PrimeTime Amusements to provide arcade equipment moving assistance

April 14, 2020

PrimeTime Amusements, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida provider of arcade games and related services, has announced it will assist companies to move equipment and…

Pork shortage in offing after major US processor closes due to COVID-19 cases

The closure of one of the nation's largest pork processing plant after approximately 300 positive COVID-19 cases among workers could soon have a powerful…

Betson teams with AMS on touchless medical machine powered by Vagabond

April 14, 2020

Betson Enterprises, a distributor of arcade, location-based amusement and vending machine equipment, and AMS Vendors, a vending machine manufacturer, announced…

New York amusement operators get update on federal business loans

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Amusement machine operators got an update last week on government loans designed to help businesses weather the coronavirus pandemic during a conference call…

Should you expand into food delivery?

by Richard Traylor — Writer, WebstaurantStore

This is the first of a two-part series on how food truck operators can put a delivery service in place. For many right now it's helping keep the food truck…

Have restaurant declines bottomed out?

April 13, 2020

U.S. restaurant customer transactions declined by 41% in the week ending April 5 compared to the same week one year ago. That followed a 42% decline in the…

Performance Food Group teams with 13 retail partners during coronavirus pandemic, furloughs 3,000 employees

April 13, 2020

Performance Food Group Company, which owns Vistar, has signed agreements with 13 retail partners among the actions it has taken during the novel coronavirus…

Health officials investigate COVID-19 cases at Tyson Foods plant

April 13, 2020

The Metro Public Health Department is investigating the Tyson Foods plant in Goodlettsville, Tennessee for a possible cluster of COVID-19 cases, according to a…

Smithfield Foods closes pork facility after reporting more than 200 COVID-19 cases

April 13, 2020

Smithfield Foods, Inc. has closed its Sioux Falls, South Dakota facility, one of the largest pork processing facilities in the U.S., until further notice…

Businesses can apply for SBA loans starting today

April 3, 2020

Small businesses can begin applying for Small Business Administration loans available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, known as…

Farmers dumping milk due to supply chain roadblocks caused by coronavirus

April 3, 2020

Despite strong demand for basic foods such as dairy products during the coronavirus pandemic, the milk supply chain is experiencing disruptions that are…

Performance Food Group partners with grocers during coronavirus pandemic

April 3, 2020

Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, has established partnerships with grocery and retail companies to strengthen its business during the coronavirus…

Federal CARES Act provides relief to businesses hurt by COVID-19

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act offers major financial support for companies impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Business and…

ATM industry looks to federal lifeline amid COVID-19

by Pat Shea — Editor, NetworldMedia

As relief and funding packages are being debated in Washington, the National ATM Council looks to how these new laws will affect business.

Webinar today will address responding to COVID-19

March 16, 2020

The Consumer Brands Association will present a webinar on responding to the COVID-19 outbreak today, March 16, from 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. ET, the National Automatic…

PayRange app to help vending and laundry machine users with insufficient funds

March 16, 2020

PayRange Inc., a network for everyday purchases, has launched a program to support to payment app users at apartments, dorms and other unattended retail…

Coronavirus outbreak raises questions about digital payments and cash

by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group

The coronavirus pandemic has raised a number of concerns about whether consumers would shift towards digital payments amid concerns about cash handling and…

US restaurants vs coronavirus: The very real things US brands can do now

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

No, the coronavirus is not a major health threat in the U.S. at this time. But the fact is, that could quickly change, and there are some very real…