Foodservice News & Media

AI-driven self-checkout kiosk greets hungry passengers at Charlotte airport

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Passengers traveling through CLT can now grab fresh food to go with self-checkout to give them confidence in a sanitary, contactless experience.

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Middleby to acquire Welbilt for $2.9B

April 21, 2021

The Middleby Corp. has agreed to acquire Welbilt, Inc. in an all-stock transaction, enhancing the Middleby commercial foodservice platform with additional…

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Eurest Services joins healthy buildings initiative to support customers’ return-to-work strategies

April 20, 2021

Eurest Services, the corporate facilities management division of Compass Group USA, has joined the International Well Building Institute and will participate…

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Amcon Distributing boosts sales and earnings for Q2 2021

April 20, 2021

Amcon Distributing Co., a foodservice wholesale distributor, reported raising sales from $337.9 million in Q2 2020 to $378.5 million for Q2 2021 ending March…

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Performance Food Group becomes Church’s Chicken exclusive foodservice distributor

April 19, 2021

Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, has become the exclusive distributor for Church's Chicken in the U.S., according to a press release.

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Pepsico boosts sales, earnings for Q1 2021

April 15, 2021

Pepsico Inc. reported net revenue rose 6.8% from $13.9 billion in Q1 2020 to $14.8 billion in Q1 2021 for the 12 weeks ending March 20, 2021, boosting net…

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Brooklyn Dumpling Shop names operations director

April 14, 2021

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, a New York City based restaurant modeled on the historic Automat self-service concept, has named Hilary Street as its new director of…

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'Shawarma to go' comes to Maryland

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

After feeling the entrepreneurial itch to launch a shawarma restaurant, COVID-19 led to the addition of a shawarma vending machine for this immigrant…

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Tyson Foods opens Tennessee poultry plant

April 12, 2021

Tyson Foods Inc. recently opened a poultry complex in Humboldt, Tennessee, according to a press release. The $425 million project, which includes a processing…

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Impossible Foods contemplates public listing

April 9, 2021

Impossible Foods Inc., a plant-based burger manufacturer, is preparing a public listing that could value the company at around $10 billion or more, according…

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Conagra Brands boosts Q3 sales and earnings

April 8, 2021

Conagra Brands Inc. net sales increased 8.5% from $2.55 billion in Q3 2020 to $2.8 billion for the third quarter ending Feb. 28, 2021, according to an earnings…

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Conagra names Moyen chief strategy officer, president of foodservice

April 7, 2021

Conagra Brands Inc. has named Chaly Jo Moyen as chief strategy officer and president, foodservice and international, effective April 12, according to a press…

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Sodexo partners with Uber Eats for food delivery in Europe

April 6, 2021

Sodexo, a Paris-based foodservice contractor, is partnering with Uber Eats to allow Sodexo Pass Restaurant card holders to have meals delivered from their…

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Ali Group acquires ice machine maker Kold-Draft International

April 6, 2021

Ali Group, a foodservice equipment provider, has acquired Kold-Draft International, an ice machine manufacturer, from The Legacy Companies based in Fort…

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Tom Zatina retires from McLane Company

April 5, 2021

Tom Zatina Tom Zatina has retired from McLane Co., having served as executive vice president, chief strategy officer and president of the Temple…

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Singer Equipment acquires Thompson & Little

April 2, 2021

Singer Equipment Co., based in Elverson, Pennsylvania, has acquired Thompson & Little, a foodservice equipment and supply company in Fayetteville, North…

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Sodexo surpasses expected profit margin for 2021 first half

April 1, 2021

Sodexo SA, the Paris based global foodservice provider, reported revenue of 8.60 billion euros ($10.08 billion) for the six months ending in February…

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Stonewall Kitchen acquires Vermont Coffee

April 1, 2021

Stonewall Kitchen, a commercial foodservice provider based in York, Maine, has acquired Vermont Coffee Co. based in Middlebury, Vermont, for an undisclosed…

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Ben E Keith Foods opens New Mexico distribution center

April 1, 2021

Ben E. Keith Foods, a Fort Worth, Texas based broadline foodservice distributor, shipped the first orders from its newest foodservice distribution center in…

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Robotic pizza machine to offer 'face-to-pay,' app ordering

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Piestro, offering consumers the ability to pay with their face or on an app at a pizzeria, recently launched its second crowdfunding campaign and has the…

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