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Compass Group reports slow progress in COVID-19 recovery for Q3
July 30, 2020
Compass Group PLC, the U.K. foodservice provider whose holdings include Compass Group USA and Canteen Vending, reported some progress against the COVID-1…
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J&J Snack Foods swings to Q3 loss from COVID-19
July 28, 2020
J&J Snack Foods Corp., a maker of pretzels, juice bars and baked goods, swung to a fiscal third quarter loss, as customer locations curtailed their…
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McLane names Adzick president of foodservice, promotes Zatina to EVP, CSO
July 28, 2020
Susan Adzick McLane Company Inc., a supply chain services company providing grocery and foodservice solutions, announced that Susan Adzick has assumed…
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Sodexo to lay off 319 employees servicing USAA
July 27, 2020
Sodexo, a food and refreshment services provider based in Paris, France, said it will not be providing services at USAA, an insurance and financial services…
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ITC Systems introduces mobile ordering for foodservice
July 23, 2020
ITC Systems has added mobile ordering to its existing suite of foodservice solutions to help users save time and money in ordering their choice of meals from a…
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Self-service kiosk technology has been on the rise for years, across fast food restaurants, in cinemas and entertainment venues, in banks and across retail…
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Compass Group lays off 230 Northwestern dining employees
July 21, 2020
Compass Group has laid off about 230 Northwestern University dining employees who have been furlouged since March, according to a report in The Daily…
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Convenience services posts Q1 growth despite COVID-19
July 20, 2020
The U.S. convenience services industry experienced Q1 growth despite the coronavirus, according to the Convenience Services Industry Impact tool released at…
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Xavier combines self-service with attendants to ensure a safe foodservice operation
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The university is betting that self-service in combination with manual staffing will provide a sanitary meal experience for students.
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Foodee acquires Chewse
July 15, 2020
Foodee, a Canada based office catering platform for individually packaged meals, has acquired Chewse, an office catering company servicing the San Francisco…
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Kraft Heinz invests $48M to expand Missouri manufacturing operation
July 14, 2020
Kraft Heinz has announced plans to invest in its Springfield, Missouri manufacturing facility as part of a five-year, $48 million project to enhance its…
read nowMerchants Foodservice CEO urges support for emergency foodservice relief bill
July 14, 2020
Andy Mercier, president and CEO of Merchants Foodservice, based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has called for support of the bipartisan bill introduced to…
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PepsiCo Q2 beverage sales clipped by COVID-19
July 13, 2020
PepsiCo Inc. reported lower fiscal second-quarter earnings as the COVID-19 pandemic hurt beverage sales, but finished ahead of Wall Street estimates as…
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Coca-Cola rolls out contactless Freestyle beverage dispenser
July 13, 2020
The Coca-Cola Co. is rolling out contactless, triggered via smartphone, for its Freestyle self-service dispenser used in restaurants, as the coronavirus…
read nowKraft Heinz names vp/supply chain for Canada
July 10, 2020
Anna Petrova Kraft Heinz has named Anna Petrova vice president of supply chain for Kraft Heinz Canada.
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Aramark opens automated c-store in Southern California
July 10, 2020
Aramark has opened an autonomous convenience store called QuickEats Close Convenience in an apartment community called Nineteen01 in Santa Ana, California…
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COVID-19 hammers Sodexo’s Q3 revenue
July 7, 2020
Sodexo, a French-based food services firm, reported fiscal third-quarter revenues fell organically by 28.5% to 2.1 billion euro ($2.3 billion), driven by…
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BHS Foodservice files for bankruptcy
July 7, 2020
BHS Foodservice, an Amherst, New York based wholesale foodservice distributor, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after ceasing operations in March, according…
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OpSense introduces self-service, wireless sensor to monitor foodservice operations
July 2, 2020
OpSense, a real-time continuous monitoring Software-as-a-Service platform, has introduced a self-service sensor kit designed to provide retailers and…
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