Chowbotics Salad Robot Is Now Food Safety And Sanitation Certified

by Emily Jed

February 11, 2018

REDWOOD CITY, CA -- Food robotics company Chowbotics said its first product, a salad-making robot called Sally, recently passed the UL and NSF-25 safety and…

Paneras Free Coffee Promo Can Provide Food For Thought For Convenience Service Providers

by Emily Jed

February 11, 2018

Panera is offering its patrons one free coffee every day, hot or iced, for the first two weeks of February. Patrons must present their MyPanera card to redeem…

Vended Barista-Quality Coffee Really? Yes Really

February 7, 2018

If you are in this industry, if you live anywhere close to Austin, TX, you can see for yourself whether or not a vending machine can deliver barista quality…

World Tea Expo 2018 Explores Burgeoning Beverage Segment

by Emily Jed

February 7, 2018

LAS VEGAS -- The 16th Annual World Tea Expo will take place June 12 to 14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center here. The exhibit hall will feature hundreds of…

Cold Brew Coffee Maker Wandering Bear Secures 8M In Funding

by Emily Jed

February 6, 2018

NEW YORK CITY -- Wandering Bear, a leader in the fast-growing cold brew coffee category, said it's closing an $8 million Series A equity round of financing.…

Sodexo Acquires Stake In Home-To-Work Carpooling Pioneer Klaxit

by Emily Jed

February 6, 2018

PARIS -- Sodexo said its strategic investment fund, Sodexo Ventures, has acquired a minority stake in Klaxit (formerly known as WayzUp), a French start-up that…

Sunny Sky Products Acquires Specialty Beverage Company DWS Inc

by Emily Jed

February 6, 2018

HOUSTON -- Sunny Sky Products LLC has acquired DWS Inc. Both companies make beverage concentrates and syrups sold to the foodservice channel and c-stores.

Colombian Coffee Production Closes 2017 At 142 Million Bags

by Emily Jed

February 4, 2018

BOGOTA -- Coffee production in Colombia, the world's largest producer of mild washed Arabica coffee, closed 2017 at 14.2 million bags, the same figure as in…

Huhtamaki UK Launches Paper Cup Recycling Program

by Emily Jed

January 16, 2018

GOSPORT, UK -- The UK subsidiary of Finnish paper cup manufacturer Huhtamaki has partnered with the Gosport Borough Council here to pilot a collection and…

Utz And Rainforest Alliance To Finalize Merger

by Emily Jed

January 16, 2018

AMSTERDAM, The Netherland -- Utz and Rainforest Alliance said they will complete their legal merger, announced in June 2017, and begin working to build their…

Briggo Opens Automated Coffee Bar In Austin Ice Cream Shop

by Emily Jed

January 14, 2018

AUSTIN, TX -- Briggo Coffee is bringing its automated Coffee Haus, operated by customers' smartphones, to its first public location in Austin at an ice cream…

Holiday House Marks 37th Anniversary With New Look For New Year

by Tim Sanford

January 7, 2018

NEW YEAR, NEW LOOK : Holiday House Distributing has unveiled a new brand identity with the arrival of 2018. LAND O LAKES, FL -- Holiday House Distributing has…

NPD Foodservice Consumers Will Seek New Level of Convenience In 2018

by Emily Jed

January 1, 2018

CHICAGO -- U.S. foodservice industry growth will be flat to sluggish in 2018, according to Chicago-based research firm NPD Group , but there are certain…

Aramark Chefs Earn Culinary Institute Of America ProChef Certification

by Emily Jed

December 18, 2017

PHILADELPHIA -- Aramark said 18 of its chefs recently graduated from the ProChef certification program at The Culinary Institute of America . These chefs…

Hershey To Acquire Amplify Snack Brands For 16 Billion

by Emily Jed

December 18, 2017

HERSHEY, PA -- Hershey Co. said it will acquire Austin, TX-based Amplify Snack Brands Inc. for $12 a share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately…

Kellogg Creates Experience With Bigger Better NYC Cereal Caf

by Emily Jed

December 18, 2017

NEW YORK CITY -- Kellogg Co. is opening a new cereal cafe in Manhattan's Union Square to replace the Times Square store that it opened last year. The…

Nestle Waters North America Sells Tradewinds And Sweet Leaf Tea To Dunns River Brands

by Emily Jed

December 18, 2017

STAMFORD, CT -- Nestlé Waters North America said it will sell its Tradewinds and Sweet Leaf Tea businesses to private-equity firm Dunn's River Brands.

Gallery Partners With eTuk USA To Reshape Mobile Food And Beverage Industry

by Emily Jed

December 14, 2017

DENVER Gallery , a manufacturer of mobile carts for food, beverage and retail businesses, has partnered with eTuk USA , the exclusive U.S. manufacturer of 100…

Campbell Acquires Pacific Foods For 700 Million

by Emily Jed

December 13, 2017

CAMDEN, NJ -- Campbell Soup Co. said it has acquired Pacific Foods of Oregon for $700 million in cash. Founded in 1987 in Tualatin, OR, Pacific Foods produces…

Weeks Lerman Group Grows In OCS With Lavits Cooler Water

by Tim Sanford

December 10, 2017

MASPETH, NY -- The topic of "allied products" has been discussed at length from the earliest days of the coffee service industry more than half a century ago.