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Hershey to build chocolate manufacturing facility
November 11, 2022
The Hershey Co. will build a 250,000-square-foot chocolate manufacturing facility located on a 55-acre site near its Reese's plant in Hershey, Pennsylvania…
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Middleby acquires dough mixing manufacturer
November 11, 2022
The Middleby Corp. has acquired Escher Mixers, a Vicenza, Italy-based manufacturer of spiral and planetary mixers for the industrial baking industry, for an…
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Flowers Foods reports record Q3 sales for 2022
November 11, 2022
Flowers Foods Inc., which owns the Mrs. Freshley's and Tastykake brands, reported record third quarter sales for Q3 2022, according to a press release.
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Flowater partners with Servomax to enter Canadian market
November 11, 2022
Flowater, a Denver-based provider of water stations, has expanded into Canada by partnering with Servomax, a provider of office coffee and pantry services…
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US Foods lifts Q3 2022 sales, earnings, boosted by inflation
November 11, 2022
US Foods lifted its Q3 2022 sales and earnings, boosted by food cost inflation, according to an earnings release. Highlights include:
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Utz Brands boosts Q3 2022 sales, earnings take a hit
November 11, 2022
Utz Brands Inc. lifted its Q3 2022 revenue in double digits but suffered an earnings decline partially driven by interest expense, core depreciation and…
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Primo Water lifts Q3 2022 revenue, raises FY guidance
November 11, 2022
Primo Water Corp. lifted its Q3 2022 revenue and increased its full year revenue guidance, according to an earnings release. Highlights include:
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Gamgort reassumes CEO role at Keurig Dr Pepper following executive resignation
November 10, 2022
Ozan Dokmecioglu has resigned as CEO of Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. and will be replaced by Bob Gamgort, the company's executive chairman and former CEO, according…
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Luxury women’s towel vending machine debuts in Maryland
November 10, 2022
Entrepreneur/author Kinyatta Gray has installed the first Flights in Stilettos vending machine specializing in microfiber beach towels at the Bowie Town Center…
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Fresh vegetable vending machine debuts in Czech Republic
November 10, 2022
An outdoor fresh vegetable vending machine has opened in Brno, a city in the Czech Republic. The machine, called Bramat, offers 3- and 5-kilogram bags of…
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Parlevel Systems intros 4G EMV cashless solution
November 10, 2022
Parlevel Systems, a supplier of software and hardware tools for unattended retail operations, has launched its next generation of cashless readers called…
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Westrock Coffee breaks ground on Arkansas production facility
November 10, 2022
Westrock Coffee Co. recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new, state-of-the-art, roasting to ready-to-drink facility in Conway, Arkansas.
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Middleby Corp lifts Q3 2022 sales, earnings slide
November 10, 2022
Middleby Corp. lifted its Q3 sales in double digits over the prior year period but suffered an earnings decline, according to an earnings release. Highlights…
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Performance Food Group lifts Q1 2023 results; inflation, volume gains boost Vistar
November 9, 2022
Performance Food Group, the parent company of Vistar, the national vending product warehouse distributor, delivered strong sales and earnings for Q1 2023 over…
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Bolder Adventure Park opens in Texas
November 9, 2022
Bolder Adventure Park, a 66,000-square-foot entertainment and dining venue, opened its doors in Grand Prairie, Texas in mid-October, the first of its kind in…
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Prepango to install illycaffè machines at Denver airport
November 9, 2022
Prepango LLC, a San Diego based operator of specialty vending machines and automated retail, has partnered with Denver International Airport to install vending…
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Nebraska meat shop installs vending machines
November 9, 2022
McLean Beef, a meat store in York, Nebraska, has installed a pair of refrigerated vending machines that are available to customers when the store is closed…
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Ferrero North America breaks ground on $214M Illinois plant, will create 200 jobs
November 9, 2022
Ferrero North America, part of the global sweet-packaged food company Ferrero Group known for Nutella, Tic Tac, Butterfinger and Crunch branded products…
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Singapore vending machine offers free chicken for the disadvantaged
November 9, 2022
Some low income families in Singapore will receive an allotment of free, ready-to-cook chicken from a vending machine provided by food charity Free Food For…
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RoboBurger teams with Chartwells on robotic burger machine at New York college
November 8, 2022
RoboBurger, manufacturer of an autonomous robotic burger machine, has installed its first machine in a higher education location at St John's University in…
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