CBD development company places AI vending machine at Reebok gym

December 7, 2020

Chemesis International Inc., a CBD development company, has placed its VICKI AI enabled, self-checkout solution at Reebok LAB in West Hollywood, California…

North Carolina teacher raises funds for book vending machine

December 7, 2020

Allison Gale, a teacher at Leland Middle School in Wilmington, North Carlina, is aiming to raise $5,755 on the Donors Choose website to purchase a book vending…

UK PPE vending machines offer COVID-19 test kit

December 7, 2020

Stop The Spread Solutions, a U.K. company that provides touchless PPE vending machines, has added Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test kits to its vended offerings…

Biden OBM director pick supported national soda tax

December 4, 2020

Neera Tanden, President-elect Joe Biden's pick for Office of Budget and Management director, has supported a national soda tax that critics claim would most…

Utz Quality Foods to acquire On The Border tortilla brands

December 4, 2020

Utz Quality Foods LLC and Heron Holding Corp. are acquiring Truco Enterprises, a seller of tortilla chips, salsa and queso under the On The Border brand from…

Capital Provisions acquires Boost Micro Markets in LA

December 4, 2020

Capital Provisions, a full-service vending operator based in Los Angeles, has acquired Boost Micro Markets from owner Matt Foist for an undisclosed sum…

KIND to acquire Nature’s Bakery

December 4, 2020

KIND, a healthy snack manufacturer recently acquired by Mars Inc., has entered an agreement to acquire Nature's Bakery, which makes fig bars and other…

Crane updates BevMax, Media2 capabilities

December 3, 2020

Crane Payment Innovations, a Crane Co. company, has relaunched the BevMax Classic and Media2 machines with energy-efficient improvements, according to a press…

European vending/OCS sales strong in 2019

December 3, 2020

The total annual revenue for the European vending and coffee services industry in 2019 reached €17.2 billion ($20.91 billion), a 3.4% one-year gain over the…

Vending on Track introduces Connectivity as a Service

December 3, 2020

Vending on Track Pty Ltd., a provider of unattended retail technology in Australia, has released its Connectivity-as-a-Service product, according to a press…

Sodexo acquires London-based Fooditude

December 2, 2020

Sodexo has taken a majority shareholding in Fooditude, a London-based foodservices provider, according to an announcement on Sodexo's website.

Vending machines provide free essentials to Orlando homeless

December 2, 2020

The Sunshine Coin Laundry in Parramore, Florida, has a vending machine that offers free supplies for the homeless, one of five such machines to be installed…

Jones Soda names Mark Murray president and CEO

December 2, 2020

Jones Soda Co. has named 38-year CPG and foodservice industry veteran Mark Murray president and CEO, according to a press release. Murray began working with…

Blendid teams with Jamba on robotic smoothie maker in Walmart store

December 2, 2020

Blendid, an autonomous, contactless robotic kiosk that offers fresh smoothies, has teamed with Jamba to introduce a co-branded kiosk at a Walmart in Dixon…

Car Keys Express introduces car key vending machine

December 2, 2020

Car Keys Express, a provider of automotive key replacement, has announced Keys Now!, a fully automated vending machine that uses imaging and cutting technology…

Judge trims consumer privacy complaint against Compass Group

December 1, 2020

An Illinois federal judge is allowing part of a consumer privacy lawsuit against Compass Group USA Inc to proceed, rejecting the company's argument that a…

USA Technologies names Ravi Venkatesen CTO

December 1, 2020

Ravi Venkatesan USA Technologies Inc., a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the…

NAMA combining annual show, coffee event next year

December 1, 2020

Next year, the National Automatic Merchandising Association show and the Coffee Tea & Water show will be combined on Aug. 18-20 at the Ernest N. Morial…

Selecta losses continue in Q3, ease from Q2

December 1, 2020

Selecta Group B.V., the largest route-based service provider for unattended retail locations in Europe, continues to be impacted by COVID-19 and lockdown…

Airsled Adds Variable Speed Option To Its Vending Moving System

Airsled's products are already known for their incredible performance, safety, and ease of use. With the introduction of dial-controlled, variable speed…