International Game Technology to supply New York Lottery 400 more machines

August 18, 2020

International Game Technology PLC has signed a two-year contract extension with the New York Lottery, extending its current contract to Aug. 6, 2022. As part…

How convenience services operators recover lost sales

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A panel of vending operators agreed on the need to explore growth opportunities in the face of the COVID-19 setback, limited as they are. These include…

Five Star Food Service taps industry veteran Michael Chapman as VP of dining services

August 17, 2020

Michael Chapman Five Star Food Service Inc. has named industry veteran Michael Chapman as vice president of dining services following the retirement…

USA Technologies secures $5 million credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank

August 17, 2020

USA Technologies Inc., a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the self-service retail market, has…

Delivery service Daily Harvest uses vending to launch ice cream

August 17, 2020

Daily Harvest, a New York City based meal delivery service, is installing outdoor vending machines to introduce its Scoops vegan ice cream, according to a…

Farmer’s Fridge expands into delivering chef inspired meals during COVID-19

August 17, 2020

Farmer's Fridge, which operates dedicated fresh food vending machines, has expanded into food delivery during the COVID-19 crisis and has invited chefs to…

Circle K teams with Standard Cognition on automated Arizona store

August 14, 2020

Convenience brand Circle K is deploying technology from Standard Cognition, a provider of autonomous checkout technology, to offer customers a touchless…

USA Technologies names Jackson CFO

August 14, 2020

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

365 Retail Markets Appears on the Inc.5000 List Five Years and Counting

Inc. magazine announced that 365 Retail Markets is No. 2744 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private…

California startup Renetec develops touchless vending technology kit

August 14, 2020

Renetec, a Sunnyvale, California based provider of smart display modules, has developed a retrofit kit for that will allow customers to make touchless…

Kraft Heinz taps Smucker’s Onell to head US sales, names 2 more execs

August 13, 2020

Cory Onell The Kraft Heinz Co. has named Cory Onell as president of U.S. sales as part of a new leadership team, according to a press release. The…

Tipago taps coin-op veteran Chris Vecchione as sales manager

August 13, 2020

Chris Vecchione Tigapo, a cloud-based arcade management and monetization system designed for coin-operated machines, has named Chris Vecchione as…

Fastcorp teams with Vagabond on touchless vending machines

August 13, 2020

Fastcorp, a provider of frozen food vending machines and robotic vending technology, has partnered with Vagabond, a vending technology provider, to offer…

Introducing the Fieldstone Bakery Mini Doodles Cookies

Fieldstone® Bakery will introduce new Mini Doodles Cookies to the vending industry in September 2020. This new product is a 1 oz. serving pouch of whole grain…

Introducing Fieldstone Bakery Grains 2 Go Bars

In September 2020, Fieldstone® Bakery will introduce new Grains 2 Go Bars, which is the first time for the brand to offer two grain equivalent bars that meet…

Dr Pepper acknowledges product shortage

August 12, 2020

Dr Pepper has acknowledged a retail shortage of its products and is working with its distribution partners to keep shelves stocked, the company acknowledged in…

COVID-19 clips Q4 sales for Vistar, PFG

August 12, 2020

Performance Food Group Co., the parent company of Vistar, the nation's only national vending products distributor, saw net sales decline by 2.1% from $5.…

Why 2 veteran vending operators support AI

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A pair of vending industry veterans describe their cumbersome data gathering practices for trying to determine what product changes to make in their machines.

Hostess Brands beats Q2 earnings expectations on 6.3% revenue boost

August 10, 2020

Hostess Brands Inc. beat analysts' second quarter earnings expectations with non-GAAP earnings of 22 cents per share, beating expectations by 7 cents per share…

UpMeals deploys SMRT1's smart vending machines in Canada

August 10, 2020

UpMeals, a Vancouver based foodservice provider, has agreed to launch 22 SMRT1 POD (personalized-on-demand) smart vending machines from SMRT1 Technologies…