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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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Ontario transit system deploys Shoppers Drug Mart vending machines
January 17, 2022
Metrolinx, the Ontario, Canada transit system, has installed Shoppers Drug Mart vending machines at select GO transportation stations, according to a press…
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Tokyo restaurant chain installs vending machines for take-home sales
January 17, 2022
A Tokyo restaurant chain specializing in noodle dishes has installed vending machines at 26 outlets offering frozen versions of its products for take-home…
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Brooklyn Dumpling Shop signs multi-unit franchise agreement in Philadephia
January 14, 2022
Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, the automat dumpling restaurant concept, has signed a multi-unit franchise deal in Philadelphia, according to a press release.
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NCR Corp completes acquisition of cryptocurrency software provider LibertyX
January 14, 2022
NCR Corp., a global enterprise technology provider, has completed the previously announced acquisition of LibertyX, a cryptocurrency software provider, for an…
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University of Utah offers COVID tests at vending machine
January 14, 2022
Students at the University of Utah can get COVID tests at a vending machine in the library that provide results in 24 to 49 hours, according to a fox13now.com…
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Personal product vending machine serves Atlantans
January 14, 2022
An Atlanta International School student's winning design helped inspire the period product vending machines that are now seen at Ponce City Market, Atlanta…
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Visa introduces cloud-based payment acceptance
January 13, 2022
Visa has introduced a platform, Visa Acceptance Cloud, to improve the way businesses accept payments from their customers, according to a press release.
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Ben E Keith Foods opens Alabama distribution center
January 13, 2022
Ben E. Keith Foods, a Fort Worth, Texas foodservice distributor serving 17 states, has opened a 421,000-square-foot distribution center in New Brockton…
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