B&G Foods names Andrew Vogel executive VP

October 4, 2022

Andrew Vogel B&G Foods Inc. has named Andrew Vogel as executive vice president and president of meals, reporting directly to Casey Keller…

How to best handle customer complaints

Customer complaints are part of every foodservice operation and how operators handle them is critical given the immediate impact of social media and the quest…

Singapore gallery offers NFT digitized art from vending machine

October 3, 2022

Art lovers in Singapore can redeem art for free from non-fungible tokens available from a vending machine at the National Gallery of Singapore as part of an…

Water station refreshes PGA Championship attendees

September 30, 2022

Attendees at the 2022 BMW PGA Championship at London's Wentworth Club refreshed themselves at the Bluewater Wall of Water, a large water station with water…

Coffee Holding to merge with Delta Corp Holdings

September 30, 2022

Coffee Holding Co. Inc., a publicly traded wholesale coffee roaster and dealer, and Delta Corp Holdings Limited, a privately held holding company for global…

Kentucky gets free Narcan vending machine

September 30, 2022

Free Narcan kits are now available outside police headquarters in Vine Grove, Kentucky, according to a wlky.com report.

Chinese vending machines to feature New Zealand meat

September 30, 2022

Consumers in Shanghai, China will soon be buying ready-to-eat meals with New Zealand lamb and beef from vending machines, according to an rnz.co.nz report.

365 Retail Markets partners with Custom Data Solutions on data collaboration

September 29, 2022

365 Retail Markets, a provider of self-service commerce technology to the foodservice industry, has teamed with Custom Data Solutions Inc., a data collection…

Scottish farm debuts pumpkin vending machine

September 29, 2022

Arnprior Farm in Stirling, Scotland will offer pumpkins in a vending machine along with local produce, firewood, s'mores and more, 24 hours a day, according to…

Cheesecake vending machine to debut in Arkansas

September 29, 2022

Cheesecake from a vending machine? That's what's on tap from Cheesecake on Point, an Arkansas restaurant and food truck operation, at the McCain Mall in Little…

Gastro Obscura vending machine returns to NYC offering Southern cuisine

September 29, 2022

Gastro Obscura, the food offshoot of travel website Atlas Obscura, will return to New York City next week with a five-day residency for its vending machine in…

UNFI lifts Q4, FY 2022 sales, earnings mixed

September 28, 2022

United Natural Foods Inc. lifted its Q4 and full year 2022 sales, while earnings were mixed for the quarterly and full year periods, according to an earnings…

Kellogg names 5 additional leaders

September 28, 2022

The Kellogg Co. announced appointments to the future leadership team of North America Cereal Co.:

Korean retailer tests gold bar vending machines

September 28, 2022

GS Retail Co., a retailer based in Seoul, South Korea, has begun testing gold bar vending machines at five locations, including two GS25 convenience stores…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…