Introducing the Fieldstone Bakery Mini Doodles Cookies

Fieldstone® Bakery will introduce new Mini Doodles Cookies to the vending industry in September 2020. This new product is a 1 oz. serving pouch of whole grain…

COVID-19 clips Q4 sales for Vistar, PFG

August 12, 2020

Performance Food Group Co., the parent company of Vistar, the nation's only national vending products distributor, saw net sales decline by 2.1% from $5.…

Sysco takes a big Q4 sales and earnings hit from pandemic

August 11, 2020

Sysco Corp.'s sales fell 42.8% to $8.9 billion for the fourth quarter ending June 27, driving down operating income by 173.8% ($531.6 million), according to a…

HelloFresh sales surge as pandemic drives demand for meal delivery

August 11, 2020

Sales at HelloFresh, the Germany based meal kit delivery company, jumped 122% at constant exchange rates in the second quarter as consumers are embracing food…

Cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting: What’s the difference?

by Richard Traylor — Writer, WebstaurantStore

Whether you stay on top of your cleaning by using a cleaning checklist or schedule, ensuring that your equipment is cleaned regularly can help keep your staff…

Mad Mobile acquires Sysco's restaurant technology company CAKE

August 10, 2020

Mad Mobile Inc., a mobile platform for restaurants and retailers, has signed an agreement to acquire CAKE, a restaurant technology company based in Silicon…

Coca-Cola introduces smartphone ordering from Freestyle beverage machines

August 7, 2020

Coca-Cola Freestyle is rolling out its latest technology innovation: contactless self-serve pouring from a smartphone in response to the coronavirus pandemic…

COVID-19 clips US Foods Q2 sales by 29.2%

August 6, 2020

U.S. Foods Holding Corp. net sales of $4.6 billion for the second quarter decreased 29.2% from the prior year's $6.4 billion, driven largely by the impact of…

Aramark takes a 46% Q3 revenue hit from COVID-19

August 4, 2020

Aramark posted $2.2 billion in third quarter revenue, down 46.3% year-over-year from the impact of COVID-19 that more than offset modest underlying growth in…

Demand for Self-Service Kiosks Is Surging

The global interactive kiosk market is estimated to grow to $30.53 billion by 2023.

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Five Star Food Service promotes Richard Kennedy to president/CEO

August 3, 2020

Richard Kennedy Five Star Food Service Inc., a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based convenience services operation, has promoted Richard Kennedy from chief…

Tyson Foods names Dean Banks CEO

August 3, 2020

Dean Banks Tyson Foods, Inc. named Dean Banks to succeed Noel White as chief executive officer, while he maintains the role of president, as well. The…

Kraft Heinz cites better-than-expected Q2 despite operating loss

August 3, 2020

The Kraft Heinz Co. welcomed a strong second quarter with $6.64 billion, a 3.8% net sales growth over the prior year's quarter, and 7.4% organic growth versus…

COVID-19 clips Fresh Del Monte Produce Q2 sales, income

August 3, 2020

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. took a hit from COVID-19 in the second quarter, with sales falling to $1.09 billion versus $1.23 billion last year. Net income…

Nestle unfazed by COVID-19 in first half 2020, offers cautious guidance

July 30, 2020

Global food and beverage giant Nestlé SA has weathered the COVID-19 setbacks in fighting form and moves into the second half of the year with moderate guidance.

A new day dawns for fresh food vending

It was only a matter of time before self-service technology changed the fresh food vending business — for the better.

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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…

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…

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…

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…