Vending News & Media

Stora Enso intros intelligent vending freezer

April 12, 2023

Stora Enso, a Finland-based manufacturer of automated retail solutions, has introduced Selfly Freezer, a vending freezer, as part of the Selfly Store Model …

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Novolex intros wrap for grab-and-go hot sandwiches

April 12, 2023

Novolex, a provider of packaging products for foodservice, has introduced Power Prep wrap for grab-and-go hot sandwiches and other freshly-made foods…

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Invenda Group names 4 executives

April 12, 2023

Invenda Group AG, a provider of automated retail solutions, has named four executives following the company's $19 million Series B funding round, according to…

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Albuquerque vending machines benefit Meals On Wheels

April 12, 2023

An Albuquerque nonprofit, Three Sisters Kitchen, has teamed with Presbyterian Hospital to provide healthy food vending machines to benefit the Meals On Wheels…

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Heartland Coca-Cola promotes Charles Wyant

April 11, 2023

Charles Wyant Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co. LLC has promoted Charles Wyant from president to president and chief operating officer, according to…

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Cantaloupe intros driver app available on Apple and Android

April 11, 2023

Cantaloupe Inc., a digital payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for self-service commerce, has introduced its…

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Illinois Supply intros naloxone vending machine

April 10, 2023

Illinois Supply Co. in New Lenox, Illinois has introduced a naloxone vending machine to give away free boxes of Narcan in communities struggling to…

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Malaysia installs vending machines to provide free food, necessities

April 10, 2023

Vending machines have been installed in a Malaysia city to provide 24-hour access to free food and other necessities to residents under a three-month pilot…

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Ghost kitchens for virtual food brands: an added foodservice revenue stream

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The ghost kitchen offers an opportunity for companies already operating a kitchen to expand their delivery sales to include 'virtual' food brands. Sisto Perez…

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California town to allow vending machines on private property

April 10, 2023

Avalon, California lawmakers have given a liquor store permission to place a vending machine outside the store and will also allow vending machines on private…

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Harm reduction machine helps 1,000+ in Cincinnati

April 10, 2023

A harm reduction vending machine in Cincinnati has been used by more than 1,000 people since the machine was installed by a social service agency two years…

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West Virginia gets its first Narcan vending machine

April 10, 2023

The first vending machine to offer the overdose-reversing medication, Narcan, has been installed in West Virginia in Morgantown, according to a wvmetronews.com…

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Nestle acquires major stake in Yfood

April 7, 2023

Nestle SA has acquired a 49.95% stake in Yfood, a direct-to-consumer food startup that provides meal replacement beverages, powders and nutrition bars…

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Sodexo lifts half-year results on pandemic recovery

April 6, 2023

Sodexo, a Paris-based provider of food and convenience services, lifted its 2023 half year revenue and profit boosted by its post-COVID recovery, according to…

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Russian government enlists snack machines to improve worker loyalty

April 6, 2023

The Russian government has instructed regional governors to install snack vending machines in administration buildings as part of an effort to maintain the…

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Texas shooting range uses vending machine to sell bullets

April 6, 2023

Customers at a Fort Worth, Texas gun range can now buy their ammunition from a glassfront vending machine, according to a newstalk1290.com report.

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Vending machine in UK mall allows patrons to exchange books

April 6, 2023

A vending machine in Manchester, U.K. allows users to exchange books for free, according to a bbc.com report. The glassfront machine in the Manchester Corn…

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Invenda Group names Mark Crandell US managing director

April 5, 2023

Mark Crandell Invenda Group AG, a Switzerland-based provider of hardware and software solutions for kiosks, vending machines and digital signage…

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Conagra Brands lifts Q3 2023 results supported by pricing action

April 5, 2023

Conagra Brands Inc. lifted its Q3 2023 sales and earnings over the prior year period, boosted largely by pricing action, according to an earnings report.

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Harm reduction supply vending machines come to Washington DC

April 5, 2023

Residents and visitors to Washington, D.C. will have access to harm reduction products thanks to vending machines provided by DC Health, the department of…

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