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Amcon Distribution boosts sales and earnings in Q1 2021
January 20, 2021
Amcon Distributing Co., a food and consumer product wholesaler, reported sales of $404.7 million in the 2021 first quarter ended Dec. 31, 2020 compared to…
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Main Event Entertainment names Tony Wehner COO
January 19, 2021
Main Event Entertainment, based in Plano, Texas, has named industry veteran Tony Wehner as chief operating officer, according to a Fort Worth Star-Telegram…
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Sodexo deploys AI-enabled automated cafeteria management tool
January 19, 2021
Sodexo, one of the world's largest catering service providers, is partnering with Huawei France to provide a cafeteria management tool that eliminates the need…
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PPP program opens to all lenders
January 19, 2021
After re-opening the Paycheck Protection Program to small lenders on Friday, the U.S. Small Business Administration is now opening the program to all lenders.
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Westrock Coffee names CFO
January 19, 2021
Chris Pledger Westrock Coffee Company LLC has named Chris Pledger chief financial officer, effective immediately, succeeding John Ebner, who retired…
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Vanderbilt teams with CBORD to support Android phone purchases on campus
January 19, 2021
Vanderbilt University is the first CBOTRD campus to launch Android mobile credentials, according to a press release. Students, faculty and staff can use mobile…
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Farmer’s Fridge fresh food debuts at Chicago Dunkin’ stores
January 18, 2021
Farmer's Fridge's jars of fresh salads and grain bowls will be available at three Dunkin'restaurants under a new partnership between the fast casual chain and…
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PepsiCo introduces bubbly drops for SodaStream
January 18, 2021
PepsiCo Inc. has introduced its flavored sparking water, bubly drops, for SodaStream machines, according to a press release.
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Brady Industries names Mark Allen to new vp/ procurement role
January 18, 2021
Mark Allen Brady Industries, a foodservice, equipment and janitorial supply distributor, named Mark Allen to the newly-created position of vice…
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China manufacturer demos oversize touchscreen at virtual CES
January 18, 2021
Cinotop&Micron, a Shenzhen, China-based manufacturer of Metal Mesh Copper capacitive touchscreens, demonstrated its oversize touchscreen at the virtual…
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Pinball Hall of Fame launches fundraiser for expanded location
January 18, 2021
The Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas has launched a fundraising campaign to raise $200,000 to finish its new location, according to a Las Vegas Review Journal…
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Automated Retail Technologies taps Sonatafy Technology for software engineering
January 15, 2021
Automated Retail Technologies, a San Diego-based provider of kiosk and retail food technology, has retained Sonatafy Technology to supplement its software…
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Virginia convenience services operation launches ghost kitchen
January 15, 2021
Trolley House Refreshments, a Richmond, Virginia-based provider of breakroom and vending services, has launched Trolley Eats, a ghost kitchen that operates six…
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Monster Beverage names Shlosberg co-CEO, promotes Kelly
January 15, 2021
Monster Beverage Corp. has named longtime senior executive Hilton Schlosberg as co-chief executive officer, a role he will share with Rodney Sacks, who has…
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Zico founder buys brand back from Coca-Cola
January 14, 2021
PowerPlant Ventures, a venture-capital firm co-founded by Mark Rampolla, the founder of Zico Beverages LLC, has acquired Zico coconut water from The Coca-Cola…
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Aramark launches ‘Chef Spotlight’ to highlight menu innovators
January 14, 2021
Aramark Corp., has launched "Chef Spotlight," a program that spotlights the chefs who have had an impact on the organization and its guests. These tastemakers…
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USA Technologies receives patent for enabling mobile app for vending
January 14, 2021
USA Technologies Inc., a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the self-service retail market, has…
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Oklahoma town debuting bait machine for fishermen
January 14, 2021
Fishermen at Sportsman's Park in Sleepy Eye, Oklahoma won't need to catch their bait now that the city council approved a bait vending machine at a cost of…
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Innovative Foodservice Group hires operations director
January 14, 2021
Innovative Foodservice Group, a Tampa-based foodservice equipment and supplies provider, has named Bobby Hui as director of operations, according to a company…
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Campbell closing oldest manufacturing plant, impacting 326 workers
January 14, 2021
Campbell Soup Co. will close a 94-year-old manufacturing facility in Columbus, Georgia by Spring 2022, according to a press release. The plant, the company's…
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