Foodservice News & Media

El Niño drives concern about higher robusta prices

June 6, 2023

El Niño, a weather phenomenon that delivers dry and hot conditions to the eastern and central Pacific Ocean, is causing concerns about higher robusta coffee…

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Vollrath debuts touchless, self-serve salad bar

June 6, 2023

The Vollrath Co., a manufacturer of foodservice equipment, introduced the SerVue, a touchless, refrigerated, self-serve salad bar that uses sensors to…

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NAMA urges Congress to pass bill to fight converter theft

June 5, 2023

The National Automatic Merchandising Association joined a coalition of trade associations in a letter to support a proposed federal law to battle rising…

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European vending association report explores consumer preferences

June 2, 2023

Quality, safety and affordability are the main drivers of European consumer purchases from vending machines, according to a newly completed report from the…

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Rhode Island seeks to ban polystyrene items in foodservice

June 2, 2023

Rhode Island lawmakers moved to ban to-go foam boxes and plastic cocktail stirrers Thursday, according to a report in The Providence Journal. The state senate…

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Ben E Keith Foods buys Orrell’s Food Service

June 2, 2023

Ben E. Keith Foods has acquired Orrell's Food Service Inc., including its 106,000-square-foot distribution center in Linwood, North Carolina, as well as JEM…

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Gordon Food Service expands to Texas

June 2, 2023

Gordon Food Service, a privately held foodservice distributor with operations in the U.S. and Canada, will open six stores in the greater Houston area to serve…

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Oak View Group acquires Rhubarb Hospitality

June 1, 2023

Oak View Group, a global development, service and investment company for the sports, live entertainment and convention industries, has acquired Rhubarb…

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Hormel Foods suffers Q2 2023 sales, earnings dip

June 1, 2023

Hormel Foods Corp. suffered Q2 2023 sales and earnings declines against the prior year period, with retail, foodservice and international segments posting…

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Fast casual PLNT Burger readies self-serve voice order solution

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Following the pandemic, Ben Kaplan has looked to technology to restore personalization to unattended transactions, leading him to an AI-enabled voice order…

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Coffee consumption set to continue post pandemic trajectory

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Coffee consumption will continue to improve for the second straight year following the pandemic. Production was hampered in 2021/2022 by meteorological…

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Golden State Foods names Brian Dick president/COO

May 31, 2023

Brian Dick Golden State Foods, an Irvine, California-based foodservice distributor, has promoted Brian Dick from corporate executive vice president…

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Nestlé names new CFO

May 30, 2023

Anna Manz Nestlé S.A. has named Anna Manz, a member of the board for the London Stock Exchange Group, as CFO, according to a press release. She…

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Diebold Nixdorf teams with WMF on self-service coffee for Brazil retailers

May 30, 2023

Diebold Nixdorf Inc. has teamed with WMF Professional Coffee Machines, a German supplier of coffee machines for commercial use, to offer self-service coffee…

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Flagstone Foods acquires Campbell Soup’s Emerald nuts business

May 30, 2023

Flagstone Foods, a manufacturer and distributor of private label healthy snacks in North America, has acquired the Emerald nuts business from Campbell Soup…

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Compass Group to acquire Ireland education foodservice firm

May 26, 2023

Compass Ireland plans to acquire Glanmore Foods, expanding its footprint in education foodservice, for an undisclosed sum, according to a Compass Ireland blog.

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Winston Foodservice names Steve Wildrick to sales role

May 26, 2023

Steve Wildrick Winston Foodservice, a Louisville, Kentucky-based commercial kitchen equipment manufacturer, has named Steve Wildrick as the…

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Iacobucci exits US Foods; Sturgell, Taylor take new roles

May 25, 2023

US Foods Holding Corp. announced changes to its executive leadership team following the departure of Andrew Iacobucci, senior executive vice president, field…

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Flowers Foods recalls Tastykake Chocolate Kandy Kakes over undeclared peanuts

May 25, 2023

Flowers Foods Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain Tastykake Chocolate Kandy Kakes due to undeclared peanuts, according to a press release. People who have an…

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Mars taps US exec Anton Vincent to oversee global ice cream business

May 24, 2023

Anton Vincent Mars Inc. has tapped Anton Vincent, president of Mars Wrigley in North America, to transform its global ice cream business into a $…

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