Foodservice News & Media

Coffee consumption linked to Type 2 diabetes prevention in women

January 13, 2023

Coffee consumption has been linked to the prevention of Type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus, known as GDM, according to a…

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Elior North America announces leadership promotions, new hires

January 12, 2023

Elior North America, division of Paris, France-based Elior Group, a provider of contract catering and hospitality services, announced three leadership…

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Pepsi to replace Sierra Mist with new drink ‘Starry’

January 12, 2023

While discontinuing Sierra Mist, Pepsi Cola is not giving up on the lemon-lime soda category dominated by Coca-Cola owned Sprite, according to a CNN report.

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Vend-All, Elite Cuisine merge, plan Missouri expansion

January 11, 2023

Two Missouri convenience services companies — St. Louis-based Elite Cuisine and Kansas City and Sedalia-based Superior Vend-All — have merged into a new…

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Tyson expands Illinois plant, to add 400 employees

January 11, 2023

Tyson Foods Inc. announced it is adding about 400 jobs at its prepared foods plant in Caseyville, Illinois as part of a facility expansion, according to a…

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Tyson chief technology officer departs

January 10, 2023

Scott Spradley departed from the role of executive vice president, chief technology and automation officer of Tyson Foods Inc., the company announced in an SEC…

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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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