Foodservice News & Media

'Shawarma to go' comes to Maryland

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

After feeling the entrepreneurial itch to launch a shawarma restaurant, COVID-19 led to the addition of a shawarma vending machine for this immigrant…

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Tyson Foods opens Tennessee poultry plant

April 12, 2021

Tyson Foods Inc. recently opened a poultry complex in Humboldt, Tennessee, according to a press release. The $425 million project, which includes a processing…

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Impossible Foods contemplates public listing

April 9, 2021

Impossible Foods Inc., a plant-based burger manufacturer, is preparing a public listing that could value the company at around $10 billion or more, according…

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Conagra Brands boosts Q3 sales and earnings

April 8, 2021

Conagra Brands Inc. net sales increased 8.5% from $2.55 billion in Q3 2020 to $2.8 billion for the third quarter ending Feb. 28, 2021, according to an earnings…

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Conagra names Moyen chief strategy officer, president of foodservice

April 7, 2021

Conagra Brands Inc. has named Chaly Jo Moyen as chief strategy officer and president, foodservice and international, effective April 12, according to a press…

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Sodexo partners with Uber Eats for food delivery in Europe

April 6, 2021

Sodexo, a Paris-based foodservice contractor, is partnering with Uber Eats to allow Sodexo Pass Restaurant card holders to have meals delivered from their…

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Ali Group acquires ice machine maker Kold-Draft International

April 6, 2021

Ali Group, a foodservice equipment provider, has acquired Kold-Draft International, an ice machine manufacturer, from The Legacy Companies based in Fort…

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Tom Zatina retires from McLane Company

April 5, 2021

Tom Zatina Tom Zatina has retired from McLane Co., having served as executive vice president, chief strategy officer and president of the Temple…

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Singer Equipment acquires Thompson & Little

April 2, 2021

Singer Equipment Co., based in Elverson, Pennsylvania, has acquired Thompson & Little, a foodservice equipment and supply company in Fayetteville, North…

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Sodexo surpasses expected profit margin for 2021 first half

April 1, 2021

Sodexo SA, the Paris based global foodservice provider, reported revenue of 8.60 billion euros ($10.08 billion) for the six months ending in February…

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Stonewall Kitchen acquires Vermont Coffee

April 1, 2021

Stonewall Kitchen, a commercial foodservice provider based in York, Maine, has acquired Vermont Coffee Co. based in Middlebury, Vermont, for an undisclosed…

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Ben E Keith Foods opens New Mexico distribution center

April 1, 2021

Ben E. Keith Foods, a Fort Worth, Texas based broadline foodservice distributor, shipped the first orders from its newest foodservice distribution center in…

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Robotic pizza machine to offer 'face-to-pay,' app ordering

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Piestro, offering consumers the ability to pay with their face or on an app at a pizzeria, recently launched its second crowdfunding campaign and has the…

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Sodexo teams with Hellofresh on meal kit delivery service for US colleges

March 30, 2021

Sodexo, a Paris based foodservice and facilities management company, has teamed with Hellofresh, a meal kit delivery provider, to offer delivery of HelloFresh…

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Aramark to offer contactless ordering, safe practices for 2021 baseball season

March 24, 2021

Aramark's sports and entertainment division has introduced several concepts for stadiums as the 2021 Major League Baseball season unfolds, according to a press…

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Hormel Foods names Smiley group VP/corporate strategy

March 23, 2021

Jacinth Smiley Hormel Foods Corp. has named Jacinth Smiley as group vice president of corporate strategy, according to a press release. Smiley will…

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General Mills to sell European Yoplait to Sodiaal

March 23, 2021

General Mills Inc. has agreed to sell its 51% controlling interest in Yoplait S.A.S. to Sodiaal, a French dairy cooperative, in exchange for full ownership of…

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Sodexo names group communications officer

March 22, 2021

Anne Bardot Sodexo has named Anne Bardot, group chief communications officer, reporting to CEO Denis Machuel, according to a press release. Bardot…

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Perdue Farms names SVP/HR officer

March 22, 2021

Lynn Clark Perdue Farms has named Lynn Clark senior vice president and chief human resources officer, reporting to Randy Day, CEO, according to a…

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German startup Aitme introduces self-serve food prep robot

March 22, 2021

Aitme, based in Berlin, has introduced a fully automated food preparation machine that can serve freshly-prepared meals to go in two minutes or less, according…

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