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Self-Service Innovation Virtual Summit Sponsor: Neonode
SILVER SPONSOR Neonode provides advanced optical sensing solutions for contactless touch, touch, gesture control, and in-cabin monitoring. Building on…
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Self-Service Innovation Virtual Summit Sponsor: Compunetix
SILVER SPONSOR Compunetix is the leading developer of converged VoIP, voice, video, and data collaboration and conferencing applications for service providers…
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Self-Service Innovation Virtual Summit Sponsor: Avanti Markets
SILVER SPONSOR Avanti Markets is leading the way in unattended retail. We invented the micro market breakroom in 2009 and continue to innovate unattended…
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Self-Service Innovation Virtual Summit Sponsor: Sophatar
GOLD SPONSOR Sophatar's Proxi.VIP SaaS platform blends digital signage, data analytics, proximity marketing and payments to bridge physical and online…
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The pandemic and cash use: What are the facts?
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Data from the Federal Reserve indicates consumers have a lot of cash on their hands as a result of the pandemic. Most have used cash while paying in person…
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Immersive entertainment sets the foundations for our industry’s rebirth
Plenty of immersive entertainment has emerged on the amusement landscape, COVID-19 notwithstanding. Venues featuring VR pop-ups, motion simulation experiences…
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Private equity firm acquires Regal Confections
November 2, 2020
Clearspring Capital Partners, a Canada based private equity firms, has taken a majority interest in Regal Confections, a confections distributor based in…
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Selecta Group names Gautier CFO
November 2, 2020
Philippe Gautier Selecta Group B.V., a route-based unattended self-service retailer in Europe, has named Philippe Gautier as chief financial officer…
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Ventola Projects installs experiential projection technology at new FEC
November 2, 2020
Ventola Projects, a provider of electrical installations, LED lighting, shopfitting, building maintenance and metal/acrylic fabrication based in…
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Cloud storage protects data at Washington FEC damaged by fire
November 2, 2020
Cloud storage allowed a family entertainment center, King Family Fun Center, known as Skate Tiffany's, in Puyallup, Washington, to preserve its data when a…
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Sega warns industry about unauthorized games
November 2, 2020
Sega Amusement International Ltd. has advised the industry that Key Master Direct, based in Texas, is not an authorized Sega distributor and machines sold by…
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Oasis Vehicle Refreshments secures patent for mobile vending machines for vehicles
November 2, 2020
Oasis Vehicle Refreshments, a manufacturer of refrigerated vending systems for public transit vehicles like taxis, rental cars or autonomous vehicles, has…
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Robotic self-serve coffee machine debuts in Toronto
November 2, 2020
Dark Horse Espresso Bar and RC Coffee have partnered to launch a robotic, self-serve, contactless, outdoor espresso bar that delivers made-to-order coffee in…
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Nestle acquires meal delivery service Freshly
November 2, 2020
Nestlé S.A. has acquired Freshly, a fresh-prepared meal delivery service in the U.S. for up to $1.5 billion, according to a press release. The deal values…
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Canada mall operator cited for consumer privacy violations, pulls facial recognition cameras
October 30, 2020
Cadillac Fairview in Toronto — one of North America's largest commercial real estate companies — has removed the embedded cameras inside its digital…
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Cannabis vending machines evolve, but face hurdles
October 30, 2020
A new cannabis vending machine, called Anna, has hit the market in Colorado, with other states on the horizon, but the automated dispensers must overcome a…
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Worldline acquires Ingenico Group
October 30, 2020
Global payments provider Worldline has acquired Ingenico Group for an undisclosed sum, creating the largest European payment services provider, according to a…
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Starbucks boasting speedy recovery
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Despite reporting sales declines for Q4, Starbucks Corporation President and CEO Kevin Johnson said he was pleased with the chain's finish to the fiscal year…
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Betson installs 37-game arcade in Alabama
October 30, 2020
Betson Enterprises has installed a 37-piece game room at The Alley in Gadsden, Alabama, with plans to host a grand opening in late November, according to a…
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Keurig Dr Pepper inks distribution pact with Honickman in New York, New Jersey
October 30, 2020
Keurig Dr Pepper has signed a distribution agreement with The Honickman Companies that doubles KDP's volume in 18 counties serving 17 million people in New…
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