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Inventory vending opportunities go beyond industrial distribution
by Mark Hill — Founder, 1sourcevend
Vending machines have become more accessible with a lower cost of entry and software integration capability, making them ideal for point-of-use supply…
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Licensing industry recharges location based entertainment
Licensing properties have reinvested in location based entertaiment as younger consumers embrace immersive experiences.
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Aimia Foods introduces milkshake powders for vending
August 29, 2022
Aimia Foods has introduced a range of Shmoo brand milkshake powders developed for cold/chilled vending machines, according to a food4media.com report.
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Sodexo provides food delivery robots to Ohio college
August 29, 2022
Students at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, will be able to have food delivered to them on campus by Kiwibots, sidewalk delivery robots. Students will…
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Tech24 acquires 2 foodservice repair and maintenance firms
August 29, 2022
Tech24, a Greenville, South Carolina based national provider of repair and maintenance services for foodservice and commercial HVAC equipment, has acquired…
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Five Star Food Service acquires Refreshment Solutions in Louisiana
August 26, 2022
Five Star Food Service Inc., a Canteen franchise based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has acquired Refreshment Solutions LLC, a Canteen franchise based in Norco…
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Sysco expands Texas facility, to add 50 jobs
August 26, 2022
Sysco Corp. has broken ground on an expansion project for its New Braunfels, Texas, facility and aims to create around 50 jobs, according to a…
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General Mills breaks ground on $1.3 M Illinois facility
August 26, 2022
General Mills Inc. has begun construction of a $1.3 million warehouse and distribution center in Belvidere, Illinois, a project nearly two years in the making…
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JM Smucker names senior VP for commodities, procurement
August 26, 2022
Gagnesh Gupta The J.M. Smucker Co. has named Gagnesh Gupta as senior vice president of commodities and procurement effective Sept. 8, 2022. Gupta…
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Local health department offers kids free books from vending machine
August 26, 2022
Children in Woods County, Ohio, can get free books from a vending machine at the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department in Parkersburg, West Virginia, according to…
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Riverview approves combination with Westrock Coffee as publicly traded company
August 26, 2022
Riverview Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, voted to approve its business combination with Westrock Coffee Holdings, a…
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SupplyPro introduces inventory control shelf tag
August 25, 2022
SupplyPro has introduced its UStockit inventory shelf tag to prevent inventory stockouts, according to a press release.
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Bitcoin Depot set to go public
August 25, 2022
Bitcoin Depot, a U.S.-based bitcoin ATM operator and fintech company, has teamed with a special purpose acquisition company — GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp.
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Georgia county offers free COVID test kit kiosk
August 25, 2022
Free COVID-19 PCR test kits are now available at a kiosk outside the front entrance to the Lamar County Health Department in Barnesville, Georgia, according to…
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Nevada adds third COVID test kit vending machine
August 25, 2022
COVID-19 testing kits are now available at the Regional Government Center in Laughlin, Nevada, according to a press release, the third test kit vending machine…
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John B. Sanfilippo improves Q4 2022 results
August 25, 2022
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. lifted its Q4 2022 sales and earnings over the prior year period, according to an earnings report. Highlights include:
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Brazil manufacturer acquires Mabel cookie business from PepsiCo
August 24, 2022
Camil Alimentos, a Brazil-based cookie manufacturer, has acquired the Mabel cookie business from PepsiCo Inc. for an undisclosed sum, according to a…
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Kellogg names leadership team for cereal spinoff
August 24, 2022
Kellogg Co. has announced appointments to the future leadership team of its North America Cereal Co., one of three global businesses it will be launching. The…
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Carvana launches car vending machine in Arizona
August 24, 2022
Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying used cars that delivers cars to customers with a massive, coin-operated vending machine, has launched its newest car…
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Coinme/Coinstar kiosks add 6 cryptocurrencies
August 24, 2022
Coinme, a cryptocurrency cash exchange in the U.S., has introduced cash onramps to six additional cryptocurrencies on Coinme-enabled Coinstar kiosks in the…
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