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Primo Water receives sustainability certification for Florida spring

January 8, 2021

Primo Water Corp., a provider of water direct to consumers and water filtration services in North America and Europe and a provider of water dispensers…

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Go-Pak taps Ray McNamara to build UK vending cup business

January 8, 2021

Go-Pak, a U.K.-based provider of packaging and disposable products for foodservice and retailing, has named Ray McNamara as senior business development…

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Florida entrepreneurs tap vending machines to sell local art

January 8, 2021

A pair of Florida entrepreneurs have created vending machines to sell locally crafted art. Lucid Vending has deployed the machines at Pom Pom Teahouse and…

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Payment Alliance International acquires B&B Music & Video ATM business

January 8, 2021

Payment Alliance International, a provider of ATM portfolio management tools and services, has acquired the ATM portfolio of Cleveland-based B & B Music…

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Starbucks names new EVP/CFO

January 8, 2021

Patrick Gismer Patrick Grismer is retiring from his role as Starbucks executive vice president and CFO effective Feb. 1, 2021. Rachel Ruggeri…

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ConAgra Brands Q2 2021 sales and earnings beat expectations, boosted by divestitures, retail gains

January 7, 2021

ConAgra Brands Inc.'s net sales increased 6.2%, from $2.8 billion in the prior year's second quarter to $3.0 billion in the 2021 second quarter ending Nov. 29…

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Coca Cola names former federal judge as general counselor

January 7, 2021

J. Michael Luttig The Coca-Cola Co. has named J. Michael Luttig, a former U.S. federal judge and general counsel for The Boeing Co., to serve as…

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Westomatic introduces contactless sports nutrition drink dispenser

January 6, 2021

Westomatic, a U.K.-based equipment manufacturer, has launched a completely contactless dispenser for sports nutrition drinks called Evolve, according to a…

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Hormel opens Nebraska sausage making plant, will hire 350

January 6, 2021

Hormel Foods Corp. has opened its newest production facility, Papillion Foods, in Papillion, Nebraska, which will make dry sausage products, according to a…

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Nayax CCI protocol support enables cashless payment without MDB converter

January 6, 2021

Nayax, a cashless solution provider, now supports the CCI communication protocol, version 3.5, for coffee service machines, enabling convenience service…

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Birmingham convention and sports entity extends contract with Centerplate, Sodexo

January 6, 2021

Centerplate and parent company Sodexo will continue serving guests at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex and Legacy Arena under an exclusive contract…

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Five Star Food Service acquires 4 operating companies in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio

January 5, 2021

Five Star Food Service Inc., based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has acquired an Owensboro, Kentucky-based franchise group comprised of four operating companies…

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Mondelez acquires snack maker Hu

January 5, 2021

Mondelēz International has acquired Hu Master Holdings, the parent company of Hu Products, a U.S.-based snack maker, according to a press release.

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Vistar Northeast Buying Show set for September

January 5, 2021

Vistar Northeast, which combines the teams from Vistar New England, New York, Ohio, MidAtlantic and Michigan, will present the 2021 Northeast Buying Show at…

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Raw oysters for sale via Japanese vending machine

January 5, 2021

An oyster shop in Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan is offering up raw oysters in a vending machine that allows customers to buy oysters 24/7, according to a report in The…

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UK farmers cash in on fresh milk vending machines during pandemic

January 4, 2021

A couple of British farmers are selling fresh milk using vending machines, meeting the need for milk caused by a shortage in supermarkets during the pandemic…

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