Kansas lawmakers vote to reduce vending food taxes

May 9, 2022

The Kansas House and Senate have passed a law to cut the state sales tax on food, including food sold through vending machines, from 6.5% to 4% from Jan. 1…

365 Retail Markets acquires Australia VMS firm

May 6, 2022

365 Retail Markets, a provider of self-service commerce technology to the foodservice industry, has acquired Sentry, an Australia-based vending and micro…

Monster Beverage achieves record sales for Q1 2022

May 6, 2022

Monster Beverage Corp. achieved record first quarter sales of $1.52 billion in 2022 over the prior year period, although income declined on account of rising…

Hostess Brands lifts Q1 2022 revenue, earnings on pricing action

May 5, 2022

Hostess Brands Inc. improved its Q1 2022 revenue and earnings over the prior year period, driven by pricing actions and a favorable product mix, according to…

Kellogg lifts Q1 2022 sales, earnings, raises FY guidance

May 5, 2022

The Kellogg Co.'s Q1 2022 sales increased by more than 2% year on year, as positive price/mix and growth momentum of snacks brands more than offset adverse…

Pepsi restocks Star Wars vending machine on International Firefighters Day

May 5, 2022

Pepsi took the occasion of Sar Wars Day and International Firefighters Day Wednesday to repair and restock the beverage vending machine in Pittsburgh that has…

Conagra taps McDonald’s Lucy Brady to head snacks, grocery

May 4, 2022

Lucy Brady Conagra Brands Inc. has named Lucy Brady as president of grocery and snacks, effective June 15, 2022, according to a press release.

Carvana installs car vending machine in San Francisco

May 4, 2022

Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars online that offers a car vending machine, launched its newest car vending machine, located in…

What will retail’s future look like?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A panel of experts at the NAMA show sought to unpack changing consumer work habits and how traditional service industries can reposition themselves to meet…

Coca-Cola Consolidated boosts Q1 2022 sales, earnings

May 4, 2022

Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. lifted its sales and earnings for Q1 2022 over the prior year period, boosted by pricing actions in the second half of 2021 and…

Busted man earned $2k per day from marijuana machine

May 4, 2022

Police arrested a Detroit man who allegedly made $2,000 a day operating a marijuana vending machine outside of his home., according to a 23ABC News report.

PizzaForno taps Marco's Pizza's Jason Lowder as CMO

May 3, 2022

Jason Lowder PizzaForno, a Canada-based provider of pizza vending machines, has named Jason Lowder as chief marketing officer. Lowder, the former vice…

Industry loses Ed Kovens of A&A Global Industries

May 3, 2022

Ed Kovens Ed Kovens, the second generation leader of Cockeysville, Maryland based A&A Global Industries Inc., recently passed away, his family…

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop to open automat store in Queens

May 3, 2022

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, a quick serve dumpling franchise that uses an Automat concept, is coming to Queens, New York after franchisees Jose Marrero and…

Grupo Bimbo reports record Q1 2022

May 3, 2022

Grupo Bimbo, a Mexico based snack manufacturer, reported a record first quarter for Q1 2022, according to an earnings release. Highlights include:

J&J Snack Foods lifts Q2 2022 sales, suffers earnings dip

May 3, 2022

J&J Snack Foods Corp. improved its Q2 2022 sales over the prior year period, but suffered an earnings loss, according to an earnings report. Highlights…

Nayax teams with Mideast partner to expand to UAE

May 2, 2022

Nayax Ltd., an Israel based commerce enablement and payments platform designed to help merchants scale their business, has partnered with Network International…

Private equity firm acquires Kar’s Nuts, Sanders Chocolate brands

May 2, 2022

CapVest Partners LLP, a London based private equity investor, has acquired Madison Heights, Michigan based Second Nature Brands, which owns Kar's Nuts and…

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UK wax melt brand introduces vending machine

May 2, 2022

Shoppers at Cribbs Causeway, a mall in Bristol, U.K., can buy wax melts from a glassfront vending machine offering more than 40 scents, according to a Bristol…