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Sept 22: Early bird registration ends for Self-Service Innovation Summit, awards nominations
September 13, 2023
Early bird registration for the Self-Service Innovation Summit ends next Friday, the same day nominations are due for the Automation & Self-Service Awards.
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Danone launches energy efficient facility in South Africa
September 13, 2023
Danone, a Paris-based global provider of dairy and plant-based products, waters and nutrition, has launched a combined heat and power facility and microgrid…
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Korea food company to offer Yo-Kai vending machines
September 12, 2023
Puluone Co. Ltd., a Seoul, South Korea-based producer of plant based foods, has introduced its Robot Chef machine that cooks hot food on demand after signing…
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Sargento Foods names 3 executives
September 12, 2023
Erin Price Sargento Foods Inc., a Plymouth, Wisconsin-based snack and cheese manufacturer, has appointed three executives, according to a press…
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US fintech Olliv expands crypto kiosks to South Africa
September 12, 2023
Olliv by Coinflip, a Chicago-based fintech company that operates 4,500 cryptocurrency kiosks, has expanded into South Africa with nine kiosks across…
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US ATM count surges since 2020
September 12, 2023
Following a dip in 2020, the U.S. ATM population grew by about 21,000 terminals from 2021 to the end of 2022, according to the results of a project to estimate…
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Ingenico to equip French rugby stadiums with payment kiosks
September 12, 2023
Ingenico, a payment solutions provider, has teamed with AVEM, a French provider of payment systems for banks, merchants and retailers, to equip French Rugby…
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Prime Time Amusements teams with Family Entertainment Group
September 12, 2023
PrimeTime Amusements has joined the Family Entertainment Group portfolio of businesses, bringing 20 arcades and entertainment centers in the central Florida…
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Utility Trailer Manufacturing teams with Schmitz Cargobull on transportation units
September 12, 2023
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. LLC has teamed with European trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull Corp. to introduce state-of-the-art transport…
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Nestlé to acquire Brazil chocolate maker
September 11, 2023
Nestlé S.A. has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Grupo CRM, a Brazil chocolate provider, according to a press release. Grupo CRM operates a…
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Kellogg board approves separation into 2 companies
September 11, 2023
Kellogg Co.'s board of directors has approved the previously announced separation into two independent, publicly traded companies, Kellanova and WK Kellogg…
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MagTek achieves PCI certification for DynaFlex II PED
September 11, 2023
MagTek, a provider of security technology and retail electronic payments, has achieved PCI PTS 6.x PED certification as a PIN Entry Device for its DynaFlex II…
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Sodexo teams with tech firm to install robotic chef machines at 2 US universities
September 11, 2023
SavorEat, an Israel-based food tech company that leverages AI and 3D printing for foodservice applications, has teamed with Sodexo Group to install its…
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JM Smucker to acquire Hostess Brands for $5.6B
September 11, 2023
The transaction includes the Hostess Brands sweet baked goods brands Hostess Donettes, Twinkies, CupCakes, DingDongs, Zinger, CoffeeCakes, HoHos, Mini Muffins…
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DreamPak expands Wisconsin manufacturing facility
September 11, 2023
DreamPak LLC, a contract manufacturer of drink mixes, liquid creamers, shelf-stable meals and dietary supplements, recently broke ground on a…
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US Foods names EVP/general counsel
September 11, 2023
Martha Ha US Foods Holding Corp. has named Martha Ha executive vice president and general counsel effective Sept. 25, 2023, reporting to CEO Dave…
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United Natural Foods taps Mars’ Mario Maffie as CIO
September 11, 2023
Mario Maffie United Natural Foods Inc. has named Mario Maffie chief information officer beginning Oct. 2, 2023, reporting to Erin Horvath, chief…
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Farmer Brothers CEO to step down
September 8, 2023
Deverl Maserang will step down as CEO at Farmer Brothers Co. on Sept. 30 and will complete his current term as a member of the board unless his permanent…
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Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling to expand California facility
September 8, 2023
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling will demolish, rebuild and expand its current facility in Rancho Cucamonga, California, to a 620,000-square-foot campus with full…
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Legacy Foodservice Alliance joins UniPro Foodservice, acquisitions group acquires 3 foodservice distributors
September 8, 2023
Legacy Foodservice Alliance, a foodservice suppliers alliance, will become an operating division of UniPro Foodservice, a foodservice cooperative, on Jan. 1…
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