Vending News & Media

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, Connect Media

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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The 'Phygital' era: Where physical and digital intersect

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Phygital, the combination of digital products and services to deliver physical products or services, took center stage during a panel session at the…

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Sodexo to acquire Accent Food Services

January 10, 2022

Sodexo S.A., the Paris, France based food services and facilities management company, has agreed to buy Frontline Food Services, doing business as Accent Food…

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Carvana modifies proposed vending tower to reduce bird collisions

January 10, 2022

A proposed Carvana glass tower vending machine has moved closer to reality in Skokie, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, as the village's plan commission approved a…

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Foodservice, vending, water associations urge feds to accelerate COVID test kit availability

January 10, 2022

The National Restaurant Association, the National Automatic Merchandising Association and the International Bottled Water Association have called on President…

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Vending machine at UK shopping center offers fresh milk daily

January 7, 2022

Fresh milk is now available daily at a vending machine at the Dolphin Centre shopping center in Poole, U.K., according to a bournemouthecho.co.uk report. The…

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Germany’s deposit return expands to alcohol and milk based beverages

January 7, 2022

Beginning this month, Germany's deposit return system will expand to include alcoholic and milk-based mixed drinks and juices sold in plastic packaging and…

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Minnesota ice cream shop installs 24/7 outdoor vending machine

January 7, 2022

An ice cream store in St. Michael, Minnesota, now offers its wares 24/7 in an outdoor ice cream vending machine, according to a Press & News report.

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Sodexo boosts Q1 2022 revenue 18.8% on COVID recovery

January 6, 2022

Sodexo, the Paris based convenience services firm, reported revenues rose 18.8% from 4.432 billion euro ($5.01 billion) in Q1 2021 to 5.264 billion euro ($5.9…

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Conagra Brands reports Q2 2022 sales gain, earnings loss

January 6, 2022

Conagra Brands Inc. improved its Q2 2022 sales by 2.1% over the prior year's second quarter while earnings took a double digit hit.

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UST intros AI-based personalized food, beverage recommendations tool

January 6, 2022

UST, a digital transformation solutions company, has launched UST AiSense, an AI-led solution that provides personalized food and beverage recommendations…

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Tomra Systems names new CFO

January 6, 2022

Eva Sagemo will take over as CFO of Tomra Systems ASA, replacing Espen Gundersen, CFO and Deputy CEO, who announced in October 2021 his desire to step down…

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