Vending News & Media

AI: What it can mean to your industry

by Kevin Damask — Editor, Digital Signage Today

While the use of artificial intelligence has grown in recent years, there is still a great deal of mystery surrounding it. Canteen, White Castle, Microsoft and…

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Gator Vending rebrands as Gator Refresh in Central Florida

June 7, 2022

Gator Vending, an Orlando, Florida based full-service break room refreshment solutions provider, has changed its name to Gator Refresh, according to a press…

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PopCom kiosk to introduce NFT digital art in NYC

June 7, 2022

PopCom, an automated retail technology company specializing in vending and kiosk solutions, will leverage its PopCom kiosk to introduce non-fungible tokens…

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Chinese vending company seeks public offering

June 7, 2022

Beijing Ubox Online Technology Corp., China's largest vending operator, has filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong despite pandemic caused losses…

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Sodexo acquires VendEdge

June 6, 2022

Sodexo, a Paris-based provider of food and convenience services, announced its convenience business, InReach, has acquired VendEdge, a Roswell, Georgia…

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Sensei intros vending machine with autonomous cabinets

June 6, 2022

Sensei, a U.K.-based provider of autonomous stores, has launched its first vending machine utilizing autonomous cabinets, according to a press release.

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PizzaForno taps Travis Edmonson as chief development officer

June 6, 2022

Automated pizza vending brand PizzaForno has appointed Travis Edmonson as chief development officer. Edmonson has previously served as vice president of…

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Alimentation Couche-Tard to deploy Mashgin touchless checkout at 7,000 stores

June 6, 2022

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., a convenience retailer, will deploy more than 10,000 Mashgin touchless checkout systems branded as "smart checkout" to over…

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Bumble Bee Seafood taps Danone’s Tiffany Hicks as VP/specialty channels

June 6, 2022

Tiffany Hicks Bumble Bee Seafood Co. has named Tiffany Hicks as vice president of specialty channels, working with private label retailers…

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Coca-Cola Beverages Florida replaces SVP/CFO

June 6, 2022

Paul Pheffer Duane Still will retire from his position as senior vice president and chief financial officer at Coca-Cola Beverages Florida LLC on…

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Singapore students create machine for renting reusable food containers

June 6, 2022

A group of Singapore students have developed a vending machine to allow people to rent food containers and other reusable items during the recent…

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Conagra Brands names executive vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary

June 3, 2022

Carey Bartell Conagra Brands Inc. has named Carey Bartell to executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective June 6…

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Hormel Foods lifts Q2 2022 sales, earnings

June 3, 2022

Hormel Foods Inc. lifted its sales and earnings for Q2 2022 against the prior year period, according to an earnings release. Highlights include:

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ICXA honors 2022 Elevate Award winners at annual Summit

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

ICXA honors 10 Elevate Award winners at the 2022 Interactive Customer Experience Summit in Columbus, Ohio.

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ICX keynote: Lean on quality employees to innovate, grow

by Kevin Damask — Editor, Digital Signage Today

"Get your house in order." That was Andrew Laudato's opening message at the Interactive Customer Experience Summit Wednesday at the Hilton at Easton hotel in…

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Naxolone machine dispenses 1,200+ doses in 5 months

June 2, 2022

A glassfront vending machine at Clark Memorial Health in Jeffersonville, Indiana that dispenses naloxone for free has provided more than 1,200 doses of the…

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Vernors to release first new flavor in over 50 years

June 2, 2022

Vernors, one of the country's oldest sodas, will release its first new flavor in more than 50 years when it introduces Vernors Black Cherry Ginger soda…

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Feminine care vending startup taps DOOH to promote its wares

by Kevin Damask — Editor, Digital Signage Today

SOS, a vending machine company offering feminine products, noticed that Vistar Media was driving consumer experience focused media in the digital-out-of-home…

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Betson promotes Kyle Berger to VP/sales and purchasing

June 1, 2022

Kyle Berger Betson Enterprises has promoted Kyle Berger to vice president of sales and purchasing, according to a press release.

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Flowers Foods names new COO

June 1, 2022

Flowers Foods, Inc., producer of Mrs. Freshleys, Tastykake and other bakery foods, announced that Bradley Alexander, chief operating officer, will retire from…

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