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Joe Franz retires from AVS Companies
December 22, 2021
Joe Franz has retired from day-to-day operations at the Texas branch of Elk Grove Village, Illinois based AVS Companies, effective Tuesday, but will remain…
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Muskegon gets Narcan vending machine
December 22, 2021
Muskegon has become the most recent Michigan city to have Narcan dispensing vending machines to address opioid overdoses, according to an mlive.com report.
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General Mills reports Q2 2022 sales gain, earnings decline
December 21, 2021
General Mills Inc. boosted sales by 6% for the second quarter of 2022 against the prior year's second quarter, while earnings declined by 13%, according to an…
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Cantaloupe taps Jeff Dumbrell as chief revenue officer
December 21, 2021
Jeff Dumbrell Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the unattended…
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ChainBytes teams with BTM Compliance to boost AML/KYC regulation compliance
December 21, 2021
ChainBytes LLC, a bitcoin ATM manufacturer based in Whitehall, Pennsylvania, has teamed with BTM Compliance LLC to help improve anti-money…
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Performance Food Group promotes Craig Hoskins to president and COO
December 21, 2021
Craig Hoskins Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, the only nationwide wholesale distributor of vending and micro market products, has…
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China manufacturer introduces fruit, vegetable, milk vending machine
December 21, 2021
Haloo Automation Equipment Co. Ltd., based in China, has introduced the HL-SLE-10C, a cooling fruit vegetable milk vending machine, according to a press…
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Sawatch Wellness installs CBD kiosk in Atlanta
December 21, 2021
Sawatch Wellness, a provider of CBD kiosks, has launched its first kiosk in the Atlanta-metro area offering 100% natural CBD products.
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Coffee futures sag on Omicron variant, Brazil rains
December 21, 2021
Coffee, cocoa and sugar futures fell Monday in response to the rapid growth of the Omnicron COVID-19 variant, which caused losses in commodity markets…
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Westrock Coffee acquires Arkansas facility for expansion
December 21, 2021
Westrock Coffee Co. LLC, parent company of S&D Coffee & Tea, announced it will expand its operations and beverage capabilities with the purchase of a…
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General Mills promotes Doug Martin to chief brand and disruptive growth officer
December 20, 2021
Doug Martin General Mills Inc. has promoted Doug Martin as chief brand and disruptive growth officer, effective Jan. 3, 2022, according to a press…
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Vending machines offer fresh tomatoes in Japan
December 20, 2021
Residents of Kobe, Japan can buy fresh tomatoes at vending machines at a railway station and a shopping mall, with a third machine planned for a second railway…
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TEEG to open 50th venue in India
December 20, 2021
The Entertainment and Education Group, an Australia based family entertainment company known as TEEG, will open its 50th venue in India at the VR Mall in…
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NAMA names Nick Steingart director of state affairs
December 20, 2021
Nick Steingart The National Automatic Merchandising Association has named Nick Steingart as director of state affairs, according to an association…
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LAI Games offers Toy Frenzy
December 20, 2021
LAI Games Inc. announced that its redemption game, Toy Frenzy, is in stock and ready to ship in time for the new year, according to a press release.
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Drinkworks axes in-home cocktail machine
December 17, 2021
Drinkworks, a collaboration between Anheuser Busch and Keurig Dr Pepper, has decided to cease production of its Home Bar machines, and is offering to reimburse…
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JM Smucker to divest organic beverages and grains, will close Wisconsin facility
December 17, 2021
The J.M. Smucker Co. has agreed to sell its natural and organic beverages and grains businesses to Nexus Capital Management LP in a cash transaction valued at…
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Aramark acquires UK caterer Wilson Vale
December 17, 2021
Aramark Corp. has acquired Wilson Vale, a U.K. caterer, for an undisclosed sum, according to a press release.
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Wish teams with Nasdaq on vending machine for last-minute holiday shopping
December 17, 2021
ContextLogic Inc., doing business as "Wish," a mobile e-commerce platform, has teamed with Nasdaq to install a co-branded vending machine shopping…
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Compass Group teams with AiFi on ‘frictionless’ shopping
December 17, 2021
Compass Group UK & Ireland will launch its first fully "frictionless" store in a workplace in early 2022, tapping AiFi's artificial intelligence based…
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