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Alex Garson joins Smart Soda Holdings as vp/sales/marketing
March 10, 2021
Alex Garson Alex Garson, formerly director of sales at Cleanlife LED, has joined Smart Soda Holdings Inc., which offers a variety of better-for-you…
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Vancouver caterer expands into vending, prospers during pandemic
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Expanding into vending allowed a Vancouver caterer to retain most of his employees after COVID-19 required many of his customer locations to close.
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Upmeals deploys smart vending machine at residential property
March 10, 2021
Upmeals, a white-label, prepared-meal solution provider, launched its first SmartVending machine at a residential property, Devonshire Properties' Larch Tower…
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Vengo Labs names AMI Entertainment Network’s Maas as chairman
March 10, 2021
Michael Maas Vengo Labs, a placed-based marketing tech platform that includes a network of interactive kiosks and digital out-of-home screens, has…
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Missouri warns consumers against agricultural vending machines
March 10, 2021
The Missouri Department of Agriculture has issued a consumer alert to advise consumers that the Corn Xpress Bulk Corn Vending Machine is not-legal-for-trade in…
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Swyft introduces contactless shopping technology
March 9, 2021
Swyft Inc., a provider of automated retail technology, has introduced patented contactless shopping technology that allows consumers to instantly get the…
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Buffalo Rock names Matthew Dent CEO
March 9, 2021
Buffalo Rock Co., the Birmingham, Alabama-based Pepsi and Dr Pepper bottler and vending operator, has named Matthew Dent to replace Jimmy Lee III as CEO, the…
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Coca-Cola to close Texas plant, lay off 76
March 9, 2021
The Coca-Cola Co. will close its manufacturing and distribution plant in Grand Prairie, Texas, by April 15 as part of a consolidation effort, laying off 7…
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Mondelēz International acquires Gourmet Food Holding in Australia
March 9, 2021
Mondelēz International has agreed to to acquire Gourmet Food Holdings Pty. Ltd., an Australian a provider of premium biscuits and crackers, according to a…
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USA Technologies introduces Seed Cashless+ for vending
March 9, 2021
USA Technologies Inc., a software and payments company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the unattended retail market, has introduced Seed…
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Bubba’s Fine Foods merges with Ka Pop!
March 9, 2021
Bubba's Fine Foods and Ka Pop!, a pair of natural health oriented snack manufacturers, have merged under a new holding company, Awakened Foods LLC in Loveland…
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Amazon opens cashierless London supermarket
March 9, 2021
Amazon has gone across the Pond and launched a cashierless supermarket in London, its first outside fo the U.S.
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General Mills to sell Yoplait European business to French dairy co-op
March 8, 2021
General Mills Inc. will sell its Yoplait European business to Sodiaal, a Paris-based dairy cooperative which has held 49% of the business, according to a…
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Coca-Cola to move Minute Maid operations to Atlanta
March 8, 2021
The Coca-Cola Co. will move its Minute Maid operation to its Atlanta headquarters, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report, ending a nearly 57-year…
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New York college to replace single-use plastic in vending machines, cuts Gatorade
March 8, 2021
The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse has replaced plastic products aluminum options in its vending…
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‘The Automat’ – a great read for those interested in convenience services, past, present and future
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
"The Automat" explores the history of an iconic vending innovation and chronicles its impact on society during the decades of its existence, an engaging read…
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New York salon owner launches hair products vending machine
March 8, 2021
Shaeisha Rountree, a hair salon owner in Troy, New York, has launched a vending machine to sell her wares at Colonie Center, a shopping mall in Roessleville…
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Foxconn plans for robotic coffee maker, LCD production fall through
March 8, 2021
Foxconn Technology Group, a high tech company, will not be making the Briggo robotic coffee vending machines in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, as announced in…
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Nestlé USA acquires Essentia Water
March 5, 2021
Nestlé USA has acquired Essentia Water, a functional water brand based in Bothell, Washington, for an undisclosed sum, according to a press release. Essentia…
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Healthy snack maker Peeled Snacks files for bankruptcy
March 5, 2021
Peeled Snacks, a healthy snack manufacturer based in Cumberland, Rhode Island, has filed for bankruptcy, citing a decline in sales caused by school closures…
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