Monster Beverage seeks to buy Bang Energy out of bankruptcy for $362M

June 30, 2023

Monster Beverage Corp. has offered to acquire Bang Energy out of bankruptcy for $362 million, a bid that could be thwarted by regulatory review, according to a…

Westrock Coffee secures $75M in investment funding

June 30, 2023

Westrock Coffee Co., a coffee provider to the retail, foodservice, convenience store, travel center and hospitality industries, has entered into definitive…

Wisconsin allocates funds for harm reduction machines

June 30, 2023

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has awarded one-time funding of up to $55,000 to 28 local partners to support the purchase and installation of…

Ukraine based smart fridge company survives amid war

June 30, 2023

Neuroshop, a Ukraine-based provider of smart fridges, has managed to survive as a business during the Russian invasion, despite frequent power outages.

MSC Industrial Supply boosts Q3 2023 vending sales

June 29, 2023

Vending machine sales grew 10% for MSC Industrial Supply Co. in Q3 2023 over Q3 2022, representing 15% of total company net sales, the company reported in an…

Cleveland airport offers memorabilia vending machine

June 29, 2023

Visitors who want to remember their stay in Cleveland, Ohio can pick up memorabilia merchandise at a vending machine at Cleveland Hopkins International…

Tech24 acquires Harris Warren Commercial Kitchen Service

June 29, 2023

Tech24, a provider of commercial foodservice equipment repair and maintenance, has acquired Harris Warren Commercial Kitchen Service, a provider of repair…

Oklahoma launches harm reduction vending machines

June 28, 2023

Tulsa area residents will soon notice a vending machine containing naloxone and fentanyl test strip kits at the Tulsa Day Center, courtesy of the Oklahoma…

General Mills boosts Q4, FY 2023 sales, earnings slide

June 28, 2023

General Mills Inc. lifted its sales for Q4 and full year 2023, boosted by pricing, while earnings took a hit, according to a press release. Highlights include:

Just Baked reaches 200 kiosk placements

June 28, 2023

Just Baked, a division of Automated Retail Technologies that provides hot food kiosks, has added its 200th kiosk placement with demand to exceed 1,000 installs…

Otis Spunkmeyer debuts individually wrapped brownie, cookies

June 28, 2023

Otis Spunkmeyer has introduced a 3-ounce, individually wrapped brownie for vending, convenience stores, in-store bakeries and foodservice operators, according…

Quality Custom Distribution relocates to larger Southwest distribution centers

June 27, 2023

Frisco, Texas-based Quality Custom Distribution, a Golden State Foods company, has expanded operations in the Southwest U.S. market with two relocations to…

Coke themed 1967 Chevy available for $370K

June 27, 2023

Coca-Cola nostalgia afficionados with deep pockets might be interested in a Coca-Cola-themed 1967 Chevy that displays extensive custom fabrication, according…

BradyIFS acquires Mid-Atlantic foodservice distributor

June 27, 2023

BradyIFS, a Las Vegas based foodservice distributor, has acquired FPC Distribution Inc., a foodservice, dry goods and jan/san distributor serving Maryland and…

Sysco to acquire Midwest produce, grab-and-go distributor

June 26, 2023

Sysco Corp.'s specialty produce company, FreshPoint, has agreed to acquire BIX Produce, a distributor of produce and fresh cut products based in Little Canada…

Upgrading your micro market business: Top fridges, freezers for optimal performance

Guaranteeing the safe and dependable storage of perishable goods and health or medical supplies enables a more stable and efficient supply chain, minimizes…

NAMA opposes Massachusetts plastics package bill

June 26, 2023

The National Automatic Merchandising Association has testified against a proposed Massachusetts bill that regulates plastics packages, according to a NAMA…

Central Michigan health district installs harm reduction machine

June 26, 2023

Central Michigan District Health Department has partnered with Michigan Therapeutic Consultants Behavioral Health Group in Mt. Pleasant to provide harm…

Pennsylvania vending startup wins pitch competition

June 26, 2023

Josue Osorto, who launched Bespoke Vending in September, won the $6,000 grand prize in a pitch competition sponsored by of M&T Bank's Capital Region…

Nestle to close New Jersey coffee plant, cut 227 jobs

June 23, 2023

Nestle will close its Freehold, New Jersey instant coffee factory in November, impacting 227 jobs, according to a Freehold Patch report.