Ben E Keith Foods buys Orrell’s Food Service

June 2, 2023

Ben E. Keith Foods has acquired Orrell's Food Service Inc., including its 106,000-square-foot distribution center in Linwood, North Carolina, as well as JEM…

Gordon Food Service expands to Texas

June 2, 2023

Gordon Food Service, a privately held foodservice distributor with operations in the U.S. and Canada, will open six stores in the greater Houston area to serve…

Hormel Foods suffers Q2 2023 sales, earnings dip

June 1, 2023

Hormel Foods Corp. suffered Q2 2023 sales and earnings declines against the prior year period, with retail, foodservice and international segments posting…

Coffee consumption set to continue post pandemic trajectory

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Coffee consumption will continue to improve for the second straight year following the pandemic. Production was hampered in 2021/2022 by meteorological…

Golden State Foods names Brian Dick president/COO

May 31, 2023

Brian Dick Golden State Foods, an Irvine, California-based foodservice distributor, has promoted Brian Dick from corporate executive vice president…

Nestlé names new CFO

May 30, 2023

Anna Manz Nestlé S.A. has named Anna Manz, a member of the board for the London Stock Exchange Group, as CFO, according to a press release. She…

Diebold Nixdorf teams with WMF on self-service coffee for Brazil retailers

May 30, 2023

Diebold Nixdorf Inc. has teamed with WMF Professional Coffee Machines, a German supplier of coffee machines for commercial use, to offer self-service coffee…

Flagstone Foods acquires Campbell Soup’s Emerald nuts business

May 30, 2023

Flagstone Foods, a manufacturer and distributor of private label healthy snacks in North America, has acquired the Emerald nuts business from Campbell Soup…

Facial recognition and customer loyalty: The new reality

Facial verification using facial recognition can play a role for customer loyalty programs. By identifying and verifying customers, it can enhance the customer…

Compass Group to acquire Ireland education foodservice firm

May 26, 2023

Compass Ireland plans to acquire Glanmore Foods, expanding its footprint in education foodservice, for an undisclosed sum, according to a Compass Ireland blog.

Winston Foodservice names Steve Wildrick to sales role

May 26, 2023

Steve Wildrick Winston Foodservice, a Louisville, Kentucky-based commercial kitchen equipment manufacturer, has named Steve Wildrick as the…

Iacobucci exits US Foods; Sturgell, Taylor take new roles

May 25, 2023

US Foods Holding Corp. announced changes to its executive leadership team following the departure of Andrew Iacobucci, senior executive vice president, field…

Flowers Foods recalls Tastykake Chocolate Kandy Kakes over undeclared peanuts

May 25, 2023

Flowers Foods Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain Tastykake Chocolate Kandy Kakes due to undeclared peanuts, according to a press release. People who have an…

Mars taps US exec Anton Vincent to oversee global ice cream business

May 24, 2023

Anton Vincent Mars Inc. has tapped Anton Vincent, president of Mars Wrigley in North America, to transform its global ice cream business into a $…

Orange Vanilla Soda fans ask Coke to revive drink

May 24, 2023

Fans of Coca-Cola's Orange Vanilla Soda are letting the beverage giant know they are not happy about discontinuing the drink, according to a report in The Sun.

Frito-Lay, Quaker research unveils summer snacks' importance

May 24, 2023

With experts predicting a surge in summer travel comparable to pre-pandemic levels, Frito-Lay and Quaker unearthed insights to keep the good times rolling in…

Introducing tech? How to get the team on board

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Convenience services operators know they need to use technology. The biggest challenge is getting employee buy-in. Experts offer some insights.

Pullings-Hart to replace Batato as Nestlé operations chief

May 24, 2023

Magdi Batato, executive vice president and head of operations at Nestlé, will take retirement in early 2024 after more than 30 years with the company…

365 Retail Markets teams with Due North on ambient/refrigerated merchandiser

May 23, 2023

365 Retail Markets Inc. has introduced its Stockwell Dual Temp, an ambient and refrigerated merchandiser using Due North's Minus Forty retail refrigerated…

Cantaloupe moves to AWS cloud services

May 23, 2023

Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for self-service commerce, has teamed with…