Westrock Coffee boosts Q4, FY sales, earnings take a hit

March 15, 2023

Westrock Coffee Co. lifted its sales for Q4 and FY 2022 while suffering losses, according to an earnings report. Highlights include:

Invenda Group AG raises $19M

March 14, 2023

Invenda Group AG, a Switzerland-based provider of automated retail technology, has raised $19 million in a Series B financing round, led by investor Point…

Tyson Foods to close 2 plants, lay off 1,700

March 14, 2023

Tyson Foods Inc. plans to close two chicken plants in May, affecting nearly 1,700 employees, as part of an effort to strengthen its poultry business, according…

VR Omni Arena comes to Chicago go-karting venue

March 14, 2023

Virtuix, the creator of the Omni Arena virtual reality e-sports attraction, recently installed the 70th Omni Arena system nationwide at Accelerate Indoor…

Vending machines offer historical Austin products at SXSW

March 14, 2023

Attendees at the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas can purchase historical items that are no longer available, thanks to a newly installed…

Valo Motion intros interactive AR game

March 14, 2023

Valo Motion, a Finland-based manufacturer of interactive mixed reality and augmented reality games, has introduced Astro Blade, an interactive AR game for six…

SVB, Signature Bank collapse raises questions

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

The collapses of SVB and Signature Bank have raised questions about the economy, the banking system, cryptocurrency and how banks should respond.

Sodexo intros fresh food vending, Yo-Kai Express at Lehigh University

March 14, 2023

Lehigh University has the first Yo-Kai Express on the East Coast. Students at Iacocca Hall at Lehigh University's Mountaintop campus can select…

Financial planning firm taps vending industry veteran Andy Hayes

March 14, 2023

Andy Hayes PWM Planning, a St. Louis, Missouri based financial planning company, has named Andy Hayes director of business development and…

Nestlé tests self-package cereal dispensing machines to cut disposable packaging

March 14, 2023

Nestlé has installed self-package cereal vending machines at a pair of retailers in Indonesia to encourage consumers to bring their own containers, according…

Fastenal promotes Noelle Oas EVP/HR

March 13, 2023

Noelle Oas Fastenal Co., a provider in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies and industrial vending services, has…

Las Vegas Sun profiles restaurateur/cake and pizza vending entrepreneur Buddy Valastro

March 13, 2023

Buddy Valastro, a celebrity chef/restaurateur who operates cake vending machines and pizza machines, was recently profiled by The Las Vegas Sun.

Gordon Food Service expands to Texas

March 13, 2023

Gordon Food Service, a foodservice distributor with operations in the U.S. and Canada, will open six stores in the greater Houston area to serve local…

Stern Pinball names Brian Whitfield corporate controller

March 13, 2023

Brian Whitfield Stern Pinball Inc. has named Brian Whitfield as corporate controller, according to a press release.

What is an integrated POS and how does it work?

The key to effectively using an integrated POS lies in choosing the right tool.

Japan bids to reclaim its amusement scene crown

by Kevin Williams

Japan's amusement players work to redefine their facility business with enticing music and video games amidst an explosion in capsule gaming and crane machine…

Texas considers ending vending snack sales tax; Kansas mulls axing food sales tax

March 13, 2023

Texas vending operators will no longer be required to pay sales taxes on snack foods sold through vending machines if a recently proposed law becomes adopted…

Vistar to carry Hershey’s new plant-based snacks

March 13, 2023

Hershey Co.'s recently introduced Hershey's plant-based snacks will be available to both vending operators and micro market operators through Vistar…

Chicago startup develops vending machine that sanitizes, reuses water bottle

March 13, 2023

Kadeya, a Chicago based startup, has developed a vending machine that allows a consumer to purchase a bottle of water then return the bottle and have it…

Campus abortion opponents petition against contraception pill vending machine

March 10, 2023

Students opposed to abortion at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio are petitioning to prevent a birth control pill vending machine from being installed on…