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Sodexo suffers Q1 2021 double digit sales drop
January 8, 2021
Sodexo, the Paris based, global foodservice contractor, suffered a 27.1% revenue decline from 6.07 billion euros ($7.43 billion) in Q1 2020 to 4.43 billion…
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Go-Pak taps Ray McNamara to build UK vending cup business
January 8, 2021
Go-Pak, a U.K.-based provider of packaging and disposable products for foodservice and retailing, has named Ray McNamara as senior business development…
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Florida entrepreneurs tap vending machines to sell local art
January 8, 2021
A pair of Florida entrepreneurs have created vending machines to sell locally crafted art. Lucid Vending has deployed the machines at Pom Pom Teahouse and…
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Starbucks names new EVP/CFO
January 8, 2021
Patrick Gismer Patrick Grismer is retiring from his role as Starbucks executive vice president and CFO effective Feb. 1, 2021. Rachel Ruggeri…
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Coca Cola names former federal judge as general counselor
January 7, 2021
J. Michael Luttig The Coca-Cola Co. has named J. Michael Luttig, a former U.S. federal judge and general counsel for The Boeing Co., to serve as…
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Convenience services cautiously optimistic about 2021
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Self-service providers generally agree the pandemic has raised awareness of the need for new ways to boost customer interaction, but the immediate question on…
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Westomatic introduces contactless sports nutrition drink dispenser
January 6, 2021
Westomatic, a U.K.-based equipment manufacturer, has launched a completely contactless dispenser for sports nutrition drinks called Evolve, according to a…
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Five Star Food Service acquires 4 operating companies in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio
January 5, 2021
Five Star Food Service Inc., based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has acquired an Owensboro, Kentucky-based franchise group comprised of four operating companies…
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Mondelez acquires snack maker Hu
January 5, 2021
Mondelēz International has acquired Hu Master Holdings, the parent company of Hu Products, a U.S.-based snack maker, according to a press release.
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Vistar Northeast Buying Show set for September
January 5, 2021
Vistar Northeast, which combines the teams from Vistar New England, New York, Ohio, MidAtlantic and Michigan, will present the 2021 Northeast Buying Show at…
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Raw oysters for sale via Japanese vending machine
January 5, 2021
An oyster shop in Tatsuno, Hyogo, Japan is offering up raw oysters in a vending machine that allows customers to buy oysters 24/7, according to a report in The…
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UK farmers cash in on fresh milk vending machines during pandemic
January 4, 2021
A couple of British farmers are selling fresh milk using vending machines, meeting the need for milk caused by a shortage in supermarkets during the pandemic…
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Reverse vending machine pays you to recycle
January 4, 2021
A vending machine featured on an Instagram video pays people to recycle soda cans, according to a Hindustan Times report.
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Nestle expanding Arkansas plant to produce Hot Pockets, will add 100 jobs
January 4, 2021
Nestle will invest more than $100 million to expand its Jonesboro, Arkansas facility, bringing at least 100 jobs in the next two years, according to…
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Aramark Northern Europe names managing director
December 30, 2020
Helen Milligan-Smith Aramark Northern Europe has named Helen Milligan-Smith as managing director of Aramark UK Onshore, beginning on Jan. 4, taking…
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ColdSnap countertop machine serves frozen confections, beverages
December 28, 2020
Sigma Phase Corp., a Billerica, Massachusetts-based company, has introduced its ColdsSnap countertop, rapid freezing appliance that produces single servings of…
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Why touchless now drives self service
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
Companies and customers alike have demanded more touchless options on account of the coronavirus pandemic. Technology providers have stepped up to the plate in…
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Retail Automated Concepts offers kiosks that verify age for regulatory compliance
December 23, 2020
Retail Automated Concepts, based in La Jolla, California, has developed an interactive kiosk to sell products that require regulatory compliance…
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Hong Kong installs vending machines to provide COVID-19 testing kits at rail stations
December 23, 2020
To facilitate the government's Enhanced Laboratory Surveillance Program for the public to access COVID-19 testing service with convenience, MTR Corp., a state…
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Guangzhou Micron Vending Technology introduces 'smart' vending machines
December 23, 2020
Guangzhou Micron Vending Technology Co. Ltd., based in Guanzhou, China has introduced its suite of "smart" vending machines. The company is both a manufacturer…
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