Vending News & Media

Keurig Dr Pepper signs licensing, manufacturing, distribution pact for La Colombe K-Cups

July 21, 2023

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. has signed a licensing, manufacturing and distribution agreement with La Colombe for La Colombe branded K-Cup coffee pods, according to a…

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Industry loses Seaga's Gary Partridge

July 21, 2023

Gary Partridge Gary Partridge, chief operating officer at Seaga Group, recently passed away. He was 59, according to a press release.

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Carvana improves Q2 2023 loss, restructures its debt

July 19, 2023

Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars that offers a car vending machine, improved its loss against a revenue decline for Q2 202…

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Tata Coffee lifts Q1 2023 sales, earnings

July 19, 2023

Tata Coffee, a subsidiary of Mumbai, India-based Tata Consumer Products Ltd., lifted its sales and profits for Q1 2023 over the prior year period driven by…

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Holy Cakes! Cupcake vending puts Missouri entrepreneurs on growth track

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Entrepreneurial couple Shelia and Anthony Caviness have turned their passion for cooking into a successful vending business with a custom built machine they…

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Russia seizes Danone unit and Carlsberg brewery

July 17, 2023

Russia has seized control of Danone's Russian operating unit as well as Baltika, a Carlsberg owned brewery, according to a Seeking Alpha report.

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Campbell to close Connecticut office, cut 44 positions

July 17, 2023

The Campbell Soup Co. will close its Norwalk, Connecticut corporate office, as previously announced, beginning in September, according to a nbcconnecticut.com…

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Ford Gum & Machine names CandyMachines.com as exclusive North America distributor

July 17, 2023

Ford Gum & Machine Co. Inc., a manufacturer of retail confectionery products and private label gum, has named CandyMachines.com, a manufacturer of vending…

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New Jersey governor signs law to fight catalytic converter theft

July 17, 2023

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed a bill to raise penalties for catalytic converter theft, a measure supported by the National Automatic Merchandising…

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Kraft Heinz to build $400M Illinois distribution center, create 150 jobs

July 14, 2023

The Kraft Heinz Co. will invest more than $400 million to build a 775,000-square-foot distribution center in DeKalb, Illinois, one of the largest automated CPG…

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Sprite machine reacts to what irks Gen Z

July 14, 2023

Coca-Cola Europe has introduced a vending machine that is able to recognize what bothers Gen Z consumers based on real-time input from social media, news…

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Monster Beverage gets green light to acquire Bang Energy

July 13, 2023

A bankruptcy court has approved Monster Beverage Corp.'s bid to acquire Bang Energy out of Chapter 11 for $362 million and settle litigation between the…

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Hormel Foods promotes Scott Aakre to retail leadership role

July 13, 2023

Scott Aakre Hormel Foods Corp. has named Scott Aakre group vice president and chief marketing officer of its retail business, according to a press…

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Fastenal boosts Q2 2023 sales, earnings

July 13, 2023

Fastenal, a provider of industrial and construction supplies and supply vending services, lifted its Q2 2023 sales and earnings over the prior year period as…

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Conagra Brands suffers earnings drops despite sales gains for Q4 and FY 2023

July 13, 2023

Conagra Brands Inc. reported hefty losses against sales gains for Q4 and FY 2023 compared to the prior year period, according to an earnings report. Highlights…

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PepsiCo boosts Q2 2023 results, lifts full year expectations

July 13, 2023

PepsiCo Inc. lifted its sales and earnings for Q2 2023 over the prior year period and upgraded its full year results, according to a press release. Highlights…

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McKee Foods brings Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies to vending

July 12, 2023

McKee Foods Corp. is adding Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies with a sell-by date code to the vending industry this month, according to a press release. The…

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Sodexo Canada names SVP/sales

July 12, 2023

Nancy Zuccarelli Sodexo Canada has named Nancy Zuccarelli senior vice president of sales, according to a press release.

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PizzaForno partners with Chartwells Higher Education

July 12, 2023

PizzaForno, an automated pizza machine, has partnered with Chartwells Higher Education, a subsidiary of Compass Group USA, according to a press release.

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Romanian startup launches TV rental vending machine

July 12, 2023

Telerenta, a Romania-based electronic equipment rental company, has introduced a TV rental vending machine, according to a business-review.eu report.

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