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Investors to acquire Cardtronics for $2.3B
December 15, 2020
Cardtronics PLC, an ATM owner/operator, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Apollo Global Management…
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Canada pizza vending machine plans expansion to Michigan
December 15, 2020
PizzaForno, a Canada automated pizza oven that bakes artisanal pizzas in less than three minutes, will have its first licensed unit in Michigan in early 2021…
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Pecan pie vending machine serves visitors 24/7 in Texas
December 15, 2020
Visitors to the Berdoll Pecan Candy & Gift Shop Co. in Cedar Creek, Texas can buy pecan pies at a glassfront vending machine 24 hours a day, seven days a…
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Mickey Truck Bodies names 3 executives
December 14, 2020
Joe Rudolph Mickey Truck Bodies has named Joe Rudolph as vice president of sales, reporting to Tom Arland, president. It is one of three newly…
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Tata Consumer Products makes offer for Coffee Day Enterprises’ vending business
December 14, 2020
Tata Consumer Products, which owns the Tata Tea, Eight O'Clock Coffee, Tata Coffee Grand and Himalayan Natural Mineral Water brands, has offered to purchase…
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Columbia coffee farmers face labor shortage due to coronavirus, low coffee prices
December 14, 2020
Farms in Colombia are struggling with labor shortages this year as low coffee prices have not provided funds to hire coffee pickers and the job has become…
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Amusement Expo International rescheduled for June 28-30, 2021
December 14, 2020
The Amusement Expo International has moved the dates of next year's industry event back by eight weeks to June 28 through June 30, 2021, according to a press…
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Timezone opens amusement center in Lucknow, India
December 11, 2020
Timezone, an Australia-based indoor amusement center, has opened an 8,000-square-foot entertainment center Lucknow, India's Phoenix Palassio mall, according to…
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Ashilyn Sunderman succeeds Rod Nester at Smith Vending Canteen
December 11, 2020
Smith Vending Canteen, a Canteen franchisee in Clarinda, Iowa, has promoted Ashliyn Sunderman from vice president and CFO to CEO, assuming most of the duties…
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Selecta micro markets to offer Albert Heijn to-go food
December 11, 2020
Selecta's Netherlands Foodie's MicroMarkets are now offering an on-the-go fresh selection from Albert Heijn to-go products under a partnership between the…
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NRA warns Congress: foodservice industry in 'economic freefall'
December 10, 2020
In a letter to congressional leadership, the National Restaurant Association said this week that the restaurant industry is in an "economic free fall" and…
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JM Smucker reaffirms 2021 outlook
December 10, 2020
The J.M. Smucker Co., which owns Folgers and other consumer product brands, has reaffirmed its fiscal year 2021 outlook and shared long-term financial targets…
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Flowers Foods promotes Heeth Varnedoe to chief transformation officer
December 10, 2020
Heeth Varnedoe Flowers Foods Inc., which owns Mrs.Freshly's, Tastykake and other bakery brands, has promoted Heeth Varnedoe from senior vice president…
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OptConnect introduces multi-carrier cellular router for unattended devices
December 10, 2020
OptConnect has introduced neo2, a compact LTE Category 4 multi-carrier cellular router for kiosks, micro markets, digital signs and other applications…
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Vending machine features elf singing Christmas songs
December 10, 2020
The West Side Show Room, a non-profit theater in Rockford, Illinois, features an "Elf-O-Matic" vending machine that sings Christmas songs to youngsters while…
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French farmers boost sales deploying vending machines to sell produce
December 10, 2020
Vending machines are popping up on highways and near farms in France, as farmers are discovering that customers prefer buying fresh food from vending machines…
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United Natural Foods Q1 2021 sales, earnings miss market expectations
December 9, 2020
United Natural Foods reported that sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 rose 6% from $6.3 billion in the 2021 first quarter to $6.67 billion, however…
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Coca-Cola sells bottling plant to Niagara Bottling
December 9, 2020
The Coca-Cola Company has sold its water bottling facility in Centre County, Pennsylvania to Niagara Bottling, according to a statecolllege.com report.
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Goli Nutrition teams with tech partner on connected vending machines
December 9, 2020
Goli Nutrition, which produces an apple cider vinegar gummy, is teaming with Atos, a provider of IoT technology, on an AI-powered vending solution to provide…
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Campbell Soup Q1 2021 sales, earnings spike driven by COVID-19
December 9, 2020
The Campbell Soup Co.'s sales increased 7% from $2.83 billion in the first quarter of 2019 to $2.34 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 ending Nov. 1…
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