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Michigan county to install 100 Narcan machines
January 22, 2024
Wayne County in Michigan will install 100 vending machines offering free kits of Narcan, according to a CBS News report. Narcan is a brand name for Naloxone…
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New Jersey boardwalk arcade goes cashless
January 22, 2024
Mariner's Arcade at the Wildwood Boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey, one of the few Jersey Shore arcades to accept coins, has gone cashless, according to a…
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PepsiCo names Ram Krishnan CEO of North America beverages
January 22, 2024
Ram Krishnan (Photo: LinkedIn) PepsiCo Inc. has promoted Ram Krishnan from international beverages and chief commercial officer to CEO of PepsiCo…
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How to prepare for successful self-service deployments
by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group
A panel of self-service veterans convened to discuss self-service deployment strategies during a session on lessons from hundreds of deployments at the…
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Diebold Nixdorf taps GE’s Frank Bauer as EVP
January 19, 2024
Frank Baur (Photo: Diebold Nixdorf Inc.) Diebold Nixdorf Inc. has named Frank Baur as executive vice president, operational excellence, reporting to…
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JDE Peet’s to acquire Caribou roasting, will sell Caribou brand products
January 19, 2024
JDE Peet's, which is owned by JAB Holdings and owns Peet's Coffee, Douwe Egberts, Jacobs and other brands, has signed a global license agreement to…
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LAI begins shipping 3 games
January 19, 2024
LAI Games has begun shipping motorcycle simulator Asphalt Moto Blitz, Dragon's Bane dual analog and video coin pusher, and Air Strike flying video game…
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Thor’s Skyr teams with Blendid on robotic skyr kiosk
January 19, 2024
Image: Thor's Skyr Thor's Skyr, a U.S. based skyr brand, has teamed with Blendid to install a robotic skyr kiosk at LA Fitness, according to a press…
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Morocco amusement park intros wristband entry, cashless ticket sales
January 19, 2024
The Palooza Park in Marrakech, Morocco, recently deployed a cashless system for ticket sale and entry validation as well as barcode-enabled disposable…
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Everest Ice and Water intros vending machine
January 18, 2024
Everest Ice and Water Systems, a provider in ice and water vending technology, has introduced its Summit machine, according to a press release.
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AVS names customer service manager for AVS Connect
January 18, 2024
Erika Zachacki (Photo: LinkedIn) AVS Companies, an Elk Grove Village, Illinois-based distributor of vending and amusement equipment, has…
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Flowers Foods taps PepsiCo’s James Simms as EVP/DSD
January 17, 2024
James Simms (Photo: Flowers Foods Inc.) Flowers Foods Inc. has named James Simms executive vice president of direct store distribution sales…
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Westrock Coffee completes $70M Arkansas production/distribution center
January 17, 2024
The Westrock Coffee production and distribution center in Conway, Arkansas has been completed, according to a press release.
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Houston’s Shop X to feature ‘Gachapon’ toy capsule machines
January 17, 2024
Shop X, a "micro village" featuring retail brands as part of the Post Houston downtown shopping complex in Houston, features Gachapon vending machines found in…
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Coke launches leadership training lab
January 17, 2024
The Coca-Cola Company has created the Coca-Cola Leader Lab, a people-centric leadership program that addresses attracting, developing and retaining an engaged…
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‘Situationalization’: The word of 2024
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Technology has delivered the ability to adapt automation to a greater variety of situations, a phenomenon panelists at the Self-Service Innovation Summit…
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Hollywood apartment seeks alcohol vending machines
January 17, 2024
The owner of a Hollywood, California, apartment complex, Sentral at Inspire Hollywood, has applied for a permit to install two vending machines offering…
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Vistar to carry Yerbaé energy beverages
January 17, 2024
Vistar, the nationwide wholesale food distributor for vending machines and micro markets, will carry Yerbaé Brands Corp.'s 12-ounce plant-based energy drinks…
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Coca-Cola India teams with Reliance Retail on container recycling
January 17, 2024
Coca-Cola India and India's largest retailer, Reliance Retail, have launched a sustainability initiative for PET container recycling through reverse vending…
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Self-service automation and the human touch: 5 rules for success
by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group
Panelists shared core trends and rules for success in the evolving landscape of self-service automation at this year's Self-Service Innovation Summit in Miami…
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