Vending News & Media

United Natural Foods lifts Q1 2023 sales, earnings slide

December 7, 2022

United Natural Foods Inc. lifted its Q1 2023 sales over the prior year period while suffering an earnings decline, according to an earnings release. Highlights…

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Campbell Soup boosts Q1 2023 results, surpasses expectations

December 7, 2022

Campbell Soup Co. increased its net and organic sales 15% in Q1 2023, due to inflation-driven pricing, brand strength and continued supply recovery, according…

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Splash Beverage adds 9 Southeast US wholesale distributors for Tapout

December 7, 2022

Splash Beverage Group Inc., a portfolio company of beverage brands, has reached agreements with nine beverage distributors across the southeastern U.S. for the…

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Seaga/AMS names Mike Freund CEO; Steve Chesney to retire

December 7, 2022

Steve Chesney Steve Chesney, founder and CEO of Seaga Manufacturing Inc., will step down as CEO of Seaga/AMS and will remain chairman of the board…

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PepsiCo to lay off hundreds of workers

December 6, 2022

PepsiCo Inc. is laying off hundreds of employees at its North American snack and beverage units, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal, citing an…

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JM Smucker to build Ohio R&D facility

December 6, 2022

The J.M. Smucker Co., which owns Folgers, Dunkin' and other consumer brands, will construct an R&D facility focused on testing new product innovation and…

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Second Nature Brands acquires Brownie Brittle

December 6, 2022

Second Nature Brands, a U.S.-based creator of better-for-you snacks controlled by CapVest Partners LLP, has acquired Brownie Brittle, a brownie snack brand…

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Arabica coffee prices dip, but future remains cloudy

December 6, 2022

Coffee prices have declined since August, but the future remains cloudy due to a number of factors, according to a report from The Food Institute.

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Coolgreens, Cash2Bitcoin among execs discussing profitability strategies at SSIS

December 5, 2022

With more sales channels reaching out for the consumer's dollar, convenience services has become more competitive than ever, and operators can no longer count…

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Aramark names Abigail Charpentier to replace retiring Lynn McKee as HR chief

December 5, 2022

Abigail Charpentier, right, will replace retiring Lynn McKee. Lynn McKee, executive vice president for human resources at Aramark Corp., has…

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Keurig Dr Pepper names R&D officer

December 5, 2022

Karin Rotem-Wildeman Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. has named Karin Rotem-Wildeman, Ph.D., to the position of chief research and development officer…

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Arizona mall offers library vending machine

December 5, 2022

Shoppers at The Mall at Sierra Vista in Sierra Vista, Arizona can now get library books from a glassfront vending machine provided by the Sierra Vista Library…

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Congress approves legislation to avert rail strike

December 5, 2022

Congress passed legislation last week to codify a contract with the railroads to avoid a rail strike and supply chain disruptions, according to the National…

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Saudi waffle vending machine provider teams with Belgian waffle maker

December 5, 2022

Siwar Foods, a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based manufacturer of waffles that offers waffle vending machines, has signed an agreement with Dely Waffles, a…

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Lieberman Companies acquires D&R Star in Minnesota

December 2, 2022

Lieberman Companies, a Bloomington, Minnesota based ATM distributor and processor that also operates an amusement machine and ATM route, has acquired…

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Analysts wary about Carvana’s future as share price tumbles

December 2, 2022

Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars online that offers a car vending machine, faces an uncertain future as its share price has…

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Easy Ice acquires Cube Air Refrigeration

December 2, 2022

Easy Ice, a national provider of full-service ice machine subscription solutions, has acquired Cube Aire Refrigeration, an ice machine leasing and service…

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Vendors Exchange International continues Giving Machine campaign partnership

December 2, 2022

Vendors Exchange International Inc., a Cleveland based provider of solutions to the convenience services industry, has continued its partnership with the…

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Sodexo reorganizes into 3 geographic zones

December 1, 2022

Sodexo Group has reorganized its on-site services, effective Oct. 1, 2022, with regions and countries consolidated into geographic zones, according to a press…

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Don’t miss this SSIS session: New Markets for Kiosks

November 30, 2022

Kiosks have been around for decades, but a variety of industries are embracing them now more than ever. Brands and retailers are finding that self-service…

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