News & Media
Cantaloupe names Ravi Venkatesan CEO
September 8, 2022
Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the unattended retail market, has named…
read now
Fastenal boosts August 2022 sales
September 8, 2022
Fastenal, a provider of wholesale industrial and construction supplies and industrial vending services, boosted its August 2022 sales over its August 202…
read now
Love’s Travel Stops opens Jamba by Blendid robotic smoothie kiosk
September 8, 2022
Love's Travel Stops has opened its first Jamba by Blendid autonomous robotic kiosk at the rest area in Williams, California on I-5, Exit 578/Highway 20 just…
read now
Chocolate makers improve portion guidance, calorie labels
September 8, 2022
America's chocolate and candy companies are providing more transparency and choice in portion guidance options for consumers, according to a new report issued…
read now
Federal program to offer harm reduction supply machines in Kentucky
September 8, 2022
Drug addicts in rural Kentucky will be able to access harm reduction supplies from vending machines under a National Institutes of Health program to study the…
read now
Aramark welcomes 2022 NFL season with self-checkout kiosks
September 8, 2022
Aramark Sports + Entertainment will offer self-serve and AI-powered technology offerings to usher in the 2022 National Football League regular season today…
read now
Betson to open Las Vegas area distribution center
September 7, 2022
Betson Enterprises will open a 45,000-square-foot, multi-purpose office and distribution center for amusement equipment, parts and gaming monitors in the Las…
read now
India vending firm Daalchini Technologies secures $4M for expansion
September 7, 2022
Daalchini Technologies, a New Delhi-based startup that provides home cooked food to businesses through contactless vending machines, has so far raised $…
read now
Meat shop seeks state grant for vending machine repair
September 7, 2022
The owners of a meat store in Great Falls, Montana, are seeking a state grant to repair refrigerated vending machines that serve customers when the store is…
read now
Cold brew coffee resumes its pre-pandemic surge
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Cold brew coffee has resumed its pre-pandemic fast growth and is expanding in numerous serving settings to a loyal customer base that skews younger, higher…
read now
California, Arizona vending associations plan joint annual meeting
September 7, 2022
Two state vending associations, the California Automatic Vendors Council and the Arizona Automatic Merchandising Council, will hold a joint annual meeting…
read now
Darigold promotes Richard Scheitler to chief transformation officer
September 7, 2022
Richard Scheitler Darigold Inc., the Seattle-based farmer-owned dairy cooperative and one of the nation's largest dairy producers, has promoted…
read now
Imperial Dade acquires foodservice/janitorial sanitation provider
September 7, 2022
Imperial Dade, a distributor of foodservice packaging and janitorial supplies, has acquired International Sales & Marketing, a distributor of foodservice…
read now
8 Line Supply introduces dual-screen cabinet
September 7, 2022
8 Line Supply, a distributor of 8-liner, Cherry Master, Pot-O-Gold, coin pusher, vertical-screen and dual-screen game and amusement machines, has introduced a…
read now
Global coffee output to fall short of expectation
September 7, 2022
Rabobank has lowered its global coffee output forecast for the upcoming 2022/23 season, as high prices have not significantly boosted production in Columbia…
read now
Amazon Just Walk Out tech plays starring role in NFL stadium store
September 6, 2022
Amazon's Just Walk Out technology and Amazon One, its payment palm recognizition system, are playing a starring role in a food and beverage store in an NFL…
read now
Sacoa Cashless System partners with Sega Amusements on parts, services
September 5, 2022
Sacoa Cashless System, a provider of revenue management systems for the amusement, entertainment and leisure industries, has entered a parts and services…
read now
Yo-Kai Express teams with Ippudo, TableMark on ramen udon autonomous restaurant
September 5, 2022
Yo-Kai Express Inc., a Silicon Valley-based maker of a machine that creates hot ramen noodles on demand, has teamed with TableMark, a frozen food manufacturer…
read now
Seattle medical cannabis dispensary installs self-service machine
September 5, 2022
The Seattle Caregivers medical marijuana dispensary has installed a cannabis vending machine from American Green billed as a self-service, age verifying…
read now
How immersive entertainment infuses the ‘staycation’ model
Recent developments in the combination of immersive entertainment and "drive-to" destinations can be found across wide geographic swatches.
read now
