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Utz Brands to acquire DSD distributors
January 24, 2022
Utz Brands Inc., a manufacturer of branded salty snacks, announced that its subsidiaries have entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of two existing…
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Japanese food, flower retailers add vending machines during pandemic
January 24, 2022
Frozen food and flower retailers are installing vending machines during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report in thenewsmotion.com.
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Indiana deploys free naxolone vending machines
January 24, 2022
Residents can get free naxolone at a newly installed vending machine at Clark Memorial Health in Jeffersonville, Indiana, the first of 19 such machines planned…
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Study links coffee, tea to lower stroke, dementia risk
January 24, 2022
A recent study published in Plos Medicine indicated moderate coffee and tea intake reduces stroke, dementia and poststroke dementia risk, according to a report…
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Kraft Heinz finalizes Just Spices acquisition
January 21, 2022
The Kraft Heinz Co. has completed its previously announced acquisition of an 85% stake in Germany-based Just Spices GmbH, according to a press release.
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Nayax to acquire On Track Innovations for $4.5M
January 20, 2022
Nayax Ltd., a global commerce enablement and payments platform designed to enable retailers to provide consumers with digital, cashless, connected commerce…
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Australia’s capital gets container recycling vending machine
January 20, 2022
Canberra, the capital of Australia, has its first reverse vending machine that recycles containers in return for cash, according to a Canberra Times report.
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Luckin Coffee to relist shares in the US
January 20, 2022
Luckin Coffee, a pioneer in coffee vending and a competitor to Starbucks in China that filed for bankruptcy protection in 2021, intends to relist its shares in…
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Foodservice, vending groups urge feds to restore employee retention tax credit
January 19, 2022
The National Restaurant Association and the National Automatic Merchandising Association were among 51 trade associations that sent a letter urging the Biden…
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Mondelēz releases State of Snacking report
January 19, 2022
Mondelēz International released its third annual State of Snacking report, a global consumer trends study examining year-over-year insights on how consumers…
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K1 electric kart race track opens in Ohio
January 19, 2022
K1 Speed, an electric kart race track, has expanded to Ohio in Canton, the first location to feature a hybrid indoor/outdoor track, electric go karts, an…
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Amcon Distributing boosts Q1 2022 sales, EPS
January 19, 2022
Amcon Distributing Co., a wholesale distributor of consumer products, including beverages, candy, tobacco, groceries, foodservice, frozen foods, chilled foods…
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Parts Town parent firm acquires European parts distributor
January 18, 2022
PT Holdings LLC, the parent company of Parts Town, a technology provider in foodservice equipment parts distribution, has acquired the REPA Group, a European…
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Polish retailer teams with AiFi on unattended stores
January 18, 2022
Żabka Group, a retailer based in Poznan, Poland, operates the largest chain of autonomous stores in Europe after launching 25 AI-powered stores in partnership…
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UK vending operator taps Worldline to transition to cashless
January 18, 2022
Broderick, a Manchester, U.K.-based operator of more than 1,000 vending machines across the U.K., has signed a three-year contract with Worldline, a provider…
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Hatco introduces pizza locker machine
January 18, 2022
Hatco Corp., a Milwaukee based foodservice equipment manufacturer, has introduced its Flav-R 2-Go Pizza Locker System, which holds multiple hot pizza orders…
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Ben E Keith Foods names executive leadership team
January 18, 2022
Ben E. Keith Foods, the Fort Worth-based broadline foodservice distributor, has made several changes to its executive leadership team.
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Mexico seizes 380,000 Kellogg cereal boxes
January 17, 2022
The Mexican government has seized 380,000 boxes of Kellogg's cereal on account of cartoon mascots that violate laws designed to improve children's diets…
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Hatco promotes Cindy Cervantes to VP/CFO
January 17, 2022
Cindy Cervantes Hatco Corp., a Milwaukee based foodservice equipment manufacturer, promoted Cindy Cervantes from director of finance to vice president…
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UK convenience store goes unattended with vending machines
January 17, 2022
A convenience store in Newcastle, U.K. now consists of several vending machines offering a variety of products such as snacks, beverages, tissues, playing…
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