Foodservice News & Media

Selecta Group’s Q1 2021 sales improve despite dip

May 25, 2021

Selecta Group, Europe's largest route based retailer, reported Q1 2021 results were strongly ahead of last year and ahead of expectations, despite the impact…

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GKI Group introduces robotic bartender

May 24, 2021

GKI Group, an Israel based development company, recently launched Cecilia.ai, a robotic bartender that responds to voice commands, according to a company blog.

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21 sales prospecting tips for convenience services

by Amanda Puppo — CEO, MarketReach Inc.

A comprehensive list of considerations for convenience services selling.

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Sysco to acquire Italian specialty foods distributor

May 20, 2021

Sysco Corp. has agreed to acquire Greco and Sons, an independent Italian specialty distributor in the U.S. from Arbor Investments and the Greco family…

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Improving foodservice demand boosts Hormel Q2 2021 sales, earnings

May 20, 2021

Sales increased for Hormel Foods Corp. in Q2 2021 due to a recovery in foodservice and higher whole bird shipments, according to a press release. Retail sales…

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Coca-Cola introduces enhanced countertop Freestyle

May 19, 2021

Coca-Cola Freestyle has introduced a countertop fountain dispenser to give smaller-footprint restaurants the ability to offer more than 80 beverage choices…

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Sodexo partners with urban farm to source Maine lettuce

May 19, 2021

Sodexo, a Paris-based foodservice contractor and one of Maine's largest employers, will source as much as 80% of its lettuce products from Vertical Harvest…

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Mars countertop freezers to offer ice cream at Circle K stores

May 19, 2021

To meet evolving consumer preferences for frozen products at the point-of-sale, Phononic Inc., a provider of solid-state cooling and heating technology, has…

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Performance Food Group acquiring Core-Mark

May 18, 2021

Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, a national convenience services wholesale distributor, has agreed to acquire convenience store distributor…

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Bakery contractor taps facial recognition, access control to improve safety

May 17, 2021

FGF Brands, a bakery production company that provides grocery retailers, coffee houses and foodservice operators with bakery products, has teamed with…

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Danone to sell $2B stake in Chinese dairy company

May 14, 2021

Danone, a Paris based global provider of dairy and plant-based products, waters and nutrition, has agreed to sell its 9.8% stake in China Mengniu Dairy Co.

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Automat-style Brooklyn Dumping Shop starts 'touchless' dining May 19

May 13, 2021

An automat-style QSR this website recently featured, Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, will open on First Avenue in New York City's East Village May 19, a news release…

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COVID hammers Compass Group sales, profits for first half 2021

May 12, 2021

Compass Group Plc, which owns Canteen Services in the U.S., continued to suffer losses in the first six months of the year due to COVID-19, as revenue declined…

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Delek taps Mashgin for c-store self-checkout kiosks

May 12, 2021

Delek US Holding Inc., a diversified energy company with convenience store operations, has selected Mashgin to provide AI-powered self-checkout technology in…

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B&G Foods reports mixed Q1 2021 results, names JDE Peets' Keller CEO

May 12, 2021

Kenneth Keller B&G Foods reported mixed Q1 2021 results for the quarter ending April 3, 2021, and announced that Kenneth Keller, CEO of JDE…

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Nestle Health Science to acquire hydration provider Nuun

May 11, 2021

Nestlé Health Science has agreed to acquire Nuun, a provider of functional hydration, for an undisclosed sum, according to a press release.

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Aramark taps Compass Group’s Kaericher for healthcare division

May 11, 2021

Bart Kaericher Aramark Corp. has named Bart Kaericher as president and CEO of Aramark's healthcare division, reporting to Marc Bruno, chief operating…

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Aramark losses continue for Q2 2021 due to COVID, results beat analyst expectations

May 11, 2021

Second quarter revenue for Aramark Corp. declined from $3.7 billion in Q2 2020 to $2.8 billion in the second quarter ending April 2, 2021 as the company…

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Tyson Foods boosts Q2 2021 sales, earnings

May 10, 2021

Tyson Foods Inc.'s sales increased from $10.9 billion in Q2 2020 to $11.3 billion in Q2 2021, according to an earnings release.

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US Foods Q1 2021 sales dip, earnings improve

May 10, 2021

US Foods Holding Corp.'s net sales fell 0.7% from $6.34 billion in Q1 2020 to $6.3 billion in the quarter ending April 3, 2021, primarily as a result of the…

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