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Chicken shortage sends prices upward
May 6, 2021
Chicken prices have more than doubled year to date, and wing prices have set new records on account of a shortage, according to Urner Barry, a market research…
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Kellogg lifts sales, earnings for Q1 2021, beats analyst expectations
May 6, 2021
Kellogg reported net sales increased 5% from $3.4 billion in Q1 2020 to $3.58 billion for the quarter ending April 3, 2021, as elevated demand for packaged…
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Vsblty teams with Onyx Glass on transparent cooler doors with color video
May 6, 2021
Vsblty Groupe Technologies Corp., a software provider of security, retail analytics and customer engagement technology, and Onyx Glass, a manufacturer of glass…
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Legend Food Service acquires Vending Plus and Jel-Cap Vending
May 6, 2021
Legend Food Service, a provider of workplace convenience solutions, has acquired Vending Plus in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, and Jel-Cap Vending in Windsor…
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Fresh Del Monte Produce boosts income on declining Q1 2021 sales
May 6, 2021
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.'s net sales decreased $29.7 million from $1.12 billion in Q1 2020 to $1.09 billion in Q1 2021, according to an earnings report…
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Pepsico launches sparkling water
May 5, 2021
PepsiCo Inc. has launched a sparkling water beverage called Soulboost, that includes juice and "functional" ingredients, according to a Marketwatch report. One…
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Performance Food Group improves Q3 2021 sales and earnings, COVID clips Vistar sales
May 5, 2021
Performance Food Group, which owns Vistar, reported net sales rose 2.9% from $7 billion in Q3 2020 to $7.2 billion for Q3 2021, ending March 27, 2021 according…
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Colorado cannabis dispensary automates purchases with vending machines
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Kind Love, a Glendale, Colorado dispensary,, opted for a cannabis vending machine that dispenses the product at the machine instead of requiring the customer…
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Irish dairy farm introduces contactless milk vending machine
May 5, 2021
Tomás Smyth, a milk farmer in Dromiskin, Ireland, has been selling 200 to 400 liters of milk per day from a milk vending machine that offers pasteurized milk…
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EPA proposes phasing down HFCs
May 5, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed phasing down production of hydrofluorocarbons under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of…
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Crane improves sales and earnings for Q1 2021
May 4, 2021
First quarter sales for Crane Co., which owns Crane Payment and Merchandising Technologies, Crane Payment Innovations and Crane Currency, rose 5% from $78…
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NAMA supports EPA measure to slash HFCs
May 4, 2021
The National Automatic Merchandising Association has announced its support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to phase down the production…
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Unilever Q1 sales rise 5.7%, will acquire supplements company Onnit
May 3, 2021
Unilever, a multinational company that owns Breyers, Lipton, Hellmann's and Knorr brands, saw sales rise 5.7% compared to Q1 2020, according to a press…
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See’s Candies posts record quarter, driven by e-commerce sales
May 3, 2021
See's Candies, a Berkshire Hathaway owned manufacturer and retailer of chocolates, toffee, peanut brittle and lollipops, posted its best quarter ever for Q…
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Japanese vending machine specializes in deep-fried insects
May 3, 2021
Art Studio Wao, an event management company in Sasebo, Japan, has installed a vending machine that sells deep fried insects, including grasshoppers, cicadas…
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Robojuice robotic smoothie kiosk adjusts licensing model
April 30, 2021
Robojuice, a self-service, robotic smoothie kiosk, has introduced a licensing model to enable operators to reach a break-even point faster, according to a…
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Pepsi Blue returns Monday following 17-year absence
April 30, 2021
Pepsi Blue will be returning to the market for the first time since 2004 on Monday, according to a Yahoo report. The berry cola will be available in 16-, 16.…
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Upton Naturals partners with Dot Foods for vegan meat alternatives
April 30, 2021
Vegan food manufacturer Upton's Naturals has teamed with Dot Foods, the food industry redistributor, to increase availability of the brand's 100% vegan meat…
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Compass Group acquires food delivery platform Eat Club
April 29, 2021
Compass Group North America, which owns Canteen, has acquired Eat Club, a Redwood City, California-based food delivery platform, according to a Crunchbase News…
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Kraft Heinz boosts sales, earnings for Q1 2021
April 29, 2021
Kraft Foods Inc.'s net sales rose 3.9% from $6.15 billion in Q1 2020 to $6.4 billion in the quarter ending March 27, 2021, according to an earnings report.
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