Micro Markets News
Rhode Island seeks to ban polystyrene items in foodservice
June 2, 2023
Rhode Island lawmakers moved to ban to-go foam boxes and plastic cocktail stirrers Thursday, according to a report in The Providence Journal. The state senate…
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365 Retail Markets intros countertop kiosk
June 2, 2023
365 Retail Markets, a provider of unattended retail technology, launched its latest kiosk, the MM6 for Markets, a countertop kiosk with a 22-inch touchscreen…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 $…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Sysco alerts employees about cyberattack
May 22, 2023
Sysco Corp. has notified more than 126,000 individuals that their personal information was compromised in a recent cyberattack, according to a press release.
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