Micro Markets News & Media
Five Star Food Service names Stephanos, Parks, Field to new roles
February 16, 2022
Mark Stephanos Five Star Food Service Inc., a Chattanooga, Tennessee based convenience services provider to nine states, has promoted three company…
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Orrin Huebner joins Consolidated Services Group, will focus on M&A and consulting
February 9, 2022
Orrin Huebner Convenience services industry veteran Orrin Huebner has joined Consolidated Services Group, a foodservice coffee trader serving hundreds…
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Performance Food Group, Vistar lift Q2 2022 sales on Core-Mark acquisition, COVID recovery
February 9, 2022
Performance Food Group, which owns Vistar, the nationwide wholesale vending product distributor, reported improved sales for Q2 2022 due to the Core-Mark…
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Aramark lifts Q1 2022 sales, earnings on COVID recovery
February 8, 2022
Aramark Corp. lifted its sales and earnings for Q1 2022 over the prior year's first quarter as the company recovered from COVID setbacks, according to an…
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Sodexo founder Pierre Bellon passes away
February 1, 2022
Pierre Bellon Sodexo, the Paris-based global foodservice provider, announced the passing of its founder and chairman emeritus, Pierre Bellon, on Jan.
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Touchless technology: Benefits beyond safety for convenience services
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Convenience services operators have discovered the mobile app solutions that enable touchless interaction give them the added benefit of getting to know…
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Cantaloupe upgrades Yoke micro market platform
January 25, 2022
Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the unattended retail market, has upgraded…
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Executives bullish amid challenges, share predictions at Self-Service Innovation Summit
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
Executives at the Self-Service Innovation Summit cited numerous challenges and opportunities ahead but are confident the industry will meet customer needs.
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Five Star Food Service acquires Rawls Distributing
January 11, 2022
Five Star Food Service Inc., a Chatanooga, Tennessee based provider of away-from-home food and beverage retail solutions for employers and other commercial…
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Sodexo to acquire Accent Food Services
January 10, 2022
Sodexo S.A., the Paris, France based food services and facilities management company, has agreed to buy Frontline Food Services, doing business as Accent Food…
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Foodservice, vending, water associations urge feds to accelerate COVID test kit availability
January 10, 2022
The National Restaurant Association, the National Automatic Merchandising Association and the International Bottled Water Association have called on President…
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What will tomorrow’s self-service technology look like?
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
A panel of self-service industry veterans share insights on what new technologies are in store during the 2021 Self-Service Innovation Summit.
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Aramark intros ‘Cool Food Meals’ on campuses, cites 350 lower carbon footprint items
January 3, 2022
Aramark Corp. is making it easier for students at 10 U.S.-based universities to make climate-friendly choices by introducing "Cool Food Meals" on residential…
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Technology, Nestlé Waters' rebranding top Vending Times 10 best read 2021 stories
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Best read technology focused stories in 2021 included artificial intelligence, robotics and amusement and entertainment applications.
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HMS Host deploys 60 Mashgin touchless self-checkout kiosks at 8 global airports
December 28, 2021
HMS Host, a global foodservice operator, has teamed with eight international airports to help eliminate food and beverage lines at the airport with the…
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National Convenience Distributors acquires Century Distributors
December 23, 2021
National Convenience Distributors LLC has acquired Century Distributors Inc., one of the Mid-Atlantic region's largest full-line wholesale distributors to the…
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Performance Food Group promotes Craig Hoskins to president and COO
December 21, 2021
Craig Hoskins Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, the only nationwide wholesale distributor of vending and micro market products, has…
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NAMA names Nick Steingart director of state affairs
December 20, 2021
Nick Steingart The National Automatic Merchandising Association has named Nick Steingart as director of state affairs, according to an association…
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Compass Group teams with AiFi on ‘frictionless’ shopping
December 17, 2021
Compass Group UK & Ireland will launch its first fully "frictionless" store in a workplace in early 2022, tapping AiFi's artificial intelligence based…
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365 Retail Markets acquires catering software provider Spoonfed
December 14, 2021
365 Retail Markets has acquired Spoonfed, a Glasgow-based provider of catering software across the U.S., U.K. and western Europe, for an undisclosed sum…
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