Micro Markets News
Cashless drives small transaction sales in vending, amusements
April 26, 2023
Cashless payments continue to expand, even for small ticket (under $10) transactions, according to the 2023 Micropayment Trends Report conducted by Cantaloupe…
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Nestle lifts Q1 2023 sales boosted by price hikes
April 25, 2023
Nestlé SA lifted its Q1 2023 sales lifted by pricing, according to a financial report. Highlights include:
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Coca-Cola teams with Snapchat on AR vending machine
April 21, 2023
Coca-Cola is the first brand to install an augmented reality enabled vending machine that provides AR experiences and rewards, according to a consumergoods.com…
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Tyson Foods to pilot self-driving trucks
April 20, 2023
Tyson Foods Inc. will use self-driving trucks to ship products between Dallas and San Antonio, Texas, beginning this month, according to a press release.
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Liberty Coca-Cola to create its own energy, recover CO2
April 20, 2023
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, a Philadelphia based bottler, has teamed with Clarke Energy USA Inc., a Kohler company, to create what the company believes to be…
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Innovative Foodservice Group acquires Foodservice & Restaurant Supply
April 19, 2023
The Innovative Foodservice Group, a Tampa, Florida-based organization consisting of foodservice distributors, has acquired Foodservice & Restaurant Supply…
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365 Retail Markets acquires UK foodservice menu management firm
April 19, 2023
365 Retail Markets, a provider of unattended retail technology, has acquired Kafoodle, a U.K. based food technology company that specializes in menu and…
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Research claims soda tax reduces consumption, improves health
April 19, 2023
Soda taxes contributed to a double-digit decline in soda sales, according to research conducted by the University of California, San Francisco, Healthday…
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Five Star Food Service relocates Chattanooga headquarters
April 18, 2023
Five Star Food Service Inc., a Canteen franchise based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, recently relocated its corporate headquarters and support center to downtown…
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Sodexo commits to 50% plant-based menus by 2025
April 18, 2023
Sodexo, a Paris-based, global foodservice and facilities management services provider, has committed to 50% plant-based menus by 2025, according to a press…
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Hershey to acquire 2 popcorn making facilities from Weaver Popcorn
April 18, 2023
The Hershey Co. has agreed to acquire two manufacturing plants from Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing, a popcorn producer and co-packer, and a co-manufacturer of…
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Cantaloupe teams with GlobalConnect on ‘Bistro To Go!’ kiosk
April 18, 2023
Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for self-service commerce, has expanded its…
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Minnesota considers beverage container recycling
April 18, 2023
Legislators in Minnesota recently introduced a bill to establish a beverage container deposit/refund program, according to the NAMA weekly legislative wrap-up.
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Mashgin self-checkout technology integrates with PDI’s retail software
April 17, 2023
Mashgin, a provider of a touchless self-checkout system, has integrated its technology with PDI Technologies' accounting and reporting software, according to a…
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Evan Jarecki becomes Gimme CEO, succeeds Cory Hewett
April 14, 2023
Evan Jarecki Evan Jarecki, co-founder of Gimme, an inventory management provider for the foodservice industry, will assume the CEO role as Cory…
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Smart Charging Technologies taps OptConnect’s Micah Larsen
April 13, 2023
Micah Larsen Smart Charging Technologies, a provider of IoT energy management and equipment solutions, has named industry veteran Micah Larsen as…
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Smart Soda teams with Compass Group on wellness beverage machine
April 12, 2023
Smart Soda Holdings Inc., a Cleveland-based provider of wellness beverage technology and wellness beverage brands, has announced a partnership with Compass…
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Novolex intros wrap for grab-and-go hot sandwiches
April 12, 2023
Novolex, a provider of packaging products for foodservice, has introduced Power Prep wrap for grab-and-go hot sandwiches and other freshly-made foods…
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Heartland Coca-Cola promotes Charles Wyant
April 11, 2023
Charles Wyant Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co. LLC has promoted Charles Wyant from president to president and chief operating officer, according to…
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Cantaloupe intros driver app available on Apple and Android
April 11, 2023
Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for self-service commerce, has introduced its…
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