Vending News & Media

PPP program opens to all lenders

January 19, 2021

After re-opening the Paycheck Protection Program to small lenders on Friday, the U.S. Small Business Administration is now opening the program to all lenders.

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Vanderbilt teams with CBORD to support Android phone purchases on campus

January 19, 2021

Vanderbilt University is the first CBOTRD campus to launch Android mobile credentials, according to a press release. Students, faculty and staff can use mobile…

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Farmer’s Fridge fresh food debuts at Chicago Dunkin’ stores

January 18, 2021

Farmer's Fridge's jars of fresh salads and grain bowls will be available at three Dunkin'restaurants under a new partnership between the fast casual chain and…

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PepsiCo introduces bubbly drops for SodaStream

January 18, 2021

PepsiCo Inc. has introduced its flavored sparking water, bubly drops, for SodaStream machines, according to a press release.

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Can self-service technology include a personal touch?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Self-service technology can do more than improve efficiency; it can help support a humanized environment and give consumers the choices they are looking for.

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China manufacturer demos oversize touchscreen at virtual CES

January 18, 2021

Cinotop&Micron, a Shenzhen, China-based manufacturer of Metal Mesh Copper capacitive touchscreens, demonstrated its oversize touchscreen at the virtual…

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Automated Retail Technologies taps Sonatafy Technology for software engineering

January 15, 2021

Automated Retail Technologies, a San Diego-based provider of kiosk and retail food technology, has retained Sonatafy Technology to supplement its software…

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Virginia convenience services operation launches ghost kitchen

January 15, 2021

Trolley House Refreshments, a Richmond, Virginia-based provider of breakroom and vending services, has launched Trolley Eats, a ghost kitchen that operates six…

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Monster Beverage names Shlosberg co-CEO, promotes Kelly

January 15, 2021

Monster Beverage Corp. has named longtime senior executive Hilton Schlosberg as co-chief executive officer, a role he will share with Rodney Sacks, who has…

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Zico founder buys brand back from Coca-Cola

January 14, 2021

PowerPlant Ventures, a venture-capital firm co-founded by Mark Rampolla, the founder of Zico Beverages LLC, has acquired Zico coconut water from The Coca-Cola…

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USA Technologies receives patent for enabling mobile app for vending

January 14, 2021

USA Technologies Inc., a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the self-service retail market, has…

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Oklahoma town debuting bait machine for fishermen

January 14, 2021

Fishermen at Sportsman's Park in Sleepy Eye, Oklahoma won't need to catch their bait now that the city council approved a bait vending machine at a cost of…

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Campbell closing oldest manufacturing plant, impacting 326 workers

January 14, 2021

Campbell Soup Co. will close a 94-year-old manufacturing facility in Columbus, Georgia by Spring 2022, according to a press release. The plant, the company's…

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Biometric ID verification versus consumer privacy: What's the solution?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

As biometiric technology has grown, consumer privacy laws make it critical for self-service devices to comply with these requirements. A panel during the…

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J & J Snack Foods SVP to retire

January 13, 2021

Robert Radano, senior vice president and COO at J & J Snack Foods Corp., will retire effective March 31, 2021, but will remain with the company for the…

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Jones Soda names Jamie Colbourne chairman

January 12, 2021

Jamie Colbourne Jones Soda Co. has named Jamie Colbourne chairman of the board, succeeding Michael "Mick" Fleming. Colbourne served as Jones' interim…

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COVID-19 losses ease up for European vending industry

January 12, 2021

COVID-19 continues to undermine vending sales in Europe, but the losses in September were less than in April, indicating some improvement, according to the…

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Nayax teams with M.M. Hayes to allow payment with company ID cards

January 12, 2021

Nayax, a cashless payment provider for self-service, automated machines, is partnering with M.M. Hayes Co. Inc. to allow employees to use company ID cards to…

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Wellness 4 Humanity to deploy COVID-19 test kit vending machines

January 12, 2021

Wellness 4 Humanity, a social enterprise organized to provide easier access to COVID-19 infection and antibody testing, plans to roll out vending machines to…

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Utz Brands to acquire Vitner’s brand for $25M

January 11, 2021

Utz Brands Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, is acquiring specific assets related to Snak King Corp.'s Vitner's brand, a brand of snack foods…

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