News
IAAPA to hold virtual show Sept. 2-3
August 13, 2020
The International Association of Amusements, Parks and Attractions will hold a virtual show, "The Americas," Sept. 2 and 3, featuring more than 10 industry…
read now
Dr Pepper acknowledges product shortage
August 12, 2020
Dr Pepper has acknowledged a retail shortage of its products and is working with its distribution partners to keep shelves stocked, the company acknowledged in…
read now
COVID-19 clips Q4 sales for Vistar, PFG
August 12, 2020
Performance Food Group Co., the parent company of Vistar, the nation's only national vending products distributor, saw net sales decline by 2.1% from $5.…
read now
TEEG opens Timezone venue in Auckland, New Zealand
August 12, 2020
The Entertainment and Education Group opened a Timezone venue last month in Newmarket, Auckland, its fourth venue in the last 12 months, with another four…
read now
Monster Mini Golf selects Semnox for revenue management technology
August 12, 2020
Monster Mini Golf, a miniature golf destination, has selected Semnox Solutions Llc. as its revenue management technology partner, according to a press release.
read now
Primo Water acquires Mountain Glacier
August 12, 2020
Primo Water Corp., a provider of water direct to consumers and water filtration services in North America and Europe as well as a provider of water dispensers…
read now
Sysco takes a big Q4 sales and earnings hit from pandemic
August 11, 2020
Sysco Corp.'s sales fell 42.8% to $8.9 billion for the fourth quarter ending June 27, driving down operating income by 173.8% ($531.6 million), according to a…
read now
HelloFresh sales surge as pandemic drives demand for meal delivery
August 11, 2020
Sales at HelloFresh, the Germany based meal kit delivery company, jumped 122% at constant exchange rates in the second quarter as consumers are embracing food…
read now
Medical journal: caffeinated coffee doesn't raise risk for certain cancer types
August 11, 2020
Consumption of caffeinated coffee does not increase the risk for various cancers, according to a review in The New England Journal of Medicine, reported…
read now
Elaut Group USA introduces 2 games
August 11, 2020
Fast Gunman Elaut Group USA recently introduced two amusement center games, according to a press release.
read now
AAMA to host virtual annual meeting next month
August 10, 2020
The American Amusement Machine Association will host a virtual annual meeting Sept. 15-17 this year, according to an email from the association. The annual…
read now
Mad Mobile acquires Sysco's restaurant technology company CAKE
August 10, 2020
Mad Mobile Inc., a mobile platform for restaurants and retailers, has signed an agreement to acquire CAKE, a restaurant technology company based in Silicon…
read now
Hostess Brands beats Q2 earnings expectations on 6.3% revenue boost
August 10, 2020
Hostess Brands Inc. beat analysts' second quarter earnings expectations with non-GAAP earnings of 22 cents per share, beating expectations by 7 cents per share…
read now
JDE Peet's reports lift in at-home sales, decrease at cafes
August 10, 2020
Global coffee company JDE Peet's reported a 12% boost in profits and a 2.9% drop in sales for the first half of 2020, with at-home business expanding at the…
read now
UpMeals deploys SMRT1's smart vending machines in Canada
August 10, 2020
UpMeals, a Vancouver based foodservice provider, has agreed to launch 22 SMRT1 POD (personalized-on-demand) smart vending machines from SMRT1 Technologies…
read now
Toronto OCS firm acquires grocery/pantry services provider
August 7, 2020
GoJava, a Toronto provider of office coffee, snacks, water filtration systems and zero waste services, is acquring Office Grocery, a Toronto office grocery and…
read now
Jones Soda Q2 results fall to COVID-19, lower 7-Eleven sales
August 7, 2020
Jones Soda Co.'s Q2 revenue fell from $3.5 million to $3.1 million compared to last year for the quarter ending June 30, translating into a net loss of…
read now
US Mint urges consumers to use exact change to relieve coin shortage
August 7, 2020
The United States Mint is issuing a public service announcement asking citizens to use exact change to relieve the nation's coin shortage.
read now
Coca-Cola introduces smartphone ordering from Freestyle beverage machines
August 7, 2020
Coca-Cola Freestyle is rolling out its latest technology innovation: contactless self-serve pouring from a smartphone in response to the coronavirus pandemic…
read now
Stern Pinball and Incendium introduce soundtrack for limited edition machine
August 7, 2020
Stern Pinball and Incendium have announced the complete soundtrack listing for a new limited edition pinball machine celebrating Heavy Metal magazine…
read now
