Vending News & Media

Hostess Brands lifts Q3 2021 sales, maintains earnings

November 10, 2021

Hostess Brands Inc. improved its Q3, 2021 revenue and maintained its earnings compared to the prior year's third quarter, according to an earnings release.

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PFG boosts Q1 2022 results, Vistar sales recover

November 10, 2021

Performance Food Group Inc., which owns Vistar, the only nationwide wholesale vending product distributor, improved sales and earnings for Q1, 2022, due to…

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Carvana opens 29th car vending machine in Salt Lake City

November 10, 2021

Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, launched its newest car vending machine, located in Salt Lake City. according to a press…

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Hershey to acquire Dot’s Pretzels, Pretzels Inc

November 10, 2021

The Hershey Co. has agreed to acquire Dot's Pretzels LLC, the owner of Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and Pretzels Inc., a co-manufacturer, according to a press…

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Product shortages, price hikes hammer convenience services

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Just as they were recovering from COVID-19, supply chain issues have socked convenience services operators with product shortages, price hikes and customer…

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Coca-Cola Consolidated improves Q3 2021 sales, earnings, despite supply chain issues

November 10, 2021

Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. improved its sales and earnings for the third quarter of 2021 despite supply chain and pandemic challenges, according to a press…

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Amazon, Starbucks mulling cashierless store?

November 9, 2021

Amazon and Starbucks have reportedly discussed a co-branded, cashierless coffee shop, expanding on Amazon Go's "just walk out" technology, according to an…

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Sysco raises Q1 2022 sales, earnings

November 9, 2021

Sysco Corp. delivered strong sales and earnings for the 2022 first quarter, taking the company close to pre-COVID levels, according to an earnings release.

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UK’s AVA changes name to Vending & Automated Retail Association

November 9, 2021

The AVA has launched a new name as it sets out its vision for the future, the Vending & Automated Retail Association, to better reflect the full range of…

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Campbell taps Family Dollar’s Charles Nevin, promotes Mike Pierson

November 9, 2021

Charles Nevin Campbell Soup Co. has named Charles Nevin as chief customer officer, meals and beverages, effective Nov. 29, 2021, according to a press…

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US Foods improves Q3 2021 sales, earnings

November 8, 2021

US Foods Holding Corp. lifted both its sales and income for the 2021 third quarter ending Oct. 2, 2021, according to a press release.

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NAMA lauds, criticizes infrastructure bill

November 8, 2021

The House passage Friday of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act won both praise and criticism from the National Automatic Merchandising Association.

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Evoca Group to close Italian production facility

November 8, 2021

Evoca Group, an Italy based coffee machine manufacturer, announced plans to close the SaGa Coffee factory in Gaggio Montano, Italy by the end of 2022, and the…

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Carvana lifts Q3 2021 revenue, widens loss

November 8, 2021

Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying used cars that delivers cars to customers with a massive, coin-operated vending machine, improved its Q3, 202…

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Primo Water to exit single-use retail business, boosts Q3 2021 revenue

November 5, 2021

Primo Water Corp. will exit the North American single-use retail bottled water business as part of a strategy to increase profitability and further reduce its…

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Court orders PepsiCo to stop using ‘Rise’ name for energy drink

November 5, 2021

A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled that PepsiCo Inc. must stop using the "Mtn Dew Rise Energy" name because of a trademark dispute with canned-coffee maker…

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Monster Energy achieves record Q3 2021 sales despite COVID, supply chain issues

November 5, 2021

Monster Energy Corp. achieved record sales for the third quarter of 2021, despite ongoing impact from the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain issues, according…

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Jones Soda lifts Q3 2021 sales, improves earnings

November 5, 2021

Jones Soda Co. boosted Q3 2021 revenue 29% from $3.5 million in Q3 2020 to $4.6 million, primarily attributable to an increase in sales of Jones' core bottled…

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Hormel Foods promotes Wendy Watkins to SVP/corporate communications

November 4, 2021

Wendy Watkins Hormel Foods Corp. has promoted Wendy Watkins from vice president of corporate communications to the new post of senior vice president…

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Kellogg’s lifts Q3 sales, reaffirms 2021 guidance

November 4, 2021

Kellogg's lifted its Q3 2021 sales against the prior year period and reaffirmed its full year guidance despite a decline in net income, according to an…

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