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COVID-19 hammers Coffee Holding’s 2020 sales and earnings
February 16, 2021
Coffee Holding Co., a wholesale coffee roaster and dealer, reported its net sales totaled $74.3 million for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2020, a decrease of…
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Family Entertainment Group names Paris and Kerr to VP roles
February 16, 2021
Family Entertainment Group, a designer, developer and operator of family-oriented entertainment and amusement gaming facilities, has named Steve Paris and…
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Flowater installs touchless, self-sanitizing water stations to prevent COVID-19 in schools nationwide
February 16, 2021
Flowater has accelerated its rollout of its fully "touchless," self-sanitizing Flowater refill stations to replace old water fountains in schools nationwide…
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UK foodservice wholesaler beats pandemic by pivoting to at-home market
February 16, 2021
JJ Foodservice, an Enfield, U.K.-based foodservice wholesaler, managed to thrive during the coronavirus pandemic by expanding for the first time into the…
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Grupo Bimbo invests in Rule Breaker Snacks
February 16, 2021
Bimbo Ventures, the venture capital arm of Grupo Bimbo with operations in 33 countries, has made a minority investment in Rule Breaker Snacks, according to a…
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Water-rights activists oppose Nestle sale of Poland Springs
February 15, 2021
Water-rights activists in Maine are opposing Nestle's potential sale of Poland Spring and other bottled water brands to private-equity firm One Rock Capital…
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Pace-O-Matic names Goldean president, COO
February 15, 2021
Pace-O-Matic Inc., a developer of legally compliant skill-based video games, has named Paul Goldean president and COO, one of several management changes…
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Buyers Edge Platform acquires RestaurantLink
February 15, 2021
Buyers Edge Platform, a digital procurement network for the foodservice industry, has acquired RestaurantLink's group purchasing and beverage consulting…
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Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores to rebrand as US Foods Chef’s Stores
February 15, 2021
Effective March 1, Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores will be rebranded as US Foods Chef's Stores, as a result of US Foods acquiring Smart Foodservice…
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Sysco introduces 9 menu concepts, eco-friendly towels
February 15, 2021
Sysco Corp. has introduced nine menu concepts plus eco-friendly towels through its Cutting Edge Solutions platform.
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UK farms enlist vending machines to offer dairy products
February 15, 2021
Several Gloucestershire, U.K. farmers are selling their products from vending machines, according to a gloucesterlive.co.uk report.
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NAMA to combine annual and coffee shows August in New Orleans
February 12, 2021
The National Automatic Merchandising Association will combine its annual NAMA Show with its Coffee Tea & Water Show this year, Aug. 18-20 at the Ernest N.
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American Licorice acquires Torie & Howard
February 12, 2021
American Licorice Co., which makes the Red Vines and Sour Punch brands, has acquired the Torie & Howard brand, maker of Torie & Howard Organic Hard…
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Flowers Foods Q4 2020 sales and earnings soar
February 12, 2021
Flowers Foods Inc., which owns the Mrs. Freshley's brand, boosted its sales 11.5% from $917.8 million in Q4 2019 to $1.02 billion for the quarter ending Jan.
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Keurig Dr Pepper taps Tyson Foods' Whitmore for strategy role
February 12, 2021
Justin Whitmore Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. has named Justin Whitmore to the role of chief strategy officer, effective March 1, reporting to Chairman and…
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Lazarus Entertainment Group deploys cashless games
February 12, 2021
Multi-unit operator Lazarus Entertainment Group, which runs the Broadway Grand Prix and two water parks in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area, recently…
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'Samurai' vending machines literally tell customers to prevent COVID
February 12, 2021
In Japan, where nearly every type of consumable product can be found in a vending machine, samurai-themed vending machines in Shiga Prefecture are playing a…
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Hofmann Sausage introduces chicken sausage products
February 12, 2021
Hofmann Sausage Co., a Syracuse, New York-based manufacturer of sausages for the foodservice industry, has introduced chicken sausage in the following flavors…
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New York indoor amusement operators sue state over COVID lockdowns
February 11, 2021
Arcade and indoor amusement center operators are suing New York State for not allowing them to reopen on account of COVID-19, according to a Newsday report.
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