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Fastenal boosts Q1 2022 sales, earnings on rising manufacturing, construction business
April 13, 2022
Fastenal Co., a provider in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies and industrial vending services, reported double-digit sales and…
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Carvana installs car vending machine in Houston area
April 13, 2022
Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars online, launched its newest car vending machine, located in Spring, Texas, a suburb of…
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Houston Astros install Amazon 'Just Walk Out' tech at Minute Maid Park
April 13, 2022
The Astros have teamed with Amazon to equip two food and beverage stores at Minute Maid Park with Amazon's Just Walk Out technology, providing fans a faster…
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‘The Automat' movie finally gives our pioneering institution its due
by Steve Stollman — owner, www.theAutomat.com
The benefits that were provided through the Automat have been spoken of often, but here is a comprehensive revealing of how and why this was accomplished, a…
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UK dairy launches milk vending franchise
April 13, 2022
First Milk, a U.K. dairy cooperative, has launched an on-farm dairy vending franchise based in Derbyshire called Golden Hooves, according to a farminguk.com…
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Israel supermarket chain to deploy reverse vending machines for recyclables
April 12, 2022
Israel's oldest supermarket chain announced it will install about 100 reverse vending machines at its stores in the coming weeks, according to an msn.com…
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Three Square Market promotes Danna, Wahlin to new roles
April 12, 2022
Tony Danna Three Square Market, a provider of a micro market system, has promoted Tony Danna from director of U.K. sales to president, the company…
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Florida beauty salon launches hair product vending machine
April 12, 2022
Courtnee Donald, owner of Rico Beauty Salon in Jacksonville, Florida, has launched a vending machine to sell hair extensions and hair supplies in the Orange…
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SOS to install personal care kiosks at Boston’s Fenway Park
April 12, 2022
SOS, a creator and operator of interactive vending machines for public spaces, will install machines at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, according to a…
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American Airlines Center installs AI autonomous shopping
April 11, 2022
American Airlines Center, a Dallas multi-purpose arena, has opened two frictionless food and beverage experiences in collaboration with hospitality partner…
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Luckin Coffee emerges from bankruptcy
April 11, 2022
Luckin Coffee Inc., a pioneer in coffee vending and a competitor to Starbucks in China, has emerged from bankruptcy proceedings, two years after an accounting…
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LBE investment emerges: Can players learn from past mistakes?
The failure of the NBA Experience, followed by GameWorks, has hammered home the need for a professional and experienced approach to the deployment of…
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McCormick Place 'kills it' with convenience services back on the move
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Vending, micro market, coffee service and pantry service operators converged by the thousands onto the trade show floor for three days, anxious to find new…
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Coinme expands US bitcoin ATM network teaming with Coinstar
April 11, 2022
Coinme grew its cash-to-bitcoin network by 185% year-over-year to over 21,000 locations nationwide, with nearly 90% of the U.S. population living within five…
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Dot Foods to add Tennessee distribution facility
April 11, 2022
Dot Foods, the foodservice redistributor, will add a distribution facility in Manchester, Tennessee, its second in the state in addition to one in Dyersburg…
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Yo-Kai Express autonomous restaurant to serve Japanese transportation sites
April 11, 2022
Yo-Kai Express Inc., an autonomous restaurant platform, will be available in three transportation locations including Japan's Haneda Airport Terminal 2, JR…
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European vending operators cite rising demand for bottled water
April 8, 2022
More than half of European vending operators report bottled water sales have increased in the last five years, according to a European Vending Association…
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Conagra Brands reports Q3 2022 loss on higher sales
April 8, 2022
Conagra Brands Inc. reported mixed results for Q3 2022 from the year-ago period, with earnings falling in double digits on increased sales, according to an…
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Hostess Brands names Travis Leonard CFO
April 8, 2022
Travis Leonard Travis Leonard will join Hostess Brands Inc. on May 11, 2022 as chief financial officer, succeeding interim CFO Mike Gernigin, who will…
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Keurig Dr Pepper names new CEO
April 8, 2022
Ozan Dokmecioglu, currently chief financial officer and president of international at Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., will assume the CEO position effective July 29…
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