AiFi Platform Powers Silicon Valley NanoStore First Retrofitted Autonomous C-Store in Asia

by Emily Jed

SANTA CLARA, CA -- AiFi is providing the technology for the only autonomous gas station convenience store in the world -- a Loop Neighborhood Store sitting in…

Utz Quality Foods Completes Merger With Kitchen Cooked

by Emily Jed

HANOVER, PA -- Utz Quality Foods LLC has completed its merger with Kitchen Cooked Inc. which includes the Kitchen Cooked snack food brand, direct store…

European Vending Association Welcomes Inepro As New Member

by Tim Sanford

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Vending and Coffee Service Association reports that Inepro (Nieuw-Vennep, The Netherlands), an integrator and provider of…

Biodegradable Cane Stem Straws Provide Alternative To Plastic

by Emily Jed

KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian startup Yes Straws has launched biodegradable, single-use drinking straws made from cane stems. The stems are usually treated as…

Gov Cuomo Proposes State-Wide Single-Use Styrofoam Container Ban

by Emily Jed

ALBANY, NY -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed a ban on the distribution and use of expanded polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam, single-use food…

Jelly Belly To Acquire Gimbals Jellybeans And Other Candy Brands

by Emily Jed

FAIRFIELD, CA -- Jelly Belly Candy Co. has agreed to acquire the Gimbal Brothers LLC's jellybeans and other associated candy brands, including Scottie Dogs…

NAMA Secures Micromarket Language Clarification In US Food Code

by Tim Sanford

WASHINGTON, DC-- The National Automatic Merchandising Association reports that it has capped a year of successful advocacy by securing language in the federal…

Performance Food Group Company Completes Reinhart Foodservice Acquisition

by Emily Jed

RICHMOND, VA -- Performance Food Group Co. has completed its acquisition of Reinhart Foodservice, LLC, announced in July. With the close of the transaction…

Snackpass Order-Ahead App Raises 21M In Series A Funding

by Emily Jed

SAN FRANCISCO -- Heating up the competition to capture consumers' away-from-home food dollars, Snackpass , an app that allows anyone to order food ahead of…

Workers In Majority Of US States To See Minimum Wage Increase In 2020

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- Many states across the country are implementing significant changes in the minimum wage. A total of 26 states and the District of Columbia…

CloudMinds Launches SmartRobot Rental Program Plans Vending Robot

by Emily Jed

AT YOUR SERVICE: CloudMinds' Cloud Pepper (l.) robot is now available for rental, joined in photo by XR-1 intelligent humanoid robot capable of…

Emerald Brand Partners With Coffee Distributing Corp

by Emily Jed

GREEN TEAM : Gathering to showcase Emerald's eco-friendly products now available to CDC clients (l. to r. are Craig Hamel Emerald Brand; Rodney Turner, CDC…

Fast Food Chicken Sandwich Throwdown On Twitter Ranks As No 1 Story In 17th Annual Food News Study

by Emily Jed

NEW YORK CITY -- For the first time in the history of the Hunter Annual Food News Study , a social media-led story broke through as the most memorable story of…

Quench Acquires Pure Planet Water And Jonli Water Services

by Emily Jed

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA -- Quench , an operating segment of AquaVenture Holdings Ltd. and a leading provider of filtered water-as-a-service solutions for…

Scotland Inspires New Tomra Small-Footprint Reverse Vending Machine

by Emily Jed

BRENTFORD, London -- Scottish retailers have inspired the design of a new compact machine from global reverse vending leader Tomra . While visiting stores in…

Canbiola Begins Deploying CBD Vending Machines

by Emily Jed

HICKSVILLE, NY -- Canbiola Inc., a developer, manufacturer and seller of a variety of hemp-derived THC-free Cannabidiol (CBD) isolate products, says it has…

European Vending Giant Selecta Chooses Arishi As Global Technical Partner

by Emily Jed

LONDON -- Arishi , a technical solution provider for enterprise, retail, fintech and government, said European vending leader Selecta has chosen the company to…

NAMA Partners With DOE On More Energy-Efficient Vending Machines

by Emily Jed

OAK RIDGE, TN - The National Automatic Merchandising Association , the NAMA Foundation and the Department of Energy (DOE) officially entered into a cooperative…

Albertsons And Takeoff Technologies Partner To Focus On Future Of Grocery E-Commerce

BOISE, ID -- Albertsons Cos. and Takeoff Technologies are teaming up to collaborate on the future of grocery in micro-fulfillment centers (MFC) to drive the…

New Pepsi Caf Blends Cola With Coffee

by Emily Jed

PURCHASE, NY -- PepsiCo has taken the wraps off Pepsi Café, a new beverage debuting in the U.S. in April that blends the taste of coffee with the sweeter…