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Tata Consumer Products makes offer for Coffee Day Enterprises’ vending business
December 14, 2020
Tata Consumer Products, which owns the Tata Tea, Eight O'Clock Coffee, Tata Coffee Grand and Himalayan Natural Mineral Water brands, has offered to purchase…
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Ashilyn Sunderman succeeds Rod Nester at Smith Vending Canteen
December 11, 2020
Smith Vending Canteen, a Canteen franchisee in Clarinda, Iowa, has promoted Ashliyn Sunderman from vice president and CFO to CEO, assuming most of the duties…
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Flowers Foods promotes Heeth Varnedoe to chief transformation officer
December 10, 2020
Heeth Varnedoe Flowers Foods Inc., which owns Mrs.Freshly's, Tastykake and other bakery brands, has promoted Heeth Varnedoe from senior vice president…
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OptConnect introduces multi-carrier cellular router for unattended devices
December 10, 2020
OptConnect has introduced neo2, a compact LTE Category 4 multi-carrier cellular router for kiosks, micro markets, digital signs and other applications…
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Vending machine features elf singing Christmas songs
December 10, 2020
The West Side Show Room, a non-profit theater in Rockford, Illinois, features an "Elf-O-Matic" vending machine that sings Christmas songs to youngsters while…
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French farmers boost sales deploying vending machines to sell produce
December 10, 2020
Vending machines are popping up on highways and near farms in France, as farmers are discovering that customers prefer buying fresh food from vending machines…
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United Natural Foods Q1 2021 sales, earnings miss market expectations
December 9, 2020
United Natural Foods reported that sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 rose 6% from $6.3 billion in the 2021 first quarter to $6.67 billion, however…
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Coca-Cola sells bottling plant to Niagara Bottling
December 9, 2020
The Coca-Cola Company has sold its water bottling facility in Centre County, Pennsylvania to Niagara Bottling, according to a statecolllege.com report.
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Goli Nutrition teams with tech partner on connected vending machines
December 9, 2020
Goli Nutrition, which produces an apple cider vinegar gummy, is teaming with Atos, a provider of IoT technology, on an AI-powered vending solution to provide…
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Nymi teams with Elatec to give workplace wearables better access
December 9, 2020
Nymi Inc. is teaming up with Elatec, a provider of RFID readers and NFC/BLE mobile device readers, to allow users of Nymi's workplace wearables to seamlessly…
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Self-service enters a new era; employees take on new importance
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Consumers want self-service, but they also want to speak to an employee when necessary, according to the keynote presentation during the Self-Service…
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Green tea vending machine includes a Japanese puppet show
December 8, 2020
Leave it to the Japanese to combine a puppet show with a vending machine.
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Hong Kong transit stations offer COVID-19 specimen collection machines
December 8, 2020
Vending machines have been set up at 10 transit stations in Hong Kong for the public to collect COVID-19 specimen collection packs, according to a press…
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Shekel Brainweigh teams with Parlevel Systems, Imbera on smart cooler
December 8, 2020
Shekel Brainweigh Ltd., a provider of weighing technology, is teaming up with Parlevel Systems, a software provider, and Imbera, a provider of commercial…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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