Vending News
Jones Soda AR labels to showcase athletes, artists in action
July 21, 2021
Jones Soda Co. will bring its labels to life with a series of augmented reality labels showcasing 15 athletes and edgy artists in action — literally, according…
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RC Coffee installs second robotic barista in Toronto
July 20, 2021
The RC Coffee Robo Cafe, a robotic barista that grands and tamps coffee, foams milk and delivers cups of coffee in less than two minutes, powered by parent…
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Unilever tests smart-refill kiosk for homecare products in India
July 20, 2021
Shoppers at Mumbai's Reliance Smart Acme Mall will be able to refill homecare products rather than having to purchase new packets, thanks to Unilever's…
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Driveway vending machines spawn Ontario zoning tiff
July 20, 2021
A man in Belleville, Ontario who installed vending machines in his driveway has landed a zoning fight with the city, along with a cadre of supporters who…
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Vistar teams with Emerald Brand on sustainable products for colleges
July 20, 2021
Vistar, a nationwide distributor of vending, micro market and foodservice products, has teamed with Emerald Brand to provide Emerald brand sustainable…
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Amcon Distributing boosts Q3 2021 sales, earnings
July 19, 2021
Amcon Distributing Co. an Omaha, Nebraska-based consumer products company, reported sales rose from $396.8 million in Q3 2020 to $438.3 million in the three…
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Singapore manufacturer to deploy vending machines offering free face masks
July 19, 2021
Razer Singapore, a maker of computer mice and laptops, will build vending machines to provide millions of free face masks to residents, according to a…
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SMRT1 Technologies signs 5-year smart vending contract with UpMeals
July 19, 2021
SMRT1 Technologies, a provider of a smart vending solutions, has signed a five-year contract to provide smart vending solutions to Vancouver-based UpMeals…
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Korea c-store chain debuts alcohol beverage vending machine
July 19, 2021
Emart24, a South Korea convenience store chain, has introduced an artificial intelligence-based alcohol vending machine in Seoul that would support its fully…
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Meat vending company to close retail locations
July 19, 2021
Applestone Meat Co., which operates meat shops with meat vending machines in Ulster, Columbia and Westchester counties, said it was closing all its retail…
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Nestle to close Ontario plant
July 19, 2021
Nestle will close a southeastern Ontario plant and relocate the work to U.S. sites, citing a "highly competitive" market, according to a grainews.com report.
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San Antonio vending operation recovering from pandemic
July 16, 2021
L.C. Vending Co. in San Antonio, Texas has recovered its business to 80% of its pre-pandemic level after suffering a 25% revenue loss, according to a San…
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Massachusetts Vending Association awards record $70K in scholarship aid
July 16, 2021
The Massachusetts Vending Association Scholarship Fund, a tax-exempt public charity, has awarded a record $70,000 in scholarship aid to 19 students whose…
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AirVote adds asset tracking capability
July 16, 2021
AirVote, a self-service, real-time customer feedback platform, has added asset and geolocation tracking capabilities to its service portfolio. In addition to…
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Latvia taps Tomra for bottle, can recycling
July 16, 2021
The central system administrator for Latvia's future deposit return system, SIA Depozīta Iepakojuma Operators, has selected Tomra Systems to provide the…
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KioSoft CleanPay mobile app surpasses 2M users
July 15, 2021
CleanPay Mobile, a contactless app for laundromats provided by KioSoft Technologies LLC, has surpassed 2 million users around the globe, according to a press…
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Jones Soda to expand into cannabis beverages, edibles
July 15, 2021
Jones Soda Co., the craft soda provider, plans to expand into the production and sale of cannabis-containing beverages, edibles and related products and has…
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Sodexo acquires Foodee restaurant meal planning/delivery service
July 15, 2021
Sodexo, the Paris-based foodservice contractor, has acquired Foodee, a Vancouver-based restaurant aggregator that allows restaurants to plan, build and deliver…
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Florida college offers touchless payment with vīv
July 15, 2021
Students and staff at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida now have remote visibility of products in the machines, remote access to nutritional…
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Vending posts highest away from home food price gain in June, economist claims
July 15, 2021
The biggest price increase in food away from home was in vending machines, according to an article by economist Diane Swonk, published in the Grant Thornton…
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