Vending News & Media

PepsiCo brings SodaStream to away-from-home channels

June 18, 2020

PepsiCo Inc. is expanding the SodaStream brand into away-from-home channels with the introduction of SodaStream Professional, an eco-friendly hydration…

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Mastercard survey shows global surge in digital payments

June 18, 2020

Mastercard Inc. released a study showing consumers worldwide are using contactless and other digital payments at record levels and moving away from cash due to…

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Micro markets’ sanitation case over vending

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

In response to concerns over COVID-19, micro market providers argue that micro markets are actually more sanitary than vending machines.

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Grainger teams with Seaga on storage solution for Wrigley Field

June 17, 2020

W.W. Grainger Inc., a supplier of facilities maintenance and products, recently teamed up with Seaga Manufacturing Inc., a vending solutions provider, on a…

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CTA Digital introduces sanitizing stations

June 17, 2020

CTA Digital is introducing a series of freestanding sanitizing stations that feature contactless, automatic soap dispensers, according to a press…

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Aramark enhances services for national and state parks

June 16, 2020

As a provider of food and hospitality services for national and state parks and other leisure and cultural attractions, Aramark is enhancing its park services…

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Investors raise funds for self-serve robotic pizza machine

June 16, 2020

A group of investors is raising money for a self-serve robotic pizza machine that can deliver artisanal pizzas in less than three minutes, according to a…

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D & S Vending teams with Cleanlife on PPE kits for vending

June 16, 2020

Cleanlife, an FDA registered distributor of PPE and medical safety products, and D & S Vending, a supplier of equipment and parts to the vending industry…

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COVID-19 quashes automated c-store Bodega

June 16, 2020

Stockwell AI, a company launched in 2017 as Bodega that raised at least $45 million for its app controlled vending machines, has fallen victim to COVID-19…

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Pandemic reopenings may be premature; why self-service needs to step forward

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Higher coronavirus hospitalizations in some states could get out of control unless robust tracing measures are deployed, and a slowdown in long awaited…

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Operator registration begins for Atlantic Coast Exposition, Oct. 8-10

June 15, 2020

Operator registration begins today for the Atlantic Coast Exposition Oct. 8-10 at Embassy Suites at Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina…

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Nassau Candy acquires Pennsylvania Dutch Candies

June 11, 2020

Nassau Candy, which manufactures confectionery, gourmet food and private label/custom souvenir products, has acquired the assets of Pennsylvania Dutch Candies…

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Pandemic safety question: Vending machines versus micro markets?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Are vending machines more sanitary than micro markets because the latter system presents products in open containers, allowing more customers to touch them?

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Hudson to introduce PPE vending machines to US airports

June 10, 2020

Hudson, a travel products retailer with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks and tourist destinations across North America, plans to…

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Digital Media Vending taps Global Vending Group for PPE distribution

June 10, 2020

Digital Media Vending International has teamed with Global Vending Group, an Amherst, New York based vending equipment distributor, to distribute PPE automated…

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NAMA to address virtual conference on blind merchants leadership training today

June 9, 2020

The National Automatic Merchandising Association, along with a representative from the Partnership for a Healthier America, will provide an update for…

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Atlantic Coast Exposition extends exhibitor deadline

June 9, 2020

Exhibitor registration has been extended for the Atlantic Coast Expo which will be held Oct. 8-10 at Embassy Suites at Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach…

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Coca-Cola vending machines to accept bitcoin

June 9, 2020

Coca-Cola vending machines operated by Coca-Cola Amatil in Australia New Zealand will take bitcoin payments using a smart wallet, with plans to target the U.S.

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Qualifying sales prospects more important post COVID-19; how to prepare

by Amanda Puppo — CEO, MarketReach Inc.

Companies that do their homework about their prospective customers before calling them usually have better results, but in an environment where businesses are…

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Portland eatery installs vending machine to serve guests during COVID-19

June 8, 2020

Pix Patisserie, a Portland restaurant, installed a refrigerated vending machine to serve rotating trays of pork dumplings, squid, crème brûlée, macarons and…

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