USA Technologies names Ravi Venkatesen CTO

December 1, 2020

Ravi Venkatesan USA Technologies Inc., a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the…

NAMA combining annual show, coffee event next year

December 1, 2020

Next year, the National Automatic Merchandising Association show and the Coffee Tea & Water show will be combined on Aug. 18-20 at the Ernest N. Morial…

Selecta losses continue in Q3, ease from Q2

December 1, 2020

Selecta Group B.V., the largest route-based service provider for unattended retail locations in Europe, continues to be impacted by COVID-19 and lockdown…

Airsled Adds Variable Speed Option To Its Vending Moving System

Airsled's products are already known for their incredible performance, safety, and ease of use. With the introduction of dial-controlled, variable speed…

Self-Service Innovation awards finalists announced

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The Self-Service Innovation Summit will honor the B2C Innovation of the Year, B2B Innovation of the Year and Best COVID-19 Solution.

PopCom deploys women’s roll-up flats kiosk in Ohio shopping mall

November 30, 2020

PopCom, a provider of digital retail kiosks, deployed its patented PopShop kiosk at The Polaris Fashion Place in Columbus, Ohio, adjacent to Ann Taylor Loft…

Meal solutions provider introduces vending service in Canada

November 30, 2020

UpMeals, a provider of prepared-meal solutions for businesses, has launched its first SmartVending Meal Solution in British Columbia, according to a press…

Braimex installs first Snack-O-Matic in Mexico

November 25, 2020

Braimex Maquinaria s.l., a Spain-based provider of self-service hot food systems based on the historic Automat, has placed its first Snack-o-Matic…

Clif Bar names its first chief innovation officer

November 25, 2020

Rizal Hamdallah Clif Bar & Co. named Rizal Hamdallah as its first chief innovation officer, overseeing development of products and business models…

KFC-branded self-driving mobile vending machine serves customers in China

November 25, 2020

Self-driving shuttles carrying vending machines offering hot KFC sandwiches are roaming streets in China, according to a report in thedrive.com.

Compass Group 2020 sales, earnings tumble due to COVID-19

November 24, 2020

Compass Group PLC, which owns Canteen in the U.S., reported revenue fell 18.8% year on year from £24.8 billion ($33.06 billion) to £20.2 billion ($26.9…

Hormel Foods suffers Q4 sales, earnings declines

November 24, 2020

Hormel Foods Corp. reported sales of $1.96 billion for the fourth quarter ending Oct. 25, 2020 compared to $2.007 billion for the 2019 period. Net earnings for…

Garz & Fricke Group develops human machine interface for remote touch control

November 24, 2020

Garz & Fricke GmbH, based in Hamburg, Germany, has introduced a remote touch system which allows users to operate a self-service device using a smartphone…

DraftServe Technologies introduces touchless beverage dispensing system

November 24, 2020

DraftServ Technologies has introduced a patented touchless beverage dispensing system that provides retailers real-time visibility of their dispensers and…

Nayax and Yuansfer partner with Alipay

November 23, 2020

Nayax, a cashless solution for self-serve markets including retail, and Yuansfer a cross-border payment platform, have partnered with Alipay according to a…

Will the pandemic bring back the Automat? Will it save fast food?

by Tim Sanford

Attempts to revive the once popular Automat have failed over the years, but the pandemic and technolgoy have advanced tremendously over the past decade. It…

Danone reorganization to cut 1,500-2,000 positions

November 23, 2020

Danone plans to reorganize under a "local first" plan that will enable value creating in a COVID world, according to a press release. The reorganization is…

Royal Vending named one of Oregon’s 100 fastest growing companies

November 23, 2020

Royal Vending, based in Tigard, Oregon, has been named to the Portland Business Journal's Oregon's 100 fastest growing companies list for the fourth…

Vistar teams with Emerald Brand on sustainable products

November 23, 2020

Vistar, a wholesale distributor to the convenience services industry, has teamed with Emerald Brand, a provider of sustainable products, to provide over 5…

Alkaline Water names IBA Foodservice as a broker

November 23, 2020

The Alkaline Water Co. Inc., a producer of bottled alkaline water, flavor-infused waters and CBD-infused products sold under the brand names Alkaline88, A8…