Check out a book at the roller skating rink

June 9, 2023

Patrons at the Rink N Roll roller skating rink at Music City Mall in Odessa, Texas can check out books at a library kiosk, according to a newswest9.com report.

India city installs cloth bag machines to reduce plastic use

June 9, 2023

The city of Pune, India, installed eight vending machines offering cloth bags at various locations on Monday, World Environment Day, according to a…

Performance Food Group to deploy fuel cell EVs for deliveries

June 9, 2023

Performance Food Group Inc., which owns Vistar, a national convenience services wholesale distributor, will be delivering product in fuel cell electric…

Jones Soda names industry veteran David Knight president/CEO

June 9, 2023

Jones Soda Co. has named David Knight president and CEO, effective June 23, 2023, to replace Mark Murray, who announced his intention to retire on that date…

Carvana raises its Q2 2023 outlook

June 8, 2023

Carvana Co., an e-commerce platform for buying used cars that delivers cars to customers with a massive, coin-operated vending machine, announced an improved…

Kadeya closed loop beverage vending system wins GS1 startup competition

by Jason Richter — Director of Marketing, Empire Coffee

June 8, 2023

Kadeya, a Chicago startup that provides a vending machine that serves water in a glass bottle, then allows the user to return the bottle to be sanitized and…

TreeHouse Foods to buy Farmer Brothers’ direct ship business for $100M

June 8, 2023

TreeHouse Foods Inc., a multinational food processing company specializing in producing private label packaged foods headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, has…

UNFI lifts Q3 2023 sales on inflation, suffers earnings decline

June 7, 2023

United Natural Foods Inc. lifted its Q3 2023 sales on inflation and new business while earnings declined due to lower margins and a challenging macroeconomic…

Campbell Soup lifts Q3 sales on price inflation, earnings fall

June 7, 2023

Campbell Soup Co. lifted its Q3 2023 sales boosted by price inflation while earnings fell due to higher expenses, according to an earnings report.

Dog supply vending machine offers grooming mitt

June 6, 2023

The Posh Puppy Boutique vending machine, installed at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas in February, now offers a product that allows pet…

El Niño drives concern about higher robusta prices

June 6, 2023

El Niño, a weather phenomenon that delivers dry and hot conditions to the eastern and central Pacific Ocean, is causing concerns about higher robusta coffee…

Health, wellness machines arrive in Brooklyn

June 6, 2023

Brooklyn, New York residents can access wellness products from a vending machine at the corner of Decatur and Broadway streets, according to a news12.com…

PepsiCo Beverages to close Indiana facility

June 5, 2023

PepsiCo Beverages North America will close its longtime facility in Muncie, Indiana in the coming months, according to a report in The Star Press.

Ice vending finds its niche in 2023

While self service in general is expanding, ice vending machines are growing driven by several unique market factors. An industry veteran offers his…

NAMA urges Congress to pass bill to fight converter theft

June 5, 2023

The National Automatic Merchandising Association joined a coalition of trade associations in a letter to support a proposed federal law to battle rising…

Alabama family court offers book vending machine

June 5, 2023

Book vending machines have been installed in schools for years to promote reading, but the Jefferson County Family Court in Birmingham, Alabama may be the…

Plug pulled on beverage machine tampered with to serve beer

June 5, 2023

A can beverage vending machine that was dispensing beer in a Canadian apartment building has been disabled, according to a castanet.net report.

European vending association report explores consumer preferences

June 2, 2023

Quality, safety and affordability are the main drivers of European consumer purchases from vending machines, according to a newly completed report from the…

Australia services agency offers female hygiene product machine

June 2, 2023

Desert Blue Connect, a provider of services for women and families in Geraldton, Australia, has installed a "Dignity Vending Machine" at its newly established…

Rhode Island seeks to ban polystyrene items in foodservice

June 2, 2023

Rhode Island lawmakers moved to ban to-go foam boxes and plastic cocktail stirrers Thursday, according to a report in The Providence Journal. The state senate…