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Crane’s Ron Bryant wins National Vending Day contest
April 14, 2020
Ron Bryant, an employee at Crane, won a $100 gift card for winning the second annual National Vending Day contest.
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Have restaurant declines bottomed out?
April 13, 2020
U.S. restaurant customer transactions declined by 41% in the week ending April 5 compared to the same week one year ago. That followed a 42% decline in the…
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NAMA to hold coronavirus ‘town hall’ April 14
April 13, 2020
The National Automatic Merchandising Association will hold its next "Listening & Leading" town hall at 1 p.m. EST on Tuesday, providing an open forum for…
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Performance Food Group teams with 13 retail partners during coronavirus pandemic, furloughs 3,000 employees
April 13, 2020
Performance Food Group Company, which owns Vistar, has signed agreements with 13 retail partners among the actions it has taken during the novel coronavirus…
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Health officials investigate COVID-19 cases at Tyson Foods plant
April 13, 2020
The Metro Public Health Department is investigating the Tyson Foods plant in Goodlettsville, Tennessee for a possible cluster of COVID-19 cases, according to a…
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Conagra Brands recalls chicken bowls
April 13, 2020
Conagra Brands Inc. has recalled approximately 130,763 pounds of not-ready-to-eat chicken bowl products because the product may contain extraneous material…
read nowCalgary family fun center closes permanently due to coronavirus pandemic
April 13, 2020
Shakers Fun Centre in Calgary, Canada, has closed permanently due to coronavirus risks, according to a CTV News report.
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Smithfield Foods closes pork facility after reporting more than 200 COVID-19 cases
April 13, 2020
Smithfield Foods, Inc. has closed its Sioux Falls, South Dakota facility, one of the largest pork processing facilities in the U.S., until further notice…
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USA Technologies to hold virtual annual meeting April 30
April 13, 2020
USA Technologies, Inc., a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the self-service retail market…
read nowPolish vending association installs machines to dispense safety supplies in response to coronavirus pandemic
April 13, 2020
Residents of Warsaw and Karkow in Poland can buy face masks, gloves and sanitizers from vending machines to allow Poles to comply with a law requiring them to…
read nowSoutheastern Vending Association cancels August conference
April 10, 2020
The Southeastern Vending Association has canceled its conference scheduled for Aug. 4-6 at The Hilton Sandestin Golf Resort & Spa in Sandestin, Florida on…
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Orange juice sales jump 38% in 4 weeks driven by coronavirus
April 10, 2020
Retail orange juice sales jumped around 38% in the four-week period ending March 28 over the same period last year, according to Nielsen data. The spike was…
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Paramount Management Group completes ATM acquisition
April 10, 2020
Paramount Management Group, an ATM operator, recently completed an acquisition of another ATM company, according to a press release. The acquisition was…
read nowSpringboardVR’s Festa is bullish on LBE despite coronavirus
April 10, 2020
While more than three quarters of location based entertainment operations have closed temporarily, 84% of SpringboardVR's partners are planning on being open…
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Sysco launches campaign to promote fresh offerings
April 10, 2020
Sysco Corp. has launched a new "Sysco Knows Fresh" multi-channel campaign designed to promote both the company's fresh product offering and its widespread…
read nowEmbed responds to challenging times with outreach initiatives
April 10, 2020
Embed, a provider of cashless business management systems and solutions for the amusement, entertainment and leisure industries, has launched a range of…
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Industry loses EP Severns of Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Kokomo
April 10, 2020
E.P. Severns, who ran the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Kokomo, Indiana for six decades, passed away Tuesday at Primrose Retirement Community, according to a…
read nowSlack channel for family entertainment centers focuses on COVID-19
April 9, 2020
A group of family entertainment centers has created a Slack channel to share knowledge, best practices and ideas with each other during, and then after, the…
read nowAsia Amusement & Attractions Expo postponed to August
April 9, 2020
The Grandeur International Exhibition Group has changed the Asia Amusement & Attractions Expo from May 10-12 to Aug. 4-6 at the China Import & Export…
read nowIAAPA urges members to push for more government support
April 9, 2020
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions is encouraging members to reach out to their elected officials for additional federal help to…
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