Ben E Keith Foods acquires Florida Food Service

February 4, 2022

Ben E. Keith Foods has purchased Florida Food Service, Inc. including the 86,000 square-foot distribution center in Gainesville and creating a ninth division…

Tyson Foods builds Kentucky production facility

February 4, 2022

Tyson Foods Inc. broke ground this week on the site of a $355 million bacon production facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, according to a press release.

IBrands Global installs COVID test kit vending machine in Jersey store

February 3, 2022

IBrands Global, a supply chain platform and brand collective that recently acquired Vendx, an touchscreen vending machine provider, has deployed its first…

Quench acquires Waterfresh in Massachusetts

February 3, 2022

Quench, a provider of filtered water solutions for businesses and dealer partners across North America, has acquired Waterfresh Inc., a point-of-use drinking…

Hershey price hikes push Q4, FY 2021 sales, earnings

February 3, 2022

The Hershey Co. reported sales and earnings gains for Q4 and FY 2021, driven by price increases across all segments as well as slightly lower levels of…

Yo-Kai Express to debut electric mobile restaurant

February 3, 2022

Yo-kai Express, a robotic ramen vending machine, demonstrated its first electric powered mobile restaurant, called the Yatai, in a Tik Tok video.

ICXA accepting nominations: Elevate Awards honor consumer facing brands

February 2, 2022

The Interactive Customer Experience (ICX) Association is now accepting nominations for its annual Elevate ICX Awards.

Quench buys Pure Aqua Tech of Michigan

February 2, 2022

Quench, a provider of filtered water solutions for businesses and dealer partners across the U.S. and Canada, has acquired Pure Aqua Tech of Michigan, a…

Brady IFS acquires SupplyitAll

February 2, 2022

Brady IFS, a Las Vegas based foodservice, sanitation and janitorial distributor, has acquired SupplyitAll, a Vineland, New Jersey based foodservice, janitorial…

Nayax introduces incremental authorization for EMV compliant multi-vend transactions

February 2, 2022

Nayax Ltd., a global commerce enablement and payments platform designed to enable retailers to provide consumers with digital, cashless, connected commerce…

Japanese oyster farm offers wares in vending machines

February 2, 2022

A Japanese oyster farm has installed vending machines to offset COVID-19 related losses, according to a seafoodsource.com report.

Japanese vending machines offer edible insects

February 2, 2022

Residents of Sapporo, Japan can buy edible insects from vending machines specializing in items difficult to find in supermarkets, according to a report in the…

Starbucks' Q1 miss triggering price increases

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

February 2, 2022

Starbucks is raising prices thanks to high inflation, supply chain issues, COVID-19 resurgences and labor shortages, CEO Kevin Johnson said Tuesday during the…

Sodexo founder Pierre Bellon passes away

February 1, 2022

Pierre Bellon Sodexo, the Paris-based global foodservice provider, announced the passing of its founder and chairman emeritus, Pierre Bellon, on Jan.

JM Smucker completes organic beverage, grains divestiture

February 1, 2022

The J.M. Smucker Co., which owns Folgers and other consumer brands, has completed the divestiture of its natural and organic beverage and grains businesses to…

Coffee Holding boosts 2021 earnings on pandemic driven sales loss

February 1, 2022

Coffee Holding Co. managed to improve its earnings on a 14% sales loss in 2021 driven by the coronavirus pandemic, according to an earnings release.

Novolex earns patent for disposable cutlery dispenser

February 1, 2022

Waddington North America, a Novolex brand, has received a patent for Cutlerease, a dispenser that offers customers one disposable utensil at a time, according…

Arabica futures jump 76% in January

February 1, 2022

Arabica coffee futures ended January at $2.35 per pound compared to about $1.30 last year, ending 2021 76% higher than 2020, the largest one-year gain since…

J&J Snack Foods posts Q1 2022 sales, earnings growth on post pandemic rebound

February 1, 2022

J&J Snack Foods Corp. boosted sales and earnings for Q1 2022 ending Dec. 25, 2021 driven by a post pandemic rebound, according to an earnings report.

Croatian designer wins award for bread vending machine

February 1, 2022

A Croatian designer won an award for a branded bread vending machine, according to a total Croatia news report.