How convenience services operators recover lost sales

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A panel of vending operators agreed on the need to explore growth opportunities in the face of the COVID-19 setback, limited as they are. These include…

365 Retail Markets Appears on the Inc.5000 List Five Years and Counting

Inc. magazine announced that 365 Retail Markets is No. 2744 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private…

CafeX closes robotic coffee bars

August 13, 2020

CafeX, a robotic coffee bar that can serve more than 10 orders simultaneously within minutes, has shut down its San Francisco and San Jose airport operations…

Introducing the Fieldstone Bakery Mini Doodles Cookies

Fieldstone® Bakery will introduce new Mini Doodles Cookies to the vending industry in September 2020. This new product is a 1 oz. serving pouch of whole grain…

Introducing Fieldstone Bakery Grains 2 Go Bars

In September 2020, Fieldstone® Bakery will introduce new Grains 2 Go Bars, which is the first time for the brand to offer two grain equivalent bars that meet…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Aramark takes a 46% Q3 revenue hit from COVID-19

August 4, 2020

Aramark posted $2.2 billion in third quarter revenue, down 46.3% year-over-year from the impact of COVID-19 that more than offset modest underlying growth in…

Five Star Food Service promotes Richard Kennedy to president/CEO

August 3, 2020

Richard Kennedy Five Star Food Service Inc., a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based convenience services operation, has promoted Richard Kennedy from chief…

Kraft Heinz cites better-than-expected Q2 despite operating loss

August 3, 2020

The Kraft Heinz Co. welcomed a strong second quarter with $6.64 billion, a 3.8% net sales growth over the prior year's quarter, and 7.4% organic growth versus…

Keurig Dr Pepper to distribute Polar Seltzer sparkling waters

August 3, 2020

Keurig Dr Pepper announced an agreement with Polar Beverages provide national distribution to Polar Seltzer sparkling seltzer waters, including Polar…

Virtual Coffee Fest event planned for August

August 3, 2020

Coffee Fest To Go has been scheduled for Aug. 26 and 27, a virtual event for specialty coffee businesses, according to Clarion Events Food & Beverage…

Keurig Dr Pepper bullish on Q2 sales gains

July 31, 2020

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. officials lauded the beverage company's financial results for the second quarter as sales grew, largely driven by growing demand for…

Office coffee service in the age of coronavirus: opportunity exists

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Researchers don't believe the OCS market will be recovering from the coronavirus soon. But by understanding new customer needs, operators can recover some of…

Farmer Brothers amends bank credit to sustain COVID-19 impact

July 29, 2020

Farmer Bros. Co. has amended its credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank to increase the company's flexibility in supporting its current and future business…

Starbucks swings to fiscal 3Q loss, but sees daylight

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

July 29, 2020

Starbucks Corp. swung to a fiscal third-quarter loss as the global coffee house continued to deal with the impact of COVID-19, although executives said the…

Royal Cup Coffee taps Aryzta’s Ashley Peeples as senior/vp foodservice sales

July 27, 2020

Ashley Peeples Royal Cup Coffee & Tea, an importer, roaster and distributor of coffees and teas, has named Ashley Peeples as its senior vice…

Dunkin' Brands adds digital chief, team members

July 24, 2020

Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. has hired Philip Auerbach, a travel industry executive, as chief digital and strategy officer, a news release said.