Foodservice News & Media

Feds investigate Coke, Pepsi soda pricing

January 10, 2023

The federal government has begun investigating Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola soda pricing practices for possible pricing discrimination against smaller retailers…

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Sodexo Live! announces inaugural accelerator partners

January 10, 2023

Sodexo Live!, the hospitality arm of Paris-based Sodexo, has selected four startups to join the first North American cohort of its accelerator program…

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Sodexo Live! taps Chartwells’ Belinda Oakley as CEO North America

January 9, 2023

Belinda Oakley Sodexo Live!, the hospitality partner of Sodexo, a Paris-based foodservice provider, has named Belinda Oakley to CEO for North…

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Advocates sue Danone over plastic use

January 9, 2023

Environmental organizations have sued Danone over its plastic use, accusing it of failing to account sufficiently for the plastic used along its production…

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Golden State Foods names VP/chief branding, communications officer

January 6, 2023

Shellie Frey Golden State Foods, an Irvine, California based wholesale food supplier to the foodservice and retail industries, has promoted Shellie…

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Conagra Brands lifts Q2 2023 results, buoyed by pricing

January 5, 2023

Conagra Brands Inc. lifted its Q2 2023 sales and profits driven largely by improved pricing, according to an earnings report. Highlights include:

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Lazy Gourmet joins Compass Group Canada

January 5, 2023

Lazy Gourmet, a Vancouver, Canada-based catering company, has joined Compass Group Canada, according to a blog the company's website.

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JM Smucker promotes Rebecca Scheidler to SVP/GM consumer foods

January 4, 2023

Rebecca Scheidler The J.M. Smucker Co., which owns Folgers and other consumer product brands, has promoted Rebecca Scheidler to senior vice…

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'Art of Tea': How having a mission drives success

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Steve Schwartz's journey from an impoverished childhood to a tea wholesaler is fascinating in ways that are relevant to everyone in the convenience services…

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Michigan newspaper profiles A.D. Bos Company

January 2, 2023

The A.D. Bos Company, a convenience services business in Holland, Michigan, was recently profiled in The Holland Sentinel.

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Tyson Foods taps Smithfield Foods' Brady Stewart

December 29, 2022

Brady Stewart Tyson Foods Inc. has named Brady Stewart group president, fresh meats, at the start of the new year, reporting to President and Chief…

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Convenience foodservice sales on the rise

December 28, 2022

Visits to convenience stores for foodservice items, like beverages and prepared foods, were up 2% in the three months ending November compared to a year ago…

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McDonald’s tests restaurant delivering orders via conveyor

December 28, 2022

McDonald's has installed a test restaurant located outside Fort Worth, Texas that allows customers to receive orders in their cars from a food and beverage…

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UNFI to distribute Cause Water

December 27, 2022

Golden Grail Technology, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based diversified beverage and investment group, has signed distribution agreement with United Natural…

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Trade shows, technology, market opportunities top reader interest in 2022

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Vending Times ranks the 10 best read stories in 2022 based on reader interest.

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Compass Foodbuy acquires UK purchasing group

December 23, 2022

Foodbuy Europe Ltd., a food purchasing group of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has acquired Regency Purchasing Group, a Weston-Super-Mare, U.K. based food…

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United Natural Foods promotes Selders, Barrick

December 22, 2022

Ron Selders United Natural Foods Inc. has named Ron Selders president of fresh, effective Dec. 26, reporting to Steve Dietz, UNFI's chief customer…

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Tyson Foods employees by the hundreds bolt rather than relocate

December 22, 2022

Hundreds of Tyson Foods Inc. employees plan to leave the company as it consolidates its corporate offices to northwest Arkansas, according to a Marketwatch…

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Exhibit floor sizzles with excitement at Self-Service Innovation Summit

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Attendees at the Self-Service Innovation Summit stayed busy between education sessions by visiting the exhibit area where vendors demonstrated advances in…

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Sun-Maid Growers taps TreeHouse Foods’ Steve Loftus as president

December 20, 2022

Steve Loftus Sun-Maid Growers of California has named Steve Loftus as president and CDO, a newly created position, reporting to Harry Overly…

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