Japanese manufacturer deploys vending machines for natural disaster relief

June 2, 2023

Earth Corp., a Tokyo-based manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and other consumer products, has installed two vending machines in Ako, a western coastal city, to…

Ben E Keith Foods buys Orrell’s Food Service

June 2, 2023

Ben E. Keith Foods has acquired Orrell's Food Service Inc., including its 106,000-square-foot distribution center in Linwood, North Carolina, as well as JEM…

Gordon Food Service expands to Texas

June 2, 2023

Gordon Food Service, a privately held foodservice distributor with operations in the U.S. and Canada, will open six stores in the greater Houston area to serve…

Hormel Foods suffers Q2 2023 sales, earnings dip

June 1, 2023

Hormel Foods Corp. suffered Q2 2023 sales and earnings declines against the prior year period, with retail, foodservice and international segments posting…

Oklahoma introduces harm reduction vending machines

June 1, 2023

Oklahomans suffering from substance abuse can access Naloxone and fentanyl test strip kits at 40 vending machines installed statewide, according to a press…

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop intros iPourit self-serve beverages

June 1, 2023

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, a New York City-based restaurant modeled on the historic Automat self-service concept, has teamed with iPourit, maker of a self-pour…

Pennsylvania grocer expands into meat vending

May 31, 2023

Smithmyer's Superette, a grocery store in Loretto, Pennsylvania, has expanded into the meat vending business, according to an Altoona Mirror report.

Coffee consumption set to continue post pandemic trajectory

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Coffee consumption will continue to improve for the second straight year following the pandemic. Production was hampered in 2021/2022 by meteorological…

Golden State Foods names Brian Dick president/COO

May 31, 2023

Brian Dick Golden State Foods, an Irvine, California-based foodservice distributor, has promoted Brian Dick from corporate executive vice president…

Nestlé names new CFO

May 30, 2023

Anna Manz Nestlé S.A. has named Anna Manz, a member of the board for the London Stock Exchange Group, as CFO, according to a press release. She…

Diebold Nixdorf teams with WMF on self-service coffee for Brazil retailers

May 30, 2023

Diebold Nixdorf Inc. has teamed with WMF Professional Coffee Machines, a German supplier of coffee machines for commercial use, to offer self-service coffee…

Flagstone Foods acquires Campbell Soup’s Emerald nuts business

May 30, 2023

Flagstone Foods, a manufacturer and distributor of private label healthy snacks in North America, has acquired the Emerald nuts business from Campbell Soup…

Apartment beer vending machine draws complaint

May 30, 2023

A vending machine that offers beer in addition to other beverages in an apartment building laundry room has caused one resident to complain to the Liquor and…

Japan debuts matchmaking vending machine

May 30, 2023

Leave it to the Japanese to come up with a vending machine for dating.

Facial recognition and customer loyalty: The new reality

Facial verification using facial recognition can play a role for customer loyalty programs. By identifying and verifying customers, it can enhance the customer…

Compass Group to acquire Ireland education foodservice firm

May 26, 2023

Compass Ireland plans to acquire Glanmore Foods, expanding its footprint in education foodservice, for an undisclosed sum, according to a Compass Ireland blog.

UK vending machine features live foliage

May 26, 2023

Mobilane, a Bemmel, Netherlands-based horticulture specialist, has teamed with Decorum Vending, a Christchurch, U.K. vending operator, to install a vending…

Winston Foodservice names Steve Wildrick to sales role

May 26, 2023

Steve Wildrick Winston Foodservice, a Louisville, Kentucky-based commercial kitchen equipment manufacturer, has named Steve Wildrick as the…

Iacobucci exits US Foods; Sturgell, Taylor take new roles

May 25, 2023

US Foods Holding Corp. announced changes to its executive leadership team following the departure of Andrew Iacobucci, senior executive vice president, field…

UK food makers install frozen meal machines in fitness centers

May 25, 2023

A pair of U.K.-based food and nutrition companies, Iceland Foods and MyProtein, have joined forces to provide a vending machine with frozen meals in Fitness…