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Philadelphia installs first Narcan kiosk
February 4, 2022
The city of Philadelphia has installed its first Narcan kiosk, available 24/7 at the Lucien Blackwell Library on 52nd Street, to address the opioid crisis…
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Cantaloupe tapers Q2 2022 loss on 33% revenue boost
February 4, 2022
Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the unattended retail market, reduced its…
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Sega Amusements introduces Jumanji ticket redemption game
February 4, 2022
Sega Amusements International Ltd. has introduced its four-player, skill-based Jumanji ticket redemption game that allows players to take on the role as one of…
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Ben E Keith Foods acquires Florida Food Service
February 4, 2022
Ben E. Keith Foods has purchased Florida Food Service, Inc. including the 86,000 square-foot distribution center in Gainesville and creating a ninth division…
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Tyson Foods builds Kentucky production facility
February 4, 2022
Tyson Foods Inc. broke ground this week on the site of a $355 million bacon production facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, according to a press release.
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IBrands Global installs COVID test kit vending machine in Jersey store
February 3, 2022
IBrands Global, a supply chain platform and brand collective that recently acquired Vendx, an touchscreen vending machine provider, has deployed its first…
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Quench acquires Waterfresh in Massachusetts
February 3, 2022
Quench, a provider of filtered water solutions for businesses and dealer partners across North America, has acquired Waterfresh Inc., a point-of-use drinking…
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Hershey price hikes push Q4, FY 2021 sales, earnings
February 3, 2022
The Hershey Co. reported sales and earnings gains for Q4 and FY 2021, driven by price increases across all segments as well as slightly lower levels of…
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Yo-Kai Express to debut electric mobile restaurant
February 3, 2022
Yo-kai Express, a robotic ramen vending machine, demonstrated its first electric powered mobile restaurant, called the Yatai, in a Tik Tok video.
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ICXA accepting nominations: Elevate Awards honor consumer facing brands
February 2, 2022
The Interactive Customer Experience (ICX) Association is now accepting nominations for its annual Elevate ICX Awards.
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Quench buys Pure Aqua Tech of Michigan
February 2, 2022
Quench, a provider of filtered water solutions for businesses and dealer partners across the U.S. and Canada, has acquired Pure Aqua Tech of Michigan, a…
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Brady IFS acquires SupplyitAll
February 2, 2022
Brady IFS, a Las Vegas based foodservice, sanitation and janitorial distributor, has acquired SupplyitAll, a Vineland, New Jersey based foodservice, janitorial…
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Nayax introduces incremental authorization for EMV compliant multi-vend transactions
February 2, 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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Japanese oyster farm offers wares in vending machines
February 2, 2022
A Japanese oyster farm has installed vending machines to offset COVID-19 related losses, according to a seafoodsource.com report.
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Japanese vending machines offer edible insects
February 2, 2022
Residents of Sapporo, Japan can buy edible insects from vending machines specializing in items difficult to find in supermarkets, according to a report in the…
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Starbucks' Q1 miss triggering price increases
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
February 2, 2022
Starbucks is raising prices thanks to high inflation, supply chain issues, COVID-19 resurgences and labor shortages, CEO Kevin Johnson said Tuesday during the…
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Sodexo founder Pierre Bellon passes away
February 1, 2022
Pierre Bellon Sodexo, the Paris-based global foodservice provider, announced the passing of its founder and chairman emeritus, Pierre Bellon, on Jan.
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JM Smucker completes organic beverage, grains divestiture
February 1, 2022
The J.M. Smucker Co., which owns Folgers and other consumer brands, has completed the divestiture of its natural and organic beverage and grains businesses to…
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Coffee Holding boosts 2021 earnings on pandemic driven sales loss
February 1, 2022
Coffee Holding Co. managed to improve its earnings on a 14% sales loss in 2021 driven by the coronavirus pandemic, according to an earnings release.
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Novolex earns patent for disposable cutlery dispenser
February 1, 2022
Waddington North America, a Novolex brand, has received a patent for Cutlerease, a dispenser that offers customers one disposable utensil at a time, according…
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