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C-Store Retailers Say Sales Increased In 2019 Retailer Optimism For Q1 2020 At Record-High Level
by Emily Jed
ALEXANDRIA, VA -- Convenience retailers overwhelmingly say their sales increased in 2019, according to U.S. convenience store owners surveyed by NACS, the…
read nowNAMA Invites 2020 Industry Award Nominations
by Emily Jed
CHICAGO-- From now through Feb. 14, the National Automatic Merchandising Association is inviting its members to nominate their fellow NAMA members for the…
read nowCoca-Cola Navigates New Categories Products And Partnerships
by Emily Jed
ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola is rolling out a series of food licensing collaborations that leverage other powerhouse brands. The Ferrero Group, Italian makers of Tic…
read nowFDA Issues Final Guidance On Serving Sizes Dual-Column Labeling
by Emily Jed
WASHINGTON, DC --- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a final guidance to help manufacturers of packaged foods comply with the FDA's updated…
read nowLeading Dairy Processors File For Bankruptcy Amid Slumping Milk Consumption
by Emily Jed
The dairy industry is hard hit as consumers gravitate to plant-based options to dairy such as almond, soy and oat beverages. Dean Foods, the country's biggest…
read nowShekel Brainweigh Brings Autonomous Shopping AI Retail Breakthroughs To NRF
by Emily Jed
NEW YORK CITY -- Shekel Brainweigh Ltd., a leader in advanced weighing technology, will unveil its breakthrough autonomous shopping and artificial-intelligence…
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USI Expands Evoke Line With 3 Refrigerated Combo Merchandisers
by Tim Sanford
USI EVOKE COMBO ELEVATOR MODEL DES MOINES, IA-- U-Select-It has added three refrigerated combo merchandiser models to its popular Evoke glassfront line. The…
read nowAiFi Platform Powers Silicon Valley NanoStore First Retrofitted Autonomous C-Store in Asia
by Emily Jed
SANTA CLARA, CA -- AiFi is providing the technology for the only autonomous gas station convenience store in the world -- a Loop Neighborhood Store sitting in…
read nowUtz Quality Foods Completes Merger With Kitchen Cooked
by Emily Jed
HANOVER, PA -- Utz Quality Foods LLC has completed its merger with Kitchen Cooked Inc. which includes the Kitchen Cooked snack food brand, direct store…
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European Vending Association Welcomes Inepro As New Member
by Tim Sanford
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Vending and Coffee Service Association reports that Inepro (Nieuw-Vennep, The Netherlands), an integrator and provider of…
read nowBiodegradable Cane Stem Straws Provide Alternative To Plastic
by Emily Jed
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian startup Yes Straws has launched biodegradable, single-use drinking straws made from cane stems. The stems are usually treated as…
read nowGov Cuomo Proposes State-Wide Single-Use Styrofoam Container Ban
by Emily Jed
ALBANY, NY -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed a ban on the distribution and use of expanded polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam, single-use food…
read nowJelly Belly To Acquire Gimbals Jellybeans And Other Candy Brands
by Emily Jed
FAIRFIELD, CA -- Jelly Belly Candy Co. has agreed to acquire the Gimbal Brothers LLC's jellybeans and other associated candy brands, including Scottie Dogs…
read nowNAMA Secures Micromarket Language Clarification In US Food Code
by Tim Sanford
WASHINGTON, DC-- The National Automatic Merchandising Association reports that it has capped a year of successful advocacy by securing language in the federal…
read nowPerformance Food Group Company Completes Reinhart Foodservice Acquisition
by Emily Jed
RICHMOND, VA -- Performance Food Group Co. has completed its acquisition of Reinhart Foodservice, LLC, announced in July. With the close of the transaction…
read nowSnackpass Order-Ahead App Raises 21M In Series A Funding
by Emily Jed
SAN FRANCISCO -- Heating up the competition to capture consumers' away-from-home food dollars, Snackpass , an app that allows anyone to order food ahead of…
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Workers In Majority Of US States To See Minimum Wage Increase In 2020
by Emily Jed
NEW YORK CITY -- Many states across the country are implementing significant changes in the minimum wage. A total of 26 states and the District of Columbia…
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CloudMinds Launches SmartRobot Rental Program Plans Vending Robot
by Emily Jed
AT YOUR SERVICE: CloudMinds' Cloud Pepper (l.) robot is now available for rental, joined in photo by XR-1 intelligent humanoid robot capable of…
read nowEmerald Brand Partners With Coffee Distributing Corp
by Emily Jed
GREEN TEAM : Gathering to showcase Emerald's eco-friendly products now available to CDC clients (l. to r. are Craig Hamel Emerald Brand; Rodney Turner, CDC…
read nowFast Food Chicken Sandwich Throwdown On Twitter Ranks As No 1 Story In 17th Annual Food News Study
by Emily Jed
NEW YORK CITY -- For the first time in the history of the Hunter Annual Food News Study , a social media-led story broke through as the most memorable story of…
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