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…

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…