Vending News & Media

Tokyo restaurant chain installs vending machines for take-home sales

January 17, 2022

A Tokyo restaurant chain specializing in noodle dishes has installed vending machines at 26 outlets offering frozen versions of its products for take-home…

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Brooklyn Dumpling Shop signs multi-unit franchise agreement in Philadephia

January 14, 2022

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, the automat dumpling restaurant concept, has signed a multi-unit franchise deal in Philadelphia, according to a press release.

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University of Utah offers COVID tests at vending machine

January 14, 2022

Students at the University of Utah can get COVID tests at a vending machine in the library that provide results in 24 to 49 hours, according to a fox13now.com…

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Personal product vending machine serves Atlantans

January 14, 2022

An Atlanta International School student's winning design helped inspire the period product vending machines that are now seen at Ponce City Market, Atlanta…

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Serving the Digital Natives

How do retailers provide a multi-dimensional shopping experience for the new digital savvy customer who expects to be able to shop the way they want.

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Ben E Keith Foods opens Alabama distribution center

January 13, 2022

Ben E. Keith Foods, a Fort Worth, Texas foodservice distributor serving 17 states, has opened a 421,000-square-foot distribution center in New Brockton…

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Invenda raises $7.69M

January 13, 2022

Invenda Group AG, a Switzerland based provider of hardware and software solutions for kiosks, vending machines and digital signage, has raised $7.59 million in…

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UNFI taps Coke’s Matt Echols for corporate affairs role

January 12, 2022

Matt Echols United Natural Foods Inc. has named Matt Echols to the newly created position of chief corporate affairs officer to oversee the company's…

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Kraft Heinz hires Anheuser-Busch’s Dafne Hefner

January 12, 2022

Dafne Hefner The Kraft Heinz Co. has named Dafne Hefner to the newly created role of chief strategy and transformation officer, North America Zone…

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Mondelēz Canada names president

January 12, 2022

Karla Schlieper Mondelēz International has promoted Karla Schlieper from her role leading the company's Latin America Southern Cone region (Argentina…

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Omnichannel retailers expanding self-service investments

January 12, 2022

Omnichannel retailers are increasing investments in "edge retail" solutions, including self-serve kiosks and automated boutiques, according to a survey…

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Asian vending machines drill holes in, dispense coconuts

January 12, 2022

Looking to sip fresh coconut juice? In Asia, vending machines are are drilling holes for straws in a coconuts, then dispensing them, according to a report in…

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Executives bullish amid challenges, share predictions at Self-Service Innovation Summit

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

Executives at the Self-Service Innovation Summit cited numerous challenges and opportunities ahead but are confident the industry will meet customer needs.

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AVS Companies promotes Keith Krail to director of marketing

January 12, 2022

Keith Krail AVS Companies, a distributor of amusement, gaming and vending equipment headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, has promoted Keith…

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Aramark teams with German vegan food provider

January 11, 2022

Aramark has formed a partnership with Veganz, a Berlin based vegan food provider, to focus on catering, sports and events, according to a report from…

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Camlock Systems intros miniature locking system

January 11, 2022

Camlock Systems has introduced its Series 400 locking system, an adaptable, micro latch system offering multiple configurations, according to a press release.

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Five Star Food Service acquires Rawls Distributing

January 11, 2022

Five Star Food Service Inc., a Chatanooga, Tennessee based provider of away-from-home food and beverage retail solutions for employers and other commercial…

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Container recycling scams costing California millions; report calls for reverse vending machines

January 11, 2022

Recycling scams are costing California consumers potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in nickel and dime deposits stolen through fraudulent bottle and…

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Pepsi Bottling Ventures promotes Derek Hill to president/CEO

January 10, 2022

Derek Hill Pepsi Bottling Ventures LLC, a joint venture of Suntory Group and PepsiCo Inc., has promoted Derek Hill from chief financial officer to…

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Cleveland college deploys vending machines with free COVID tests

January 10, 2022

Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio has stocked a dozen campus glassfront vending machines with COVID PCR test kits in response to the recent…

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