Vending News & Media

Florida museum showcases Coca-Cola vending history

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The Museum of Arts & Sciences in Daytona Beach, Florida features a Coca-Cola memorabilia collection that includes historic vending machines. Preston Root…

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Five Star Food Service relocates Chattanooga headquarters

April 18, 2023

Five Star Food Service Inc., a Canteen franchise based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, recently relocated its corporate headquarters and support center to downtown…

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Sodexo commits to 50% plant-based menus by 2025

April 18, 2023

Sodexo, a Paris-based, global foodservice and facilities management services provider, has committed to 50% plant-based menus by 2025, according to a press…

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Hershey to acquire 2 popcorn making facilities from Weaver Popcorn

April 18, 2023

The Hershey Co. has agreed to acquire two manufacturing plants from Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing, a popcorn producer and co-packer, and a co-manufacturer of…

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Minnesota considers beverage container recycling

April 18, 2023

Legislators in Minnesota recently introduced a bill to establish a beverage container deposit/refund program, according to the NAMA weekly legislative wrap-up.

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Chicago to install Narcan machine at train station

April 18, 2023

The Chicago Transit Authority will install a vending machine offering free Narcan at the 95th Street station in Roseland, the first such machine targeting…

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Mashgin self-checkout technology integrates with PDI’s retail software

April 17, 2023

Mashgin, a provider of a touchless self-checkout system, has integrated its technology with PDI Technologies' accounting and reporting software, according to a…

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Cincinnati pizzeria introduces pizza vending machine

April 17, 2023

Mac's Pizza Pub, a pizzeria with five locations in Cincinnati, has introduced a pizza vending machine that offers pizza 24/7. Mac Ryan, company owner, plans to…

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UK railway intros gardens on vending machines

April 17, 2023

South Western Railway in the U.K. has introduced energy-efficient vending machines with "living walls" at Bournemouth station as part of its sustainability…

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Time to upgrade your coffee equipment?

by Sam Roberts — Digital Marketing Manager, Connect Vending

Is your convenience services business offering the most up-to-date coffee machines?

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Japanese subway style automated restaurant serves ramen in California

April 17, 2023

Ramen lovers in a hurry can pick up bowls of tonkotsu from an Automat style machine near Brooklyn Basin in Oakland, California, according to a report in The…

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Blendid autonomous smoothie kiosk arrives in Florida

April 17, 2023

Smoothie lovers at Florida Gulf Coast University can get freshly prepared smoothies at a Blendid robotic kiosk at the Cohen Student Union, the first such…

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Evan Jarecki becomes Gimme CEO, succeeds Cory Hewett

April 14, 2023

Evan Jarecki Evan Jarecki, co-founder of Gimme, an inventory management provider for the foodservice industry, will assume the CEO role as Cory…

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Campbell Soup’s Dale Morrison passes

April 14, 2023

Dale Morrison, former president and CEO of Campbell Soup Co., recently passed away at the age of 74 in Naples, Florida.

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India state to develop vending machine for popular snack

April 14, 2023

The government of Assam, a state in India, plans to develop a vending machine to prepare and dispense panipuri, a common Indian snack, according to a report in…

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Illinois health group to install harm reduction machine

April 14, 2023

Jolt Harm Reduction, a health support organization in Peoria, Illinois, will install a vending machine offering free harm reduction products including Narcan…

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Smart Charging Technologies taps OptConnect’s Micah Larsen

April 13, 2023

Micah Larsen Smart Charging Technologies, a provider of IoT energy management and equipment solutions, has named industry veteran Micah Larsen as…

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Fastenal lifts Q1 2023 results boosted by industrial demand

April 13, 2023

Fastenal Co., a provider of wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies and industrial vending services, lifted its Q1 2023 sales and…

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Vending machine offers pimple patches in Malaysia

April 13, 2023

A pair of Malaysia entrepreneurs who developed an acne skin patch have expanded their online business to include a vending machine in a local shopping mall…

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Carvana debuts vending machine in Fort Worth

April 13, 2023

Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars, debuted its newest signature car vending machine in Fort Worth, Texas, according to a press…

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