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Massachusetts Vending Association awards record $70K in scholarship aid
July 16, 2021
The Massachusetts Vending Association Scholarship Fund, a tax-exempt public charity, has awarded a record $70,000 in scholarship aid to 19 students whose…
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AirVote adds asset tracking capability
July 16, 2021
AirVote, a self-service, real-time customer feedback platform, has added asset and geolocation tracking capabilities to its service portfolio. In addition to…
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Latvia taps Tomra for bottle, can recycling
July 16, 2021
The central system administrator for Latvia's future deposit return system, SIA Depozīta Iepakojuma Operators, has selected Tomra Systems to provide the…
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KioSoft CleanPay mobile app surpasses 2M users
July 15, 2021
CleanPay Mobile, a contactless app for laundromats provided by KioSoft Technologies LLC, has surpassed 2 million users around the globe, according to a press…
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Jones Soda to expand into cannabis beverages, edibles
July 15, 2021
Jones Soda Co., the craft soda provider, plans to expand into the production and sale of cannabis-containing beverages, edibles and related products and has…
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Sodexo acquires Foodee restaurant meal planning/delivery service
July 15, 2021
Sodexo, the Paris-based foodservice contractor, has acquired Foodee, a Vancouver-based restaurant aggregator that allows restaurants to plan, build and deliver…
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Florida college offers touchless payment with vīv
July 15, 2021
Students and staff at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida now have remote visibility of products in the machines, remote access to nutritional…
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Industry loses Jay Grant of Amusement Products
July 15, 2021
Jay Montgomery Grant, Sr., who served as president of Amusement Products in Chattanooga, Tennessee until May 20, 2021, has passed away, according to an…
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Vending posts highest away from home food price gain in June, economist claims
July 15, 2021
The biggest price increase in food away from home was in vending machines, according to an article by economist Diane Swonk, published in the Grant Thornton…
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Aspire Bakeries to expand production for Otis Spunkmeyer brand
July 15, 2021
Aspire Bakeries will expand its Newark, California, bakery with the addition of a frozen cookie dough line for its Otis Spunkmeyer cookies in the foodservice…
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Vendon introduces contactless payment solution for self-service machines
July 14, 2021
Vendon, a global IoT, telemetry and payment solutions provider, has introduced a contactless payment solution for vending and coffee machines, according to a…
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Nayax acquires tech startup Weezmo
July 14, 2021
Nayax Ltd., a cashless solution provider, announced today the acquisition of Weezmo, an Israel-based technology startup focused on connecting the online…
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Vending machine builds vegan diner following in Las Vegas
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
An entrepreneurial duo expanded their reach for their ghost kitchen late last year by introducing a vegan vending machine that offers vegan food 24/7.
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US Foods names Tonnison EVP/chief information/digital officer
July 14, 2021
US Foods Holding Corp. has named John Tonnison as executive vice president, chief information and digital officer, according to a press release. He will…
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Drought pushes coffee prices to record highs
July 14, 2021
Coffee prices are rising as Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer, faces one of the worst droughts in nearly a century, according to a report in The Wall…
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How 10 brands use self-service machines for marketing
July 14, 2021
Brands such as Hyatt, Target, National Geographic, Stellla Artois and others have used vending machines to distribute prizes, promote products, generate social…
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PepsiCo to build bottling plant in Denver, adding 200 jobs
July 14, 2021
PepsiCo Inc. plans to build a bottling facility near the intersection of Tower Road and Pena Boulevard in Denver, according to a businessden.com report.
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PepsiCo Q2 2021 sales jump 20.5%, will raise prices
July 13, 2021
PepsiCo Inc. will raise the prices of its products this year, the company said Tuesday after it raised its full-year earnings forecast on rising demand for its…
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Conagra Brands boosts Q4 2021 income on 16.7% sales drop
July 13, 2021
Conagra Brands Inc.'s net sales fell 16.7% from $3.29 billion for the Q4 2020 to $2.74 billion for the quarter ending May 30, 2021, while organic net sales…
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Coca-Cola Zero Sugar unveils new recipe, packaging
July 13, 2021
The Coca-Cola Co. has introduced a new recipe and packaging for Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, according to a press release.
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