Vending News & Media

PepsiCo Beverages North America breaks ground on largest manufacturing facility

September 28, 2022

PepsiCo Beverages North America broke ground on its new 1.2-million-square-foot manufacturing facility at the Denver High Point development area, with local…

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KeHe Distributors to open its largest distribution center in Dallas

September 28, 2022

KeHe Distributors will unveil its largest distribution center on Oct. 5 in Dallas Texas, according to a press release. A grand opening of the nearly…

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Return to work sharpens location focus on convenience services

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Locations want to entice as many people as possible but still have concerns over cost and don't always know how many will be back, making customer…

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Tokyo restaurant chain deploys chilled meals in outdoor vending machines

September 28, 2022

Kitchen ABC, a Tokyo restaurant chain, has installed outdoor vending machines offering chilled versions of its meals for people to take home and cook when the…

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Georgia county installs COVID test kit vending machine

September 28, 2022

The Dougherty County, Georgia health department has installed a free COVID-19 test kit vending machine behind the department building in Albany that dispenses…

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Illinois charges Carvana official over car transfer titles

September 27, 2022

The Illinois State Police have charged Paul Breaux, a vice president and general counsel at Carvana, with 27 counts of failure to transfer vehicle titles by a…

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Mars Wrigley taps Pepsico’s Pinillos for marketing role

September 27, 2022

Alejandro Pinillos Mars Wrigley has named Alejandro Pinillos as vice president of marketing for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe and…

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Cake vended in cans migrates from Japan to Singapore

September 27, 2022

Cakes sold in cans, introduced in Japan in 2021, called Fuwa Cans, are in the process of expanding to Singapore, according to a goodyfeed.com report.

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Hostess Brands taps Kimberly-Clark’s Adrian Poretti for supply chain role

September 26, 2022

Adrian Poretti Hostess Brands Inc. has named Adrian Poretti as chief supply chain officer, reporting to Andy Callahan, president and CEO, effective…

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6 ways to fight supply chain issues

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Supply chain issues continue to plague foodservice operators. Here are tips to ease the pain.

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UAE taps LBX Food Robotics for food vending machines

September 26, 2022

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation has installed custom Bake Xpress robotic hot food vending kiosks from LBX Food Robotics…

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Singapore startup launches reverse vending machine in Thailand

September 26, 2022

Sustaintech, a Singapore based sustainable tech startup, has introduced Thailand's first AI enabled reverse vending machine, according to a report in The…

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Coca-Cola names Global Ventures president

September 23, 2022

The Coca-Cola Co. has promoted Evguenia "Jeny" Stoichkova to president of Global Ventures, a unit of the company that focuses on globally scaling acquisitions…

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Vancouver entrepreneur launches art vending machine

September 23, 2022

Visitors to Vancouver's Bentall Centre's Tower 4 can find local art for sale at a vending machine, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting local arts…

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European vending, OCS sales improved in 2021

September 23, 2022

Vending and coffee service sales improved in 2021 thanks to the pandemic recovery, but remain below 2019 levels, according to a European Vending Association…

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PizzaForno expands to New Orleans

September 23, 2022

PizzaForno, a provider of automated pizza machines, has expanded to New Orleans with locations at the University of New Orleans, LSU Medical Center and the New…

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Farmer’s Fridge ‘comes home’ to St. Louis

September 23, 2022

Farmer's Fridge, which operates fresh food vending machines, has expanded to founder Luke Saunders' home town of St. Louis, according to a St. Louis Inno…

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Cornell University: Vending fresh apples for 70 years strong!

September 23, 2022

Cornell University's refrigerated apple vending machine, which sells freshly picked apples for one dollar in the main lobby of the Mann Library, boasts a…

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Costa Coffee tests oat milk vending machine

September 22, 2022

Costa Coffee, a U.K. based coffee house chain that has its own coffee vending machine known as Costa Express, has introduced a vending machine that only offers…

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Nestlé names chief communications officer

September 22, 2022

Lisa Gibby Nestlé S.A. has promoted Lisa Gibby from vice president of corporate communications to deputy executive vice president and chief…

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