Vending News & Media

Customer expectations for convenience services: Can you deliver?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Improved technology creates new opportunities to meet customer expectations for micro markets, vending and more. A panel explores how during the Self-Service…

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Hair salon delights guests with gift vending machine

December 20, 2023

A hair salon in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has fashioned a vintage pull-knob snack machine to offer gifts, according to a siouxfalls.business report.

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National Coffee Association names Owen Clayton marketing/communications manager

December 19, 2023

Owen Clayton (Photo:LinkedIn) The National Coffee Association has promoted Owen Clayton from communications and digital marketing associate to…

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Time constraints to drive snacking for 2024

December 19, 2023

The line between snacking and main meals continues to blur as consumers are increasingly crunched for time. That's according to the fifth annual U.S. Snack…

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Quaker Oats recalls granola products

December 18, 2023

The Quaker Oats Co., owned by PespsiCo Inc., has recalled certain granola bars and granola cereals because they have the potential to be contaminated with…

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Performance Food Group promotes Scott McPherson to oversee foodservice segment

December 18, 2023

Scott McPherson (Photo: LinkedIn) Performance Food Group, which owns Vistar Corp., the nationwide vending product warehouse distributor, has…

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Vending machine innovation: Play the guitar for beer

December 18, 2023

A New Zealand brewery, Panhead Custom Ales in Wellington, has introduced a vending machine that is operated by a person playing an attached electric guitar.

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Shield T3 pulls COVID test vending machines from universities

December 18, 2023

Shield T3, a company that provided COVID test kit vending machines at universities, has decided to discontinue its operations at university campuses across the…

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Performance Food Group builds Missouri facility, will add 100 jobs

December 15, 2023

Performance Food Group Inc., which owns Vistar Corp., the nationwide vending product warehouse distributor, recently broke ground on a 350,000-square-foot…

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Chobani to acquire La Colombe for $900M

December 15, 2023

Chobani LLC, a food and beverage company originally known for its Greek yogurt, has acquired La Colombe, a roaster serving the convenience service channel and…

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Nailing the right self-service solution; an ever evolving challenge

by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group

How do you pick the right kiosk for your customers? This was the topic of a panel discussion, "Check in kiosks: finding the right solution for your venue,…

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Pennsylvania lifts frozen dessert testing requirements

December 15, 2023

Pennsylvania recently repealed its Frozen Dessert Law of 1965 which mandated monthly testing and additional licensing requirements for frozen desserts…

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Tech partners team with Sodexo on UK hospital automated food court

December 14, 2023

Patrons at Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent in the U.K. will soon have access to an automated food court provided by Worldline, a global…

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Sodexo acquires Sweden foodservice firm

December 14, 2023

Sodexo PLC, Paris-based global foodservice contractor, recently acquired K-märkt, which operates six restaurant locations in Stockholm, according to a press…

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Idaho foundation installs Christmas donation machine

December 14, 2023

Idaho residents can donate to local charities during the Christmas season by purchasing a donation from a vending machine at Broulim's supermarket in Ammon…

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Private investment firm to acquire Shearer’s Foods

December 13, 2023

Clayton Dubilier & Rice, a private investment firm, has agreed to acquire Shearer's Foods, a contract manufacturer and private label supplier serving the…

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Westrock Coffee taps Whole Earth Brands’ Justin Majcher as CIO

December 12, 2023

Justin Majcher (Photo: LinkedIn) Westrock Coffee Co. has named Justin Majcher as chief information officer, according to an arkansasbusiness.com…

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Jim Tarangelo to succeed Tom Ondrof as Aramark CFO

December 12, 2023

Jim Tarangelo (Photo: LinkedIn) Tom Ondrof, Aramark Corp.'s CFO, will retire on Jan. 12, 2024, and will serve as a strategic advisor through May…

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Canteen of Northern California taps Cantaloupe technology

December 12, 2023

Canteen of Northern California, a convenience services operator serving Sonoma, Napa and Marin counties, has deployed Cantaloupe's vending and micro market…

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Tomra taps Shift4 digital payment for waste recycling machines

December 12, 2023

Tomra, a provider of waste collection and sorting equipment, will deploy Shift4's payment technology to enable consumers to exchange reusable materials for a…

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