Maine entrepreneur launches novelty vending machine business

December 23, 2021

Entrepreneur BJ Chamberlain of Thomaston, Maine has created a gift novelty vending machine using a machine he bought on Facebook and has placed the first of…

Joe Franz retires from AVS Companies

December 22, 2021

Joe Franz has retired from day-to-day operations at the Texas branch of Elk Grove Village, Illinois based AVS Companies, effective Tuesday, but will remain…

Muskegon gets Narcan vending machine

December 22, 2021

Muskegon has become the most recent Michigan city to have Narcan dispensing vending machines to address opioid overdoses, according to an mlive.com report.

General Mills reports Q2 2022 sales gain, earnings decline

December 21, 2021

General Mills Inc. boosted sales by 6% for the second quarter of 2022 against the prior year's second quarter, while earnings declined by 13%, according to an…

Performance Food Group promotes Craig Hoskins to president and COO

December 21, 2021

Craig Hoskins Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, the only nationwide wholesale distributor of vending and micro market products, has…

China manufacturer introduces fruit, vegetable, milk vending machine

December 21, 2021

Haloo Automation Equipment Co. Ltd., based in China, has introduced the HL-SLE-10C, a cooling fruit vegetable milk vending machine, according to a press…

General Mills promotes Doug Martin to chief brand and disruptive growth officer

December 20, 2021

Doug Martin General Mills Inc. has promoted Doug Martin as chief brand and disruptive growth officer, effective Jan. 3, 2022, according to a press…

Vending machines offer fresh tomatoes in Japan

December 20, 2021

Residents of Kobe, Japan can buy fresh tomatoes at vending machines at a railway station and a shopping mall, with a third machine planned for a second railway…

NAMA names Nick Steingart director of state affairs

December 20, 2021

Nick Steingart The National Automatic Merchandising Association has named Nick Steingart as director of state affairs, according to an association…

JM Smucker to divest organic beverages and grains, will close Wisconsin facility

December 17, 2021

The J.M. Smucker Co. has agreed to sell its natural and organic beverages and grains businesses to Nexus Capital Management LP in a cash transaction valued at…

Wish teams with Nasdaq on vending machine for last-minute holiday shopping

December 17, 2021

ContextLogic Inc., doing business as "Wish," a mobile e-commerce platform, has teamed with Nasdaq to install a co-branded vending machine shopping…

Hain Celestial Group to acquire ParmCrisps, Thinsters brands

December 17, 2021

The Hain Celestial Group Inc. has agreed to acquire That's How We Roll, the producer and marketer of ParmCrisps and Thinsters from Clearlake Capital Group for…

Summit honors 2021 Self-Service Innovation Awards winners

Networld Media Group honors the 2021 Innovation of the Year (B2B), Innovation of the Year (B2C), Reader's Choice Innovator of the Year (Company), Reader's…

H Betti Industries names Bill Seibert CTO

December 16, 2021

Bill Seibert H. Betti Industries Inc., which owns Betson Enterprises, has promoted Bill Seibert to chief technology officer, according to a press…

Hudson's self-service technology overhaul; a look behind the scenes

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Ruth Crowley pulled no punches in describing the complex and oftentimes challenging processes her organization takes to leverage solutions such as cashierless…

Self-Service Innovation Summit to showcase holographic touch technology

December 15, 2021

Holo Industries LLC will showcase its holographic touch contactless, germ-free user interface during the Self-Service Innovation Summit at Hollywood, Florida's…

Baltimore librarian wins $20,000 from United Way, will install book vending machines

December 15, 2021

Librarian Araba Maze plans to install free book vending machines in the Baltimore area after securing $20,000 in grant money through the United Way of Central…

Crypto enthusiast develops vending machine to accept crypto payment

December 15, 2021

A cryptocurrency technology enthusiast has created a vending machine that allows people to pay for products using the Bitcoin Lightning Network, a payment…

Hershey completes acquisition of Dot’s Pretzels, Pretzels Inc

December 15, 2021

The Hershey Co. has completed the previously announced acquisition of Dot's Pretzels, the owner of Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and Pretzels Inc., a manufacturer…

Hudson installs Amazon palm recognition at Dallas Love Field Airport

December 15, 2021

Hudson Group, a travel experience leader with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks and tourist destinations across North America, has…