House approves bill to loosen PPP loan requirements

May 29, 2020

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill designed to loosen requirements on hundreds of billions of dollars in small-business loans to help companies…

Navigating COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities dominate convenience services news in late May

COVID-19 related issues were front in center this week, as the FDA announced it is relaxing calorie disclosure requirements for vending machines.

EZ Weed selects American Green’s smart vending machine

May 28, 2020

EZ Weed, a provider of self-serve cannabis vending services, has selected and purchased American Green's proprietary smart vending solution, called the AGM, as…

Monogram Foods tests employees for COVID-19

May 27, 2020

Employees at Monogram Foods, a manufacturer of packaged snacks in Martinsville, Virginia, will be tested for COVID-19 this week and will remain home for 48 to…

FDA relaxes calorie disclosure for vending machines during COVID-19

May 27, 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced a temporary policy to allow flexibility around calorie disclosure for vending during COVID-19…

Cryptera introduces NFC contactless reader

May 27, 2020

Cryptera A/S, a provider of encryption, certification and secure provisioning technology, has launched a new NFC contactless reader which accepts EMV…

Aramark expands on new protocols for reopening locations

May 27, 2020

Aramark recently announced some enhancements to its Eversafe operational safety platform recently launched in partnership with the Jefferson Health, an expert…

Hand hygiene management system PathSpot raises $10.5 million

May 22, 2020

PathSpot, the creator of a real-time hand hygiene management system that protects against the threat and spread of illness with a hand scanner that tracks hand…

Face mask vending machines expand worldwide, including US

May 22, 2020

Rapid Mask2Go, a New York City based startup, recently introduced its first face mask vending machine to New York City, selling KN95 machines for $4 apiece…

Navigating COVID-19: COVID-19 continues to shake up the convenience services industry

The fourth episode of the Navigating COVID-19 podcast will break down the following topics, and more: How a convenience service operator weathered COVID-19 and…

Alabama CS operator weathers COVID-19 focusing on safety, secures PPP loan

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Gulf Coast Canteen has so far weathered the setback reasonably well under the direction of company president Greg Breland, a longtime industry veteran who.took…

TNS launches cloud version of its payment solution

May 20, 2020

Transaction Network Services recently launched a new secure cloud service, TNSConnect Cloud, that gives merchant acquirers, processors and payment terminal…

Coronavirus pandemic drives orange juice sales, reversing a decades long trend

May 20, 2020

Orange juice sales continue to soar as consumers seek to improve their immunity to COVID-19, according to a Bloomberg report.

Agora Brands Group Announces New Marketing Initiative with Networld Media Group

The campaign gives Networld Media Group’s highly targeted audience access to Agora Brands Group’s artificial intelligence interactive avatar technology that is…

Building the Customer Experience of the Future

Brick-and-mortar stores still hold supremacy, but it is important that they make an effort to keep up with market trends. One of the fastest growing trends in…

Artificial Intelligence may take your job, but it won’t leave you unemployed

The coronavirus pandemic beginning in early 2020 became a severe drag on the US economy. There are new challenges and a “new normal” in the business sector…

An Introduction to Agora Brands Group

This blog post is part of a series of posts covering the technologies that Agora Brands Group uses to create avatars. To find all the articles in this blog…

USA Technologies hosts 1,000+ for first virtual educational summit

May 19, 2020

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

French pizza vending machine comes to the US

May 18, 2020

A French technology company that makes pizza vending machines has begun selling the machines in the U.S., according to a report in The Spoon. The company, API…

Hair care vending machine installed at Baltimore/Washington airport

May 18, 2020

Diva By Cindy hair care products has opened its first natural hair care kiosk in the Baltimore/Washington International airport, according to a press release.