Vending News
Invenda raises $7.69M
January 13, 2022
Invenda Group AG, a Switzerland based provider of hardware and software solutions for kiosks, vending machines and digital signage, has raised $7.59 million in…
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UNFI taps Coke’s Matt Echols for corporate affairs role
January 12, 2022
Matt Echols United Natural Foods Inc. has named Matt Echols to the newly created position of chief corporate affairs officer to oversee the company's…
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Kraft Heinz hires Anheuser-Busch’s Dafne Hefner
January 12, 2022
Dafne Hefner The Kraft Heinz Co. has named Dafne Hefner to the newly created role of chief strategy and transformation officer, North America Zone…
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Mondelēz Canada names president
January 12, 2022
Karla Schlieper Mondelēz International has promoted Karla Schlieper from her role leading the company's Latin America Southern Cone region (Argentina…
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Omnichannel retailers expanding self-service investments
January 12, 2022
Omnichannel retailers are increasing investments in "edge retail" solutions, including self-serve kiosks and automated boutiques, according to a survey…
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Asian vending machines drill holes in, dispense coconuts
January 12, 2022
Looking to sip fresh coconut juice? In Asia, vending machines are are drilling holes for straws in a coconuts, then dispensing them, according to a report in…
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AVS Companies promotes Keith Krail to director of marketing
January 12, 2022
Keith Krail AVS Companies, a distributor of amusement, gaming and vending equipment headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, has promoted Keith…
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Aramark teams with German vegan food provider
January 11, 2022
Aramark has formed a partnership with Veganz, a Berlin based vegan food provider, to focus on catering, sports and events, according to a report from…
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Camlock Systems intros miniature locking system
January 11, 2022
Camlock Systems has introduced its Series 400 locking system, an adaptable, micro latch system offering multiple configurations, according to a press release.
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Five Star Food Service acquires Rawls Distributing
January 11, 2022
Five Star Food Service Inc., a Chatanooga, Tennessee based provider of away-from-home food and beverage retail solutions for employers and other commercial…
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Container recycling scams costing California millions; report calls for reverse vending machines
January 11, 2022
Recycling scams are costing California consumers potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in nickel and dime deposits stolen through fraudulent bottle and…
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Pepsi Bottling Ventures promotes Derek Hill to president/CEO
January 10, 2022
Derek Hill Pepsi Bottling Ventures LLC, a joint venture of Suntory Group and PepsiCo Inc., has promoted Derek Hill from chief financial officer to…
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Cleveland college deploys vending machines with free COVID tests
January 10, 2022
Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio has stocked a dozen campus glassfront vending machines with COVID PCR test kits in response to the recent…
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Sodexo to acquire Accent Food Services
January 10, 2022
Sodexo S.A., the Paris, France based food services and facilities management company, has agreed to buy Frontline Food Services, doing business as Accent Food…
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Carvana modifies proposed vending tower to reduce bird collisions
January 10, 2022
A proposed Carvana glass tower vending machine has moved closer to reality in Skokie, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, as the village's plan commission approved a…
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Foodservice, vending, water associations urge feds to accelerate COVID test kit availability
January 10, 2022
The National Restaurant Association, the National Automatic Merchandising Association and the International Bottled Water Association have called on President…
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Vending machine at UK shopping center offers fresh milk daily
January 7, 2022
Fresh milk is now available daily at a vending machine at the Dolphin Centre shopping center in Poole, U.K., according to a bournemouthecho.co.uk report. The…
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Germany’s deposit return expands to alcohol and milk based beverages
January 7, 2022
Beginning this month, Germany's deposit return system will expand to include alcoholic and milk-based mixed drinks and juices sold in plastic packaging and…
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Minnesota ice cream shop installs 24/7 outdoor vending machine
January 7, 2022
An ice cream store in St. Michael, Minnesota, now offers its wares 24/7 in an outdoor ice cream vending machine, according to a Press & News report.
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Sodexo boosts Q1 2022 revenue 18.8% on COVID recovery
January 6, 2022
Sodexo, the Paris based convenience services firm, reported revenues rose 18.8% from 4.432 billion euro ($5.01 billion) in Q1 2021 to 5.264 billion euro ($5.9…
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