Vending News & Media
NAMA names Cantaloupe’s Ravi Venkatesan to board of directors
July 26, 2023
The National Automatic Merchandising Association has named Cantaloupe Inc. CEO Ravi Venkatesan to its board of directors, according to a press release.
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Coca-Cola India names VP/franchise operations
July 26, 2023
Ajay Vijay Bathija Coca-Cola India has named Ajay Vijay Bathija as vice president of franchise operations for Southwest Asia, according to a press…
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Coffee consumption holds steady despite inflation
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Americans are aware of the rising cost of coffee and are concerned about inflation, but consumption has not faltered, according to National Coffee Association…
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Compass Group reports strong Q3 2023 results
July 25, 2023
Compass Group PLC reported a strong Q3 2023 revenue performance over the prior year period, with organic revenue growth of 15%, despite lapping higher…
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Kellogg moves forward on separation into 2 companies
July 25, 2023
The Kellogg Co. has filed a Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to its previously-announced plan to…
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Illycaffè boosts half-year 2023 sales, profits
July 25, 2023
Illycaffè reported significant sales and profit gains for the first half of 2023 over the prior year, according to a press release.
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J&J Snack Foods opens Texas distribution center
July 25, 2023
J&J Snack Foods Corp. opened its first owned distribution center in Terrell, Texas, according to a bakingbusiness.com report. The 117,000-square-foot…
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Campbell Soup to invest $160M in Utah plant, create 80+ jobs
July 25, 2023
Campbell Soup Co. will invest approximately $160 million in its Richmond, Utah, manufacturing facility to expand production of Goldfish crackers to help meet…
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Beauty vending franchise opportunity expands product line
July 25, 2023
B's Essential Vending, a Memphis based company that offers beauty supplies tailored to African Americans, has introduced a business opportunity to…
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JDE Peet’s to acquire Maratá’s coffee and tea business
July 24, 2023
JDE Peet's, which is owned by JAB Holdings and owns Peet's Coffee, Douwe Egberts, Jacobs and other brands, has signed an agreement to acquire the Brazil based…
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Sodexo to acquire AH Management
July 24, 2023
Sodexo PLC, a Paris-based food and facilities management provider, has agreed to acquire A.H. Management, a Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based convenience…
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Beer vending machines debut in the UK
July 24, 2023
Beer vending machines called EBars have been deployed at sporting and cultural events in the U.K., according to a report in The Guardian.
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Pokemon card machine debuts in UK
July 21, 2023
Pokemon fan Alex Harrison of Hull, U.K. has installed what he believes is the first dedicated Pokemon card vending machine in Yorkshire, U.K., according to a…
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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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