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Stern Pinball announces leadership changes
December 20, 2022
Gary Stern, founder of Stern Pinball Inc., will step down as CEO and will be replaced by Seth Davis, who joined the company in October 2021 as president. The…
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Coca-Cola Beverages Florida opens sales, distribution facility
December 20, 2022
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida LLC hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome associates, local elected officials and community partners to its new St.
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Research finds soda taxes decrease sugar intake, not regressive
December 20, 2022
Soda taxes help decrease sugar consumption and are not, as some have claimed, regressive (having a disproportionate impact on lower income consumers.)
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B & G Foods to sell Back to Nature brand to Barilla America
December 19, 2022
B&G Foods, Inc. has agreed to sell the Back to Nature snack brand to Barilla America for an undisclosed sum.
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Mondelez to sell gum brands to Perfetti Van Melle for $1.35B
December 19, 2022
Mondelēz International Inc. has agreed to sell its developed-market gum business in the U.S., Canada and Europe to Perfetti Van Melle Group, a European gum and…
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Mars to acquire Trü Frü snack brand
December 19, 2022
Mars Inc. has agreed to acquire Trü Frü, a whole-fruit snacking brand, from its founders and management team for an undisclosed sum, according to a press…
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North Carolina arcade switches to RFID cards and self-serve kiosk
December 19, 2022
Extravaganza Arcade at Greenville Mall in Greenville, North Carolina has modernized its facility from being a coin-operated game room to becoming a…
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5 family entertainment center interior inspirations
by Sara Paz
FECs that inspire excellence in interior aesthetics: Dave & Buster's, Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Xtreme Action Park Roller Skating Rink, Gamestate and Planet…
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Nayax teams with UKO on age verification solution for vending
December 19, 2022
Nayax Ltd., a commerce enablement and payments platform provider, has developed an age-verification software for its Onyx contactless card reader in…
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Celebrity chef Dominique Ansel installs cookie shot vending machine in Las Vegas
December 19, 2022
Dominique Ansel, a celebrity pastry chef, has introduced a vending machine that offers hand-made cookie shots at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, according to a…
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John B Sanfilippo acquires baked cheese manufacturer
December 19, 2022
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. has purchased substantially all of the assets of the Just the Cheese brand business from Specialty Cheese Co. Inc. for an…
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Summit honors 2022 Self-Service Innovation Award winners
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Winners of the third annual Self-Service Innovation Awards accepted their plaques during the Self-Service Innovation Summit in Hollywood, Florida.
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Coral Tree Partners acquires AMI Entertainment Network
December 15, 2022
Coral Tree Partners, a Los Angeles-based media and entertainment-focused private equity firm, has acquired AMI Entertainment Network, a digital jukebox…
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Vianet Group intros SmartVend vending management system
December 15, 2022
Vianet Group PLC, a U.K.-based provider of real time monitoring systems, contactless payment solutions and data management services in the unattended retail…
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Flowers Foods to acquire Papa Pita Bakery
December 15, 2022
Flowers Foods Inc., which owns the Mrs. Freshleys, Tastykake and other consumer brands, has agreed to acquire Papa Pita Bakery, a manufacturer and distributor…
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EVP/financial officer to leave Sysco
December 15, 2022
Aaron Alt will step down as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Sysco Corp. effective Jan. 6, 2023, to accept another opportunity…
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How O’Hare taps self-service to meet the post pandemic customer
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Chicago's aviation department responded to COVID by upgrading vending and self-checkout options that have largely restored concessions sales to pre-COVID…
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Acai specialist expands from brick-and-mortar to self-serve, robotic smoothie kiosk
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Entrepreneur Charles Lee is on a growth curve with both his brick-and-mortar restaurants and free-standing, unattended robotic smoothie machines.
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Phone charging provider moves from ‘pay to play’ to monthly rental
December 13, 2022
Electron, a provider of phone charging stations, recently moved from a pay to play model, charging end users per charge, to a flat monthly rental, allowing…
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Carvana set to open Denver location despite concerns
December 13, 2022
Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars online that offers a car vending machine, plans to open its Denver location in the new year…
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