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What are the new vending opportunities?
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
New technology and changing market conditions are creating new opportunities for vending. A panel during the recent NAMA show considered what role established…
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How does today’s consumer embrace brand entertainment?
An audience born in a world of high-end video game experiences at home has driven a demand for engagement and gamification when they are out.
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Coca-Cola boosts Q1 2022 sales, earnings
April 25, 2022
The Coca-Cola Co. surpassed revenue estimates for Q1 2022 with a 16% revenue gain over Q1 2021, according to an earnings release. Highlights include:
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Ohio proposes 2 sports betting kiosk limit for bars, restaurants
April 25, 2022
The Ohio Lottery Commission this week published proposed rules restricting bars and restaurants to two sports-betting kiosks, which drew criticism from bar…
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Performance Food Group intros solar powered refrigeration trailers in California
April 25, 2022
Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar Corp., the nationwide convenience services wholesale product distributor, has introduced 10 net-zero emission…
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Hanoi to replace public hawkers with vending machines
April 25, 2022
Residents and tourists in Hanoi will be able to buy snacks, beverages, crafts and souvenirs from vending machines in public places by 2025 under a recently…
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Compass/Chartwells names VP/ambassador community relations
April 22, 2022
Kelsey Harmon Finn Compass Group and Chartwells Higher Education has named Kelsey Harmon Finn as vice president of ambassador community relations…
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Danone lifts Q1 2022 sales
April 22, 2022
Danone reported strong Q1 2022 sales on pricing and volume/mix gains over Q1 2021, according to a press release. Highlights include:
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Mars Wrigley to build Chicago area innovation hub
April 22, 2022
Mars Wrigley will soon break ground on a global research and development hub adjacent to its existing Global Innovation Center on Goose Island in Chicago…
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NRF calls on Visa, Mastercard to cancel swipe fee increases
April 22, 2022
The National Retail Federation is calling on Visa and Mastercard to cancel credit card swipe increases due to take effect this month.
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Vending machine offers feminine health products at California school
April 22, 2022
Students at Torrey Pines High School in San Diego can get feminine health care products from a vending machine installed by a startup called Dotstash…
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Earthly Mist introduces kratom kiosk
April 22, 2022
Earthly Mist, a Tulsa, Oklahoma based retailer of natural healing products, has introduced its first kiosk offering kratom, an herbal extract, in West Siloam…
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Carvana lifts Q1 2022 sales, widens loss
April 21, 2022
Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars online that offers a car vending machine, reported a higher loss despite improved sales for Q…
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US Foods lifts Q1 2022 sales, earnings
April 21, 2022
US Foods Holding Corp. delivered strong Q1 2022 results and reaffirmed its outlook for fiscal 2022, according to an earnings report. Highlights include:
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UBS Arena features Amazon 'Just Walk Out' shopping
April 21, 2022
UBS Arena in Belmont, New York has become the first New York sports and entertainment venue to feature Amazon's Just Walk Out technology, according to a press…
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Valens Company teams with Signifi Solutions to deploy retail CBD kiosks
April 21, 2022
The Valens Company Inc., a manufacturer of cannabis products, has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Green Roads Inc., teamed with Signifi Solutions…
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Simply Better Brands to acquire Jones Soda for $98.9M
April 21, 2022
Simply Better Brands Corp. has agreed to acquire Jones Soda Co. for approximately $98.9 million and will rebrand under the Jones Soda name, according to a…
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AVS Companies promotes Skow following Ehlen’s retirement
April 20, 2022
Dan Ehlen has retired from AVS Companies, the Elk Grove Village, Illinois based vending and amusement equipment distributor, according to a press release. He…
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Aramark teams with Instacart on contactless POS at Boston ballpark
April 20, 2022
Instacart, a retail enablement company, has teamed with Aramark Sports + Entertainment to introduce its Caper Counter, an artificial intelligence-powered…
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Westrock Coffee lab receives Coffee Quality Institute certification
April 20, 2022
Westrock Coffee Holdings LLC, a coffee provider to the retail, foodservice, convenience store, travel center and hospitality industries, announced the…
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