Accent Food Services Acquires Virginias Merrifield Vending

by Emily Jed

August 23, 2017

PFLUGERVILLE, TX -- Accent Food Services has acquired the assets of Merrifield Vending , based in Chantilly, VA. This is the 11th acquisition this year for…

Sodexo Proves That Vendings New Wellness Category Can Drive Sales

by Emily Jed

August 22, 2017

GAITHERSBURG, MD -- Three years ago, Sodexo , in collaboration with the Partnership for a Healthier America , set an aggressive goal to make healthier choices…

USA Technologies Q4 Revenues And Income Climb Adds 64000 Connections

by Emily Jed

MALVERN, PA -- USA Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:USAT) ("USAT"), a payment technology service provider of integrated cashless and mobile transactions in the…

365 Retail Rolls Out Connected Campus With Global Market Accounts

by Emily Jed

August 21, 2017

TROY, MI -- Retail technology developer 365 Retail Markets said its Connected Campus system is now available. The platform connects micromarket, office coffee…

Amazon Delivers Drinks And Snacks In Two Minutes With New Instant Pickup Service

by Emily Jed

SEATTLE- Amazon's latest service, Instant Pickup , allows customers to order snacks, drinks, chargers and other impulse items and pick them up from a…

US Park Service Rolls Back Bottled-Water Bans

by Tim Sanford

August 20, 2017

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- The International Bottled Water Association reports that the U.S. National Park Service has rescinded a policy that had allowed individual…

Cargo Systems Inc Turns Rideshare Vehicles Into Mobile Snack And Sundry Venders

by Emily Jed

August 16, 2017

The Traditional Honor Box Goes Mobile NEW YORK CITY -- Cargo Systems Inc.'s new service puts in-transit essentials for purchase and fun freebies at rideshare…

Performance Food Group Reports Solid Case Growth In Q4 And FY17 Vistars Net Sales Increase 112

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 16, 2017

RICHMOND, VA -- Performance Food Group Co. ("PFG") (NYSE: PFGC) today announced its fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2017 business results. "We generated…

Aramark Q3 Income Climbs Revenue Holds Steady At 36 Billion

by Emily Jed

August 14, 2017

PHILADELPHIA -- Aramark Holdings Corp. reported third-quarter net income of $65.3 million, or 26¢ a share, up from $44.8 million, or 18¢ per share, a year…

New Takes On Classic Snack Cakes Boost Hostesss Q2 Sales

by Emily Jed

August 14, 2017

KANSAS CITY, MO -- Hostess Brands Inc. said new twists on its snack cake classics like Twinkies and Ding Dongs helped lift sales in the second quarter. For the…

Snyders-Lance Chief Spells Out Transformation Strategy As Q2 Profits Fall

by Nick Montano, Nick Montano

August 14, 2017

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Snyder's-Lance Inc. chief executive Brian Driscoll said he's not satisfied with the company's financial performance upon release of its…

A Philip Randolph Vending Students Mentors Take Part In NAMAs 2017 Fly-In

by Tim Sanford

WASHINGTON -- Four students in the Philadelphia School District's vending technical training program at the A. Philip Randolph Career Academy , as well as…

Nestle Pure Life Begins Global Campaign Unveils New Package Design

by Emily Jed

STAMFORD, CT -- Nestlé Waters North America has kicked off a global advertising campaign focused on its Nestlé Pure Life brand and introduced a new package…

365 Retail Markets Expands Micromarket Technology Into Ireland

by Emily Jed

August 8, 2017

TROY, MI -- Micromarket firm 365 Retail Markets is bringing its technology to Ireland, with Vending Automatic Ltd. inaugurating its self-checkout stores in…

Little Caesars Automates Pickup With Pizza Portal Vending Machine

by Emily Jed

August 8, 2017

DETROIT -- Little Caesars customers can now skip the line and retrieve their orders hot and fresh within seconds of entering a store from its new Pizza Portal…

Paysafecard Launches Cash-Based Online Payment Solution For Vending Machines In UAE

by Emily Jed

VIENNA -- Paysafecard , a division of Paysafe Group plc, has entered the United Arab Emirates with a prepaid payment solution that requires no bank or credit…

Snyders-Lance Cuts 250 Jobs As Part Of Cost-Cutting Plan

by Emily Jed

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Snyder's-Lance Inc. said it will close a plant and cut 250 jobs from its global workforce as the first step in a plan to streamline its…

Pot Vending Pioneer American Green Purchases Town Of Nipton CA

by Emily Jed

August 7, 2017

PHOENIX -- American Green Inc. said it purchased the town of Nipton, CA, a 100-year-old community that it intends to modernize into the country's first…

Staples Kicks Off 50000 Breakroom Makeover Contest

by Emily Jed

August 7, 2017

FRAMINGHAM, MA -- Staples Inc. has kicked off its latest breakroom makeover contest to demonstrate how office design contributes to workplace morale…

Mondelez Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld To Step Down McCains Dirk Van de Put Succeeds

August 5, 2017

DEERFIELD, IL -- Mondelez International Inc. chief executive Irene Rosenfeld will step down in November. She spent the past decade fighting to improve sales…