Vending News & Media

Vianet Group intros SmartVend vending management system

December 15, 2022

Vianet Group PLC, a U.K.-based provider of real time monitoring systems, contactless payment solutions and data management services in the unattended retail…

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Flowers Foods to acquire Papa Pita Bakery

December 15, 2022

Flowers Foods Inc., which owns the Mrs. Freshleys, Tastykake and other consumer brands, has agreed to acquire Papa Pita Bakery, a manufacturer and distributor…

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EVP/financial officer to leave Sysco

December 15, 2022

Aaron Alt will step down as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Sysco Corp. effective Jan. 6, 2023, to accept another opportunity…

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How O’Hare taps self-service to meet the post pandemic customer

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Chicago's aviation department responded to COVID by upgrading vending and self-checkout options that have largely restored concessions sales to pre-COVID…

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Acai specialist expands from brick-and-mortar to self-serve, robotic smoothie kiosk

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Entrepreneur Charles Lee is on a growth curve with both his brick-and-mortar restaurants and free-standing, unattended robotic smoothie machines.

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Phone charging provider moves from ‘pay to play’ to monthly rental

December 13, 2022

Electron, a provider of phone charging stations, recently moved from a pay to play model, charging end users per charge, to a flat monthly rental, allowing…

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Carvana set to open Denver location despite concerns

December 13, 2022

Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars online that offers a car vending machine, plans to open its Denver location in the new year…

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Mars to introduce Snickers ‘Hi Protein’ bars

December 13, 2022

Mars Inc. will introduce Snickers Hi Protein bars, featuring chocolate, caramel and peanut ingredients packed with 20 grams of protein, according to a press…

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Texas manufacturer repositions machines for Narcan dispensing

December 13, 2022

Mechanism Exchange & Repair, a Yoakum, Texas based equipment maker, has repositioned its book share and food share vending machines for dispensing free…

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Invenda teams with DOOH solutions provider on programmatic advertising

December 13, 2022

One Tech Group GmbH, a Hamburg, Germany-based provider of digital out of home and retail solutions, has teamed with Invenda, a developer of automated retail…

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Coca-Cola announces international, Latin America, Africa leaders

December 13, 2022

The Coca-Cola Co. has announced leadership changes for its international, Africa and Latin America units, according to press release.

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Del Monte Foods taps Ajinomoto Foods’ Jim Caltabiano as CFO

December 13, 2022

Jim Caltabiano Del Monte Foods Inc. named foodservice veteran Jim Caltabiano as chief financial officer, reporting to Parag Sachdeva, chief…

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Blue Diamond Growers names Kai Bockmann president/CEO

December 13, 2022

Kai Bockmann Blue Diamond Growers has named Kai Bockmann president and CEO as of Jan. 17, according to a press release. He most recently served as…

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Nestle to build $42.9M facility in Ukraine

December 12, 2022

Nestle S.A. plans to invest 40 million Swiss francs ($42.88 million) to build a western Ukraine production facility, one of the few global companies to invest…

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Global coffee price decline continues

December 12, 2022

The composite global coffee price has steadily declined since late May, according to the International Coffee Organization, which tracks daily prices.

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How to give customer breakrooms some holiday cheer

by Amanda Puppo — CEO, MarketReach Inc.

Convenience services operators are in a great position to make the holidays merrier. Here are some creative suggestions.

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Self-Service Innovation Summit ‘Lunch & Learn’: How 5G Can Transform Self Service

December 9, 2022

As businesses and organizations work to extend their customer reach, 5G offers innovative opportunities previously unattainable with wired or other types of…

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Paris Hilton shows off $35K champagne vending machine

December 9, 2022

Celebrity Paris Hilton has taken luxury vending to a new height, showing her mother's Moët & Chandon champagne vending machine on social media, according…

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Nestlé to add 7th expansion at Indiana plant

December 9, 2022

Nestlé S.A. plans to build its seventh expansion in Anderson, Indiana, creating 68 jobs with $6 million annual salaries, according to a report in The Herald…

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Canada vending operator wins case against school district over contract termination

December 9, 2022

A British Columbia court has ruled in favor of a vending operator against a school district for terminating his service contract in 2017, according to a cbc.ca…

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