Foodservice News & Media

Evolvending, Canteen win automated foodservice contract at MSP Airport

September 25, 2026

Evolvending and prime contractor Canteen have been selected to operate the Non-Traditional Food & Beverage Batch at Minneapolis-St. Paul International…

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Building Loudega: What it takes to launch a smart cooler business

by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media

Dan Ross-Li saw an opportunity for modern unattended retail in Louisville. Turning that idea into a workable vending route required him to learn the business…

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India’s vending market expands beyond snacks

September 25, 2026

India's vending machine industry is expanding rapidly as operators move beyond packaged snacks and soft drinks, according to a Mint report. The country had an…

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Automated retail is never "ship and forget"

by Ben Wheeler — Dir. of Business Dev. - Automated Retail, T-ROC

A kiosk should never be treated as a product that gets shipped to a location and forgotten. It should be treated as one endpoint in a larger operating network.

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Vendtek adds SandStar artificial intelligence smart coolers to equipment lineup

September 24, 2026

Vendtek Wholesale Equipment has begun offering SandStar artificial intelligence-powered smart coolers to vending operators, entrepreneurs and facility managers…

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Tres Picosos brings hot Mexican food kiosk to Minneapolis-St. Paul airport

September 23, 2026

Denver-based Tres Picosos has partnered with Evolvending to offer food from its Tres Locos brand at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, according to a…

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Zhilai adds multi-pickup hot food machine to smart retail lineup

September 23, 2026

Shenzhen, China-based Zhilai has expanded its automated retail portfolio with a vending machine designed to refrigerate, heat and dispense prepared meals…

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Eat This Fast & Fresh Introduces refrigerated meal vending

September 23, 2026

Texas company Eat This Fast & Fresh has launched a refrigerated vending program that brings prepared meals to offices, gyms and other workplaces in The…

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WM Robotics expands food vending beyond hot pies

September 22, 2026

WM Robotics is expanding beyond its PieBot hot-food vending machines by adapting its self-service technology to sell chilled and frozen products. The New…

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Cugino Forno debuts pizza vending machine in North Carolina

September 21, 2026

Cugino Forno has introduced a pizza vending machine at Incendiary Brewing in Lewisville, North Carolina, according to a WXII report, giving customers access to…

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New Zealand dairy farm sells raw milk through vending

September 16, 2026

The Good Cow, a dairy operation near Sefton in New Zealand's North Canterbury region, is using a farm-gate vending station to sell unpasteurized whole milk…

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Canned hot pot meals coming to Japanese vending machines

September 15, 2026

DyDo Drinco and Japanese food company Mizkan are partnering to introduce two hot pot-inspired canned soups that will be sold through vending machines and…

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Essentials Station targets janitorial companies for automated retail expansion

September 14, 2026

Southern California-based automated retail company Essentials Station is targeting janitorial service companies and commercial cleaning contractors as…

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Perch Micro Markets launches smart-fridge service in north Atlanta

September 14, 2026

Perch Micro Markets has launched in Woodstock, Georgia, offering freestanding smart-fridge micro markets to apartment communities, gyms, hotels and offices…

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Automated food store opens in downtown East Lansing

September 11, 2026

Michigan vending operator VendHubb has opened a storefront containing 10 vending machines at 205 M.A.C. Ave. in downtown East Lansing, according to an East…

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Virginia bakery opens 24-hour dessert pickup lockers

September 10, 2026

Richmond, Virginia, bakery Shyndigz has opened 18 refrigerated self-service lockers that allow customers to pick up desserts around the clock, according to an…

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Eboca, CDA form partnership to share vending expertise

September 10, 2026

Spanish vending company Eboca and Italian vending operator CDA, or Cattelan Distributori Automatici, have formed a partnership to exchange knowledge about the…

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NC school district seeks snack vending provider

September 3, 2026

Lenoir County Public Schools in North Carolina is seeking vendors to provide snack vending machines at its high schools, according to a public notice. The…

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UK farmers turn to vending machines to address rural food deserts

September 2, 2026

A farming family in Herefordshire, England, is using vending machines to sell fresh milk and locally produced foods directly to consumers, a model they believe…

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California Pizza Kitchen pizza vending machine lands at Dayton airport

September 2, 2026

A California Pizza Kitchen automated retail machine is already operating at Dayton International Airport, giving Ohio travelers access to freshly prepared…

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