Coffee Service News

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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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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Keurig Dr Pepper: We aren’t negotiating to acquire Vital Pharmaceuticals

August 23, 2022

Keurig Dr Pepper has dismissed recent reports that the company is in talks to acquire Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc., which owns Bang Energy drinks.

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UK's Broderick's Group on track for record 2022

August 23, 2022

Broderick's Group, the Manchester, U.K. based convenience services provider, has already exceeded its average full year pre-pandemic sales, pointing to a…

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Five Star Food Service acquires Elite Vending in Atlanta

August 22, 2022

Five Star Food Service Inc., a Canteen franchise based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has acquired Elite Vending Co., an Atlanta-based operation that services…

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Keurig Dr Pepper in talks to buy Bang Energy parent company

August 19, 2022

Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc., which owns Bang Energy drinks, is negotiating with Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. to acquire the company, according a Bloomberg report.

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India vending operation plans 6x sales gain

August 19, 2022

Roastea, an India beverage vending machine and café operator, plans to install more than 1,200 vending machines and 30 cafés in the next 12 months, according…

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