Vending News & Media

B & G Foods to sell Back to Nature brand to Barilla America

December 19, 2022

B&G Foods, Inc. has agreed to sell the Back to Nature snack brand to Barilla America for an undisclosed sum.

Mondelez to sell gum brands to Perfetti Van Melle for $1.35B

December 19, 2022

Mondelēz International Inc. has agreed to sell its developed-market gum business in the U.S., Canada and Europe to Perfetti Van Melle Group, a European gum and…

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Mars to acquire Trü Frü snack brand

December 19, 2022

Mars Inc. has agreed to acquire Trü Frü, a whole-fruit snacking brand, from its founders and management team for an undisclosed sum, according to a press…

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Celebrity chef Dominique Ansel installs cookie shot vending machine in Las Vegas

December 19, 2022

Dominique Ansel, a celebrity pastry chef, has introduced a vending machine that offers hand-made cookie shots at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, according to a…

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John B Sanfilippo acquires baked cheese manufacturer

December 19, 2022

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. has purchased substantially all of the assets of the Just the Cheese brand business from Specialty Cheese Co. Inc. for an…

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Summit honors 2022 Self-Service Innovation Award winners

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Winners of the third annual Self-Service Innovation Awards accepted their plaques during the Self-Service Innovation Summit in Hollywood, Florida.

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Vianet Group intros SmartVend vending management system

December 15, 2022

Vianet Group PLC, a U.K.-based provider of real time monitoring systems, contactless payment solutions and data management services in the unattended retail…

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Flowers Foods to acquire Papa Pita Bakery

December 15, 2022

Flowers Foods Inc., which owns the Mrs. Freshleys, Tastykake and other consumer brands, has agreed to acquire Papa Pita Bakery, a manufacturer and distributor…

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EVP/financial officer to leave Sysco

December 15, 2022

Aaron Alt will step down as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Sysco Corp. effective Jan. 6, 2023, to accept another opportunity…

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How O’Hare taps self-service to meet the post pandemic customer

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Chicago's aviation department responded to COVID by upgrading vending and self-checkout options that have largely restored concessions sales to pre-COVID…

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Acai specialist expands from brick-and-mortar to self-serve, robotic smoothie kiosk

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Entrepreneur Charles Lee is on a growth curve with both his brick-and-mortar restaurants and free-standing, unattended robotic smoothie machines.

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Phone charging provider moves from ‘pay to play’ to monthly rental

December 13, 2022

Electron, a provider of phone charging stations, recently moved from a pay to play model, charging end users per charge, to a flat monthly rental, allowing…

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Carvana set to open Denver location despite concerns

December 13, 2022

Carvana, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars online that offers a car vending machine, plans to open its Denver location in the new year…

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Mars to introduce Snickers ‘Hi Protein’ bars

December 13, 2022

Mars Inc. will introduce Snickers Hi Protein bars, featuring chocolate, caramel and peanut ingredients packed with 20 grams of protein, according to a press…

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Texas manufacturer repositions machines for Narcan dispensing

December 13, 2022

Mechanism Exchange & Repair, a Yoakum, Texas based equipment maker, has repositioned its book share and food share vending machines for dispensing free…

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Invenda teams with DOOH solutions provider on programmatic advertising

December 13, 2022

One Tech Group GmbH, a Hamburg, Germany-based provider of digital out of home and retail solutions, has teamed with Invenda, a developer of automated retail…

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Coca-Cola announces international, Latin America, Africa leaders

December 13, 2022

The Coca-Cola Co. has announced leadership changes for its international, Africa and Latin America units, according to press release.

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Del Monte Foods taps Ajinomoto Foods’ Jim Caltabiano as CFO

December 13, 2022

Jim Caltabiano Del Monte Foods Inc. named foodservice veteran Jim Caltabiano as chief financial officer, reporting to Parag Sachdeva, chief…

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Blue Diamond Growers names Kai Bockmann president/CEO

December 13, 2022

Kai Bockmann Blue Diamond Growers has named Kai Bockmann president and CEO as of Jan. 17, according to a press release. He most recently served as…

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Nestle to build $42.9M facility in Ukraine

December 12, 2022

Nestle S.A. plans to invest 40 million Swiss francs ($42.88 million) to build a western Ukraine production facility, one of the few global companies to invest…

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