Coffee Service News & Media

UNFI lifts Q4, FY 2022 sales, earnings mixed

September 28, 2022

United Natural Foods Inc. lifted its Q4 and full year 2022 sales, while earnings were mixed for the quarterly and full year periods, according to an earnings…

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Return to work sharpens location focus on convenience services

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Locations want to entice as many people as possible but still have concerns over cost and don't always know how many will be back, making customer…

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Robotic coffeemaker manufacturer Artly raises $8M

September 27, 2022

Artly, a manufacturer of an AI enabled robotic coffeemaker, has secured an $8 million investment round, according to a press release.

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European vending, OCS sales improved in 2021

September 23, 2022

Vending and coffee service sales improved in 2021 thanks to the pandemic recovery, but remain below 2019 levels, according to a European Vending Association…

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Nestlé names chief communications officer

September 22, 2022

Lisa Gibby Nestlé S.A. has promoted Lisa Gibby from vice president of corporate communications to deputy executive vice president and chief…

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Primo Water acquires French spring water providers

September 19, 2022

Primo Water Corp., a provider of drinking water solutions in North America and Europe, has acquired Eureau Sources and Defeaus, two French companies…

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Hoffmann teams with JM Smucker on Florida coffee distribution

September 16, 2022

The Hoffmann Family of Companies, parent company of Stan's Coffee and Food Service, has signed an agreement with The J.M. Smucker Co. to service Rowland Coffee…

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Coffee Holding lifts Q3 2022 sales, earnings

September 15, 2022

Coffee Holding Co. Inc., a wholesale coffee roaster and dealer, improved its sales and earnings for Q3 2022 over the prior year period, according to an…

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Kraft Heinz promotes Diana Frost to NA chief growth officer

September 14, 2022

Diana Frost The Kraft Heinz Co. has promoted Diana Frost from head of North America disruption and Canada chief marketing officer to chief growth…

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Performance Food Group aligns convenience business under Core-Mark brand

September 9, 2022

Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, a national convenience services wholesale distributor, has aligned its convenience business under the Core-Mark…

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Darigold builds $600M Washington production plant

September 9, 2022

Darigold Inc. hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today at the site of its future Pasco, Washington production facility, according to a press release.

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Cold brew coffee resumes its pre-pandemic surge

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Cold brew coffee has resumed its pre-pandemic fast growth and is expanding in numerous serving settings to a loyal customer base that skews younger, higher…

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Darigold promotes Richard Scheitler to chief transformation officer

September 7, 2022

Richard Scheitler Darigold Inc., the Seattle-based farmer-owned dairy cooperative and one of the nation's largest dairy producers, has promoted…

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Global coffee output to fall short of expectation

September 7, 2022

Rabobank has lowered its global coffee output forecast for the upcoming 2022/23 season, as high prices have not significantly boosted production in Columbia…

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Starbucks taps PepsiCo veteran Laxman Narasimhan as CEO

September 2, 2022

Starbucks Coffee Co. has named Laxman Narasimhan CEO, effective Oct. 1, 2022, succeeding interim CEO Howard Schultz, the company announced in a press release.

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Westrock Coffee trades on NASDAQ

August 30, 2022

Westrock Coffee Co. began trading Monday on NASDAQ under the sticker symbol WEST after going public following being acquired by Riverview Acquisition Corp. and…

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Five Star Food Service acquires Refreshment Solutions in Louisiana

August 26, 2022

Five Star Food Service Inc., a Canteen franchise based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has acquired Refreshment Solutions LLC, a Canteen franchise based in Norco…

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JM Smucker names senior VP for commodities, procurement

August 26, 2022

Gagnesh Gupta The J.M. Smucker Co. has named Gagnesh Gupta as senior vice president of commodities and procurement effective Sept. 8, 2022. Gupta…

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Riverview approves combination with Westrock Coffee as publicly traded company

August 26, 2022

Riverview Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, voted to approve its business combination with Westrock Coffee Holdings, a…

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JM Smucker lifts Q1 2023 sales, product recall hammers earnings

August 24, 2022

The J.M. Smucker Co., which owns Folgers and other consumer product brands, lifted its Q1 2023 sales driven by price increases while earnings got hammered by a…

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