Mars Wrigley taps Unilver’s Gülen Bengi for global growth role

July 21, 2022

Mars Wrigley has named Gülen Bengi as global chief growth officer, starting on Oct. 3, succeeding Cathryn Sleight who has left to explore other opportunities…

Study: Seattle soda tax benefits low income people

July 21, 2022

A University of Washington study reported a Seattle soda tax benefits low-income families, according to a mynorthwest.com report.

Sodexo teams with Tortoise on mobile vending robot

July 20, 2022

Sodexo Live!, hospitality partner to the San Diego Convention Center, is teaming up with Tortoise, a provider of mobile vending robots, to launch a mobile…

Primo Water acquires Highland Mountain Water

July 18, 2022

Primo Water Corp., a provider of water direct to consumers and water filtration services in North America and Europe as well as a provider of water dispensers…

Swire Coca-Cola to acquire Vietnam, Cambodia operations

July 18, 2022

Swire Coca-Cola Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swire Pacific Ltd., has agreed to acquire Coca-Cola subsidiaries with bottling businesses in Vietnam and…

Perdue Farms taps Jack Links’ Kevin McAdams for leadership role

July 18, 2022

Kevin McAdams Perdue Farms, a 102-year-old privately held Maryland-based company, has named Kevin McAdams president and chief operating officer…

Conagra Brands reports mixed Q4 and FY 2022 results

July 14, 2022

Conagra Brands Inc. reported mixed results for Q4 and FY 2022, suffering losses despite improved sales.

Tyson Foods’ $90M expansion to bring 320 jobs to Mississippi town

July 14, 2022

Tyson Foods Inc. has expanded its poultry processing plant in Forest, Mississippi, a $90 million expansion that will add 320 new jobs to the 1,250 existing…

Compass Group acquires UK e-commerce food business

July 13, 2022

Compass Group UK & Ireland has acquired e-foods, a Manchester based e-commerce food provider, for an undisclosed sum, according to a press release. Compass…

Sysco names Paulo Peereboom EVP/president of foodservice

July 13, 2022

Paulo Peereboom Sysco Corp. has named Paulo Peereboom as the executive vice president and president, foodservice operations, international…

Nominations open for 2022 Self-Service Innovation Awards

The awards are an important part of the Self-Service Innovation Summit, which runs from Dec. 14-16 at The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida.

PepsiCo boosts Q2 2022 revenue on snack, food gains

July 12, 2022

PepsiCo Inc. reported a Q2 2022 revenue gain, boosted by its snacks and food divisions over the prior year period, beating analyst expectations. Highlights…

Why technology is driving a bright future for vending

by Caroline Jeanneau

Providing the right customer experience, with a fast, seamless and secure purchasing journey, is a key factor for success. To manage this transformation…

Dave & Busters teams with Coca Cola on micro market inside full service restaurant

July 7, 2022

Dave & Buster's has teamed up with The Coca-Cola Co. to deliver a checkout-free experience called Game & Go, an entirely frictionless market checkout…

GS Foods acquires Graves Foods

July 7, 2022

GS Foods Group Inc., an Ontario, California based foodservice distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital, LLC and A&M Capital Partners, has…

Tyson Foods teams with Saudi food company

July 6, 2022

Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to enter a strategic partnership with Tanmiah Food Co., a provider of fresh and poultry and other meat products, animal feed and…

McKee Foods promotes Roger Olmstead to national sales role; Kelley VandeLune retires

July 6, 2022

Kelley VandeLune Kelley VandeLune has retired from his role national foodservice sales manager for McKee Foods following 18 years of service…

General Mills completes sale of Helper and Suddenly Salad

July 5, 2022

General Mills Inc. has completed the sale of its Helper main meals and Suddenly Salad side dishes businesses to Eagle Family Foods Group in a cash transaction…

Five Star Food Service acquires M&M Sales

July 5, 2022

Five Star Food Service Inc., a Chattanooga, Tennessee based convenience services firm and a Canteen franchise, has acquired M&M Sales Co., a Canteen…

Sodexo reports strong Q3 2022 revenue recovery

July 1, 2022

Sodexo, the Paris based food and facilities management provider, improved its revenue in all business segments for Q3 2022 over the prior year period, boosted…