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…

Jones Soda Q2 results fall to COVID-19, lower 7-Eleven sales

August 7, 2020

Jones Soda Co.'s Q2 revenue fell from $3.5 million to $3.1 million compared to last year for the quarter ending June 30, translating into a net loss of…

US Mint urges consumers to use exact change to relieve coin shortage

August 7, 2020

The United States Mint is issuing a public service announcement asking citizens to use exact change to relieve the nation's coin shortage.

Kellogg beats Q2 expectations, boosts 2020 guidance

August 6, 2020

Kellogg Co.'s sales and earnings for the second quarter, ending June 27, beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate as the bottom line surged year over year, according…

KIC names Antony Harris to head European operations

August 6, 2020

Antony Harris KIC, a provider of technology cleaning solutions, has appointed Antony Harris as head of European operations, according to a press…

Texas operator survives pandemic setback with leasing, repairs and creative energy

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

While he admits the coronavirus is the biggest setback his business has faced to date, Chris Rodriguez is finding new ways to serve customers. He has expanded…

Safetrust to provide touchless authentication for Elatec readers

August 5, 2020

Safetrust Inc., a provider of virtual credential solutions, has teamed with Elatec USA Inc., a provider radio frequency identification readers that enable user…

Pandemic brings back milk consumption, ‘Got Milk’ campaign returns

August 5, 2020

The milk industry's "Got Milk?" campaign that featured celebrities with milk mustaches from 1993 to 2014 has returned, driven by rising milk consumption amid…

Coca-Cola Consolidated boosts Q2 income despite 3.6% COVID-19 sales hit

August 5, 2020

Volatility caused by COVID-19 clipped Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc.'s net sales 3.6% from $1.27 billion to $1.22 billion in the second quarter ended June 28.

Monster Beverage boosts Q2 income despite COVID-19 sales hit

August 5, 2020

COVID-19 shaved Monster Beverage Corp.'s net sales for the second quarter ending June 30, but the company managed to improve income as it responded to changing…

Aramark takes a 46% Q3 revenue hit from COVID-19

August 4, 2020

Aramark posted $2.2 billion in third quarter revenue, down 46.3% year-over-year from the impact of COVID-19 that more than offset modest underlying growth in…

General Mills to expand Totino’s production facility, will create 900 jobs

August 4, 2020

General Mills Inc. will expand its production center in Wellston, Ohio in a project that will create 900 jobs, according to an areadevelopment.com report.

Transaction Network Services promotes John Tait to global fintech role

August 4, 2020

John Tait Transaction Network Services Inc. has appointed payments industry veteran John Tait to the newly created position of global managing…

Demand for Self-Service Kiosks Is Surging

The global interactive kiosk market is estimated to grow to $30.53 billion by 2023.

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How to stay in touch with clients during the pandemic

by Amanda Puppo — CEO, MarketReach Inc.

During the pandemic, It is more important than ever to stay in touch with your customers that may have put spend on hold, or reduced, during this time.