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Mickey Truck Bodies promotes Josh Phelps to manufacturing manager
October 15, 2020
Josh Phelps Mickey Truck Bodies has promoted Josh Phelps to manufacturing manager.
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Blendid opens robotic food kiosk at California Walmart
October 15, 2020
Blendid, an autonomous and contactless food automation platform that leverages machine learning, robotics and artificial intelligence to create smoothies, made…
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Scary Strokes deploys Embed’s mobile wallet to enhance guest safety, improve customer database
October 15, 2020
Scary Strokes, an indoor mini-golf, virtual reality and family entertainment center in Waldorf, Maryland, has deployed Embed's mobile wallet to provide guests…
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India technology players introduce touch-free vending solution
October 15, 2020
Vendekin Technologies, an India based provider of a touch-free platform for vending machines, has teamed with GoKhana, an India based provider of a contactless…
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Fintech to install kiosks that exchange cash for prepaid Mastercard
October 15, 2020
XTM, a Toronto-based fintech company in the challenger banking space that provides mobile banking and payment solutions, will be installing…
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Self-Service Innovation Virtual Summit Sponsor: Ventus
PLATINUM SPONSOR Ventus offers managed wireless broadband on 4G LTE-A, Wi-Fi and fixed-line connectivity for kiosks, digital signs, POS, smart safes…
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Thinking about expanding into catering? What to consider
by Richard Traylor — Writer, WebstaurantStore
Many convenience services operators are exploring launching a catering business given constraints in place due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Here's a…
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London court approves vote on Selecta restructuring plan
October 14, 2020
A London court has agreed to allow Selecta, Europe's largest unattended services retailer, to ask creditors to vote on a restructuring plan for an additional…
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Canadian bakery tests cake vending machine
October 14, 2020
A bakery in Surrey in British Columbia, Canada, has developed a vending machine to sell its cakes packaged in jars, according to a vancouverisawesome.com…
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Selecta installs 200th micro market in Europe as pandemic drives adoption
October 14, 2020
Selecta Group, Europe's largest unattended self-service retailer, has installed its 200th micro market in Europe with the most recent launch at medical…
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Piestro teams with robotics provider Kwibot for contactless, automated pizzeria
October 14, 2020
Piestro, an automated pizza startup, has teamed with Kwibot, a robotics provider, to offer consumers a touchless, contactless pizza delivery experience…
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COVID-19 clobbers Japan’s vending industry
October 14, 2020
Japan's vending industry, long considered the most dynamic in the world due to the population's affinity for automation, is getting clobbered by COVID-19…
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Primo Water acquires Mountain Valley Water of Los Angeles
October 13, 2020
Primo Water Corp., a provider of water direct to consumers and water filtration services in North America and Europe, as well as a provider of water…
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Nestle acquires biopharmaceutical company
October 13, 2020
Nestle SA, through its subsidiary, SPN MergerSub, Inc. said it will purchase all of the outstanding common stock of Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc., a…
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Quench introduces water and ice dispenser for work sites
October 13, 2020
Quench, a Culligan company and a provider of filtered water solutions for businesses across the U.S. and Canada, has introduced the Quench 960, a high-capacity…
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Johnsonville offering breakfast sausage for foodservice operators
October 13, 2020
Johnsonville is now offering foodservice operators the chance to grow their breakfast sales with the launch of its premium breakfast sausage lineup, according…
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Sodexo teams with Lunchbox, Kiwibot on contactless, autonomous food delivery at University of Denver
October 13, 2020
Sodexo North America, a foodservices contractor, has teamed with Lunchbox, a digital ordering platform, and Kiwibot, a robotic delivery technology provider, to…
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All Star Services goes live with LightSpeed’s home delivery service
October 13, 2020
All Star Services, based in Port Huron, Michigan, has become the first convenience services operator in the U.S. to go live with LightSpeed Automation's home…
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Compass Group introduces mobile app to enable safety walks at customer sites
October 13, 2020
Compass Group PLC, the U.K. based foodservice contractor, has introduced a mobile app to power the firm's digitized Safety Walks program in partnership with…
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Paul Jacobs joins exA-Arcadia as head of North American sales
October 13, 2020
Paul Jacobs ExA-Arcadia, the Tokyo-based producer of video game arcade hardware, has named Paul Jacobs head of sales for the North American market…
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