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PepsiCo Beverages North America to relocate distribution warehouse
December 7, 2023
PepsiCo Beverages North America will relocate its downtown Nashville distribution warehouse to a larger facility in Smyrna, Tennessee, next year, according to…
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PizzaForno pizza vending machine expands to Mexico
December 7, 2023
PizzaForno, a Toronto based self-serve pizza vending machine brand, will open a location in Mexico City this month, marking its second international expansion…
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Campbell Soup Q1 2024 sales, earnings dip
December 7, 2023
Campbell Soup Co. reported lower sales and earnings for Q1 2024 against the prior year period and reaffirmed its full year 2024 guidance. Highlights include:
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Oak View Group taps Sodexo’s Julieta Gutierrez Macias for SVP/CFO
December 7, 2023
Julieta Gutierrez Macias (Photo: Oak View Group) Oak View Group, a manager of sports and entertainment facilities, has named veteran finance…
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Puerto Rico amusement arcade goes cashless
December 7, 2023
Sector Sixty6 FEC in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, recently installed cashless technology at its 160-game arcade, the largest indoor FEC in the Caribbean, according…
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Self-Service Innovation Summit honors 2023 Automation & Self-Service Award winners
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The Self-Service Innovation Summit honors the most innovative solutions for kiosks, vending and facilities for adapting to the new normalcy of COVID-19 and its…
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Cantaloupe intros Seed Pro analytics tools
December 5, 2023
Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for self-service commerce, has introduced two…
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Payroc teams with Ingenico on self-service payment device
December 5, 2023
Payroc, a payments platform, has teamed with Ingenico, provider of point-of-sale payment devices, to introduce the Ingenico Self/3000, an unattended device for…
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UK ATM network exec warns of decrease of 23,000 free ATMs
December 5, 2023
John Howells, chief executive of Link, has warned the U.K. will lose 23,000 surcharge free ATMs in less than 10 years. He said this is due to an increase in…
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Migrating to self service: A roadmap to success
by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group
Mike Abecassis, founder and CEO at GameTime and General Vending Service, delivered the opening keynote address at the Self-Service Innovation Summit, exploring…
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Lavazza acquires Scotland vending provider
December 5, 2023
Lavazza Professional has acquired Ltd., SV24-8, based in Alloa, Scotland, for an undisclosed sum, according the Lavazza Professional blog. SV24-7 has more thab…
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Joe Coote to step down as Darigold CEO
December 5, 2023
Joe Coote (Image: LinkedIn) Joe Coote, CEO of Darigold Inc., a Seattle-based, farmer-owned dairy cooperative, will be leaving the company, according…
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Nayax names Moshe Shmaryaho as CIO
December 5, 2023
Moshe Shmaryahu (Image: Nayax Ltd.) Nayax Ltd., a global commerce enablement, payments and loyalty platform designed to help merchants scale their…
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Selfly Store CEO cites lessons vending machines offer other industries
December 4, 2023
Aslak de Silva (Image: Selfly Store) Aslak de Silva, CEO of Selfly Store, has authored an opinion piece, "What Other industries Can Learn from The…
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Barry Callebaut taps Ikea’s Amr Arafa as chief digital officer
December 4, 2023
Amr Arafa (Image: Barry Callebaut) The Barry Callebuat Group, the Zurich, Switzerland-based manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa products, has named…
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Soda Museum and Arcade opens in Missouri
December 4, 2023
The Soda Museum and Arcade has opened in St. Charles, Missouri, offering soda, memorabilia soda machines, pinball machines, video games, air hockey, bowling…
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Korean robotics firm intros AI barista robot
December 4, 2023
FollettoRobotics, a South Korea-based manufacturer of laser printer solutions and systems previously known as Daeyoung Information System, has introduced…
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AF Blakemore taps Aramark’s Lawrence Shirazian for foodservice
December 4, 2023
Lawrence Shirazian (Image: A.F. Blakemore) A.F. Blakemore and Sons Ltd., a U.K.-based provider of food retail and wholesale businesses, has named…
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Artainment and ‘after dark’
While not always incorporating a food and beverage element, many of the new immersive gallery and art exhibit installations have a private hire and 'after…
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Cold brew: The strategic imperative for refreshment services, commercial foodservice
by Rick Davis — CEO, Coffee Equipment Pros
The financial benefits of a high-margin product are evident, but the true value lies in the ability of cold brew to encapsulate the evolving coffee culture…
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