B&G Foods suffers Q2 2021 sales, earnings declines

August 6, 2021

B&G Foods reported declines in sales and earnings for the second quarter ending July 3, 2021, driven by the impact of pantry loading during the coronavirus…

Jones Soda posts Q2 2021 sales, earnings gains

August 6, 2021

Jones Soda Co. revenue, in the second quarter ending June 30, 2021, increased 44% to $4.5 million compared to $3.1 million in the year-ago period, primarily…

Carvana reports strong Q2 2021 results

August 6, 2021

Carvana Co., an e-commerce platform for buying used cars that delivers cars to customers with a massive, coin-operated vending machine, has announced strong…

Kellogg reports stronger than expected Q2 2021 results

August 5, 2021

The Kellogg Co. announced stronger-than-expected results for the second quarter ending July 3, 2021 and affirmed its full-year financial guidance, according to…

Hostess Brands reports strong Q2 2021 sales, earnings

August 5, 2021

Hostess Brands Inc. reported strong sales and earnings for the three months ending June 30, 2021 compared to Q2, 2020, according to a press release.

Fresh Del Monte Produce boosts Q2 2021 sales, earnings

August 4, 2021

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. improved sales and earnings for the Q2, 2021 quarter ending July 2, according to an earnings release.

Kraft Heinz boosts Q2 2021 income on revenue dip

August 4, 2021

Kraft Heinz net sales decreased 0.5% from $6.65 billion in Q2, 2020 to $6.615 billion for the quarter ending June 26, 2021, including a favorable 2.3% impact…

Dutch bottler to acquire 3 US Coca-Cola production facilities

August 4, 2021

Refresco, an independent bottler based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, has agreed to acquire three of the Coca-Cola Co.'s U.S. production locations and become a…

Azkoyen introduces coffee machine with eye tracking technology

August 4, 2021

The Azkoyen Group, a Spanish multinational technology company thatoffers automated products and services, has teamed with Irisbond, a provider eye tracking…

Harm reduction supply machine helps those in need in Cincinnati

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Caracole, an HIV/AIDS service organization in Cincinnati, applied for and received a grant to support a vending machine to dispense harm reduction supplies…

Dole closes IPO

August 4, 2021

Dole PLC, a newly-created company formed from the combination of Total Produce PLC and Dole Food Co. Inc., closed its initial public offering of 25 million…

E-commerce store places vending machine in Toronto coffee/wine bar

August 3, 2021

Bake Shoppe, an online store that offers curbside pickup, has deployed a vending machine in a Toronto coffee and wine bar, Boxcar Social, in Toronto, offering…

Tampa meat shop installs raw meat vending machine

August 3, 2021

The Boozy Pig, a Tampa, Florida meat shop, has installed a vending machine to allow customers to buy raw meat at any time, according to a cltampa.com report.

PepsiCo to divest Tropicana, Naked Juice and more

August 3, 2021

PepsiCo Inc. has entered into an agreement with PAI Partners to sell Tropicana, Naked Juice and other select juice brands across North America, and an option…

San Diego high rise to deploy automated checkout market

August 3, 2021

Vantage Pointe, in San Diego's East Village, will soon introduce Valet Market, a checkout-free retail solutions powered by computer vision and artificial…

Corona uses voice activated vending machine to introduce hard seltzer beverage

August 3, 2021

Corona is introducing a hard seltzer, Corona Hard Seltzer Limonada, by testing consumers' Spanish speaking skills at an interactive vending machine in Las…

Nestle boosts first half sales and earnings

August 2, 2021

Nestlé total sales rose 1.5% from CHF 41.3 billion ($45.64 billion) in the first six months of 2020 to CHF 41.8 billion ($46.19) for the first six months of…

Call for nominations for Self-Service Innovation Awards

The Self-Service Innovation Awards will honor the most innovative kiosk and vending solutions. Winners will be revealed at the Self-Service Innovation Summit…

Florida art vending operation expands

August 2, 2021

Lucid Vending, which offers art works from local artists, has expanded from an indoor arts pace in Pinellas Park, Florida to seven cafes, bars and art spaces…

Compass Group posts Q3 2021 36.4% organic revenue gain

July 30, 2021

Compass Group PLC, the parent company of Compass Group North America and Canteen Vending Services, reported third quarter organic revenue grew by 36.4%…