Chemesis taps Cannaballers for sales and marketing

July 13, 2021

Chemesis International Inc., a cannabis grower, manufacturer, distributor and retailer, has signed a sales and marketing partnership with Cannaballers, a…

South Korea c-store chain introduces alcoholic beverage vending machine

July 13, 2021

South Korea's largest convenience store brand, CU, has introduced a vending machine to serve alcoholic drinks, according to an ajudaily.com report.

COVID challenges continue for European vending/coffee industry

July 12, 2021

The vending and coffee services industry in Europe continues to struggle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from the European…

Lamar Advertising invests $30M in Vistar Media

July 12, 2021

Lamar Advertising Co., an owner and operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, has acquired a minority stake in Vistar Media, a provider of…

Performance Food Group to offer $780M in senior notes

July 12, 2021

Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, the nationwide vending products wholesale distributor, plans to offer $780 million aggregate principal amount of…

Sports retailer creates tent vending machine

July 12, 2021

Decathlon, a U.K. based sports retailer, has developed what it calls the world's first tent vending machine for display at the Trinity Leeds shopping mall in…

Tokyo vending machine offers flowers in different stages of bloom

July 12, 2021

A Tokyo rail station, Shinjuku Station, has installed a vending machine that will offer a selection of flowers in different stages of bloom priced between 50…

Closed Japanese dumpling shop reopens with vending

July 12, 2021

Gyoza Micchan House, a takeout dumpling shop in Takasaki, Japan which closed in 2019, recently reopened in the form of a dumpling factory and a pair of vending…

Louisville spice market finds success with vending machine

July 12, 2021

When the Pinch Spice Market in Louisville, Kentucky installed a vending machine to offer packets of seasonings and herbs as a way to serve customers during the…

Georgia school uses book vending machine to encourage kids to read

July 12, 2021

Black's Mill Elementary School in Dawsonville, Georgia, is the most recent elementary school to deploy a book vending machine that encourages kids to read…

Hudson Group, Inspire Brands execs keynoting Self-Service Innovation Summit

Networld Media Group's first in-person Self-Service Innovation Summit, "The Future of Self Service," Dec. 14–16, at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood…

Tyson chicken recall grows to 9M pounds

July 9, 2021

Tyson Foods Inc.'s chicken recall, announced July 3, has increased from the initial 8.5 million pounds to nearly 9 million pounds following an update announced…

EMBED Reunites with Customers & Partners at Amusement Expo International 2021

Embed, the worldwide leader of the cashless business management systems and solutions for the amusement, entertainment, and leisure industries, returned not…

Georgia cake shop offers wares 24/7 via outdoor vending machine

July 8, 2021

Quinetta Hall, owner of Q's Cakes in Albany, Georgia, is gaining additional sales from a vending machine outside the shop that serves customers 24/7, according…

‘Harm reduction’ vending machine offers free supplies to drug users

July 8, 2021

Caracole Inc., an HIV/AIDS service organization in Cincinnati, has installed a "harm reduction vending machine" outside the organization's…

Sales success: Tell a good story

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

One of the keys to making sure the customer likes having you in front of him or her is to engage them with a story rather than boring them with facts about…

Nestlé to invest $100M in South Carolina operation, adding 160 jobs

July 7, 2021

Nestlé USA, will invest $100 million by expanding operations in Cherokee County, South Carolina which will create approximately 160 jobs, according to a press…

Robotic soft-serve ice cream machine debuts in California

July 7, 2021

iCream, a soft-serve vending machine that produces 25 flavor combinations of freshly made ice cream, has made its debut at the Westfield Century City mall in…

Sabra names Bergstein president, CEO

July 7, 2021

Joey Bergstein Sabra, a hummus maker, has named Joey Bergstein president and chief executive officer, according to a press release.

Women’s hair care vending machine expands to military base

July 7, 2021

Diva By Cindy, a natural women's hair care products vending machine, has expanded to Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia, the first military base to…