine engages users in creating artwork
March 20, 2023
Visitors to the Rundle Place shopping mall in South Australia can engage in conversations with an AI-powered vending machine to create artwork, according to a…
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How coffee vending machines work
by Sam Roberts — Digital Marketing Manager, Connect Vending
A convenience services veteran reviews the main components of coffee vending and office coffee equipment.
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‘Eatertainment,’ social entertainment stake new claims
The move to more technology-enhanced experiences for entertainment customers is a distinction in the re-emergence of both social entertainment and…
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'Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game' streaming video movie debuts
March 20, 2023
"Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game," a newly released streaming video movie, chronicles GQ journalist Roger Sharpe's effort to overturn New York City's ban…
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UK dairy farmers find success with self-filling dairy vending machine
March 20, 2023
A roadside vending machine that allows customers to fill their own bottles with milk has proven successful for two dairy farm families that operate the machine…
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Push Beverages renews Tribe Tea bottle
March 20, 2023
Push Beverages has introduced its revised Tribe Tea package to allow customers to see the iced tea from the bottle, according to a press release. The bottle…
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Laxman Narasimhan takes over Starbucks CEO role
March 20, 2023
Laxman Narasimhan, who was named incoming CEO of Starbucks last year, has officially succeeded Howard Schultz as CEO.
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