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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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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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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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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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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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Trade shows, technology, market opportunities top reader interest in 2022
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Vending Times ranks the 10 best read stories in 2022 based on reader interest.
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United Natural Foods promotes Selders, Barrick
December 22, 2022
Ron Selders United Natural Foods Inc. has named Ron Selders president of fresh, effective Dec. 26, reporting to Steve Dietz, UNFI's chief customer…
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Tyson Foods employees by the hundreds bolt rather than relocate
December 22, 2022
Hundreds of Tyson Foods Inc. employees plan to leave the company as it consolidates its corporate offices to northwest Arkansas, according to a Marketwatch…
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Exhibit floor sizzles with excitement at Self-Service Innovation Summit
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Attendees at the Self-Service Innovation Summit stayed busy between education sessions by visiting the exhibit area where vendors demonstrated advances in…
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Sun-Maid Growers taps TreeHouse Foods’ Steve Loftus as president
December 20, 2022
Steve Loftus Sun-Maid Growers of California has named Steve Loftus as president and CDO, a newly created position, reporting to Harry Overly…
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General Mills boosts Q2, HY 2023 results, raises FY expectations
December 20, 2022
General Mills Inc. lifted its Q2 and HY 2023 sales and earnings over the prior year periods and raised its full year expectations, according to an earnings…
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Middleby acquires Marco Beverage Systems
December 20, 2022
The Middleby Corp. has acquired Marco Beverage Systems, a designer and manufacturer of beverage dispense solutions, for an undisdclosed sum, according to a…
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B & G Foods to sell Back to Nature brand to Barilla America
December 19, 2022
B&G Foods, Inc. has agreed to sell the Back to Nature snack brand to Barilla America for an undisclosed sum.
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Mondelez to sell gum brands to Perfetti Van Melle for $1.35B
December 19, 2022
Mondelēz International Inc. has agreed to sell its developed-market gum business in the U.S., Canada and Europe to Perfetti Van Melle Group, a European gum and…
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Mars to acquire Trü Frü snack brand
December 19, 2022
Mars Inc. has agreed to acquire Trü Frü, a whole-fruit snacking brand, from its founders and management team for an undisclosed sum, according to a press…
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