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Pandemic clips Selecta’s Q4 2020 and FY2020 sales, earnings
April 13, 2021
Selecta, Europe's leading route-based self-service retailer, reported sales and earnings declined for the full year in 2020 and for the fourth quarter as the…
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B2B marketplace compiles directory of vending operators
April 13, 2021
BizVibe, an online B2B marketplace, has compiled a global directory of more than 250 vending machine operators, according to a press release. Companies listed…
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Bigelow Tea adds 3 K-Cup flavors
April 13, 2021
Bigelow Tea introduced three flavors to its line of Bigelow K-Cup pods: Unsweetened Iced Tea with Lemon, Perfectly Mint Iced Tea and Iced Tropical Green Tea.
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Employees acquire ITC Systems
April 13, 2021
Chris Michele and Andrew White, management employees of ITC Systems, a provider of campus commerce software, print management software and related hardware…
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Mike McWilliams retires from Betson
April 13, 2021
Industry veteran Mike McWilliams will retire from Betson Enterprises following a career spanning over 40 years in the amusement industry, according to a press…
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Pokemon teams with tea provider on disaster response vending in Japan
April 13, 2021
Pokemon is teaming with Ito En Co., a tea provider, to develop disaster response vending machines to be placed in seven prefectures around Japan, according to…
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Nestle Waters rebrands as Blue Triton Brands
April 12, 2021
The company formerly known as Nestlé Waters North America has begun operating under a new corporate name, BlueTriton Brands.This announcement follows the…
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Tyson Foods opens Tennessee poultry plant
April 12, 2021
Tyson Foods Inc. recently opened a poultry complex in Humboldt, Tennessee, according to a press release. The $425 million project, which includes a processing…
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Dr Pepper joins zero sugar bandwagon
April 12, 2021
Dr Pepper has released "Dr Pepper Zero Sugar," a zero sugar soda in three flavors, cherry, soda cream and original. The company announced the release in a…
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Home delivery reverses Farmer’s Fridge COVID-19 setback; company raises millions
April 12, 2021
Farmer's Fridge, which operates dedicated fresh food vending machines, recovered quickly from an 85% sales drop caused by the pandemic, and is back on the…
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Industry loses Orlando Carabbia of Crown Music & Vending
April 12, 2021
Orlando Carabbia, founder of Crown Music & Vending Co. Inc. in Struthers, Ohio, recently passed away, according to an obituary in The Vindicator. He was 93.
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Gruppo Cimbali teams with Altair on IoT enabled coffee machines
April 9, 2021
Altair, a technology provider, has teamed with with Gruppo Cimbali, a coffee machine manufacturer, to establish a "digital twin-driven" process that will…
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Amusement industry loses John Huish
April 9, 2021
John Martin Huish, co-founder of Huish Family Fun Centers, recently passed away, according to an obituary. He passed away in La Mesa, California, and was 8…
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Wyoming maintains legal status of skill games
April 9, 2021
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon recently signed a bill that maintains the legal status of skilled games, a move that won support from people in the amusement…
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Impossible Foods contemplates public listing
April 9, 2021
Impossible Foods Inc., a plant-based burger manufacturer, is preparing a public listing that could value the company at around $10 billion or more, according…
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India’s Café Coffee Day faces bankruptcy
April 9, 2021
Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd., which operates a café chain as well as a coffee vending business in India, is facing bankruptcy as its lenders consider sending…
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Conagra Brands boosts Q3 sales and earnings
April 8, 2021
Conagra Brands Inc. net sales increased 8.5% from $2.55 billion in Q3 2020 to $2.8 billion for the third quarter ending Feb. 28, 2021, according to an earnings…
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Elite Vend teams with Chemesis International to place AI-enabled Vicki machines
April 8, 2021
Elite Vend, an Everett, Washington based convenience services provider, has partnered with Chemesis International Inc., a CBD development company that sells…
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Fun Land Entertainment Centers opens 2nd location
April 8, 2021
Fun Land Entertainment Centers recently opened its second location, Fun Land of Fairfax, located in Centreville, Virginia, a 50,000-square-foot facility…
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Japanese Coke consumers welcome app based vending subscription
April 7, 2021
Japanese consumers welcome the Coca-Cola's app based subscription service for vending machines, according to a Japan Today report. Customers will be able to…
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