Oklahoma medical marijuana dispensary installs vending machine

November 13, 2020

The Oklahoma City area has its first medical marijuana vending machine, according to a news9.com report.

Vending machines to provide free meals in Singapore

November 13, 2020

Up to 45,000 low income residents of Singapore will be provided free meals under a new community initiative, according to a press release.

Celsius Holdings sets revenue growth record, jumps 80% in Q3

November 13, 2020

Celsius Holdings Inc., maker of the Celsius fitness drink, reported revenue of approximately $36.8 million for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2020, an…

Aramark introduces building and asset management solution for worksites

November 12, 2020

Aramark Corp., a provider of convenience services, facilities management and uniforms, has introduced a building and asset management solution called Aramark…

Pandemic boosts consumer snacking, Mondelez survey finds

The second annual State of Snacking from Mondelez International found that nearly 90% of consumers are snacking more or the same during the pandemic than…

Empire Vending leverages ‘platform as a service’ technology to improve efficiencies

November 11, 2020

Empire Vending LLC, based in Houston, Texas, has leveraged USA Technology Inc's. Platform as a Service for business optimization and enablling the company to…

Gehring to replace Pelo at Swire Coca-Cola USA

November 11, 2020

Jack Pelo will resign at the end of the year as president and CEO of Swire Coca-Cola, a position he has held for the past 24 years. Rob Gehring, current chief…

Fransmart revives Automat with Brooklyn Dumpling Shop

November 11, 2020

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop will bring the Automat of yesteryear into the 21st century in Manhattan's East Village this December. The QSR will have a…

Brigham Young University vending machines dispense stories

November 11, 2020

Students at Brigham Young University can buy short stories from a pair of vending machines on campus, according to a KLS.com report.

Virginia governor joins movement to get drink off Coke’s chopping block

November 11, 2020

Fans of one of the 200 or so beverages The Coca-Cola Co. has decided to discontinue — Northern Neck Ginger Ale — are petitioning to change the decision…

Vegan vending machines emerge in Europe, Canada

November 10, 2020

VEAT Foods, a Swedish startup, will install 10 vegan vending machines in Stockholm, part of a global trend that has emerged in Canada and the U.K., according…

Fresh food vending startup launches in New England

November 10, 2020

As some businesses start to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, a Boston startup called 6AM Health is offering refrigerated food machines, Fresh Fridges…

Pandemic pushes convenience services operators to e-commerce

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

COVID-19 has given a new urgency to the need to serve customers when, where and how they want to be served. Those convenience services operators who offered an…

Tomra announces returns app for beverage recycling vending machine

November 9, 2020

Tomra Collection Solutions, which rolled out its R1 reverse vending machine for recycling empty beverage containers one year ago, has announced its…

SandenVendo America CEO cites design challenges for vended products

November 9, 2020

When it comes to designing packages for consumer products, manufacturers oftentimes don't consider the difficulties in dispensing the product from a vending…

Flowers Foods Q3 2.4% sales gain beats projections, earnings rise

November 9, 2020

Flowers Foods Inc., which owns the Mrs. Freshley's brand, reported a 2.4% sales gain from $966.5 million in last year's third quarter to $989.7 million in the…

J&J Snack Foods Q4 sales, earnings tumble but beat market expectations

November 9, 2020

J&J Snack Foods Corp., which manufactures brands including Superpretzel, ICEE, Slush Puppie, Luigi's Real Italian Ice, Minute Maid frozen ice, California…

USA Technologies Q1 2021 revenue beats expectations, losses continue

November 6, 2020

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

Hershey boosts Q3 sales and earnings, beats market expectations

November 6, 2020

The Hershey Co.'s consolidated net sales rose 4% from $2.13 billion in last year's third quarter to $2.22 billion in the third quarter ending Sept. 27, 2020…

Hostess Brands boosts Q3 revenue and earnings, beats market expectations

November 6, 2020

Hostess Brands Inc. net revenue rose 14.8% from $227.2 million in last year's third quarter to $260.9 million for the quarter ending Sept. 30,2020, driven…