Vending News
Combination reusable bottle machine/water fill station debuts
May 27, 2021
Bottlehub, a combination reusable water bottle kiosk and fill station, has been developed to help schools and businesses move away from single-use plastic…
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Canteen teams with Le Bread Xpress to sell robotic bakery machines nationwide
May 26, 2021
Canteen Vending Services has teamed with Le Bread Xpress to install and manage Bake Xpress robotic bakery vending machines throughout North America, according…
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Mondelez to acquire baked snack maker Chipita
May 26, 2021
Mondelēz International Inc. has agreed to acquire Chipita S.A., a player in the Central and Eastern European croissants and baked snacks category, for an…
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SBA seeks input on retail, wholesale loan eligibility
May 26, 2021
The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking public comments on a proposed rule that would make more retail and wholesale businesses eligible for loans…
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EPA approves self-disinfecting film for high-touch surfaces
May 26, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved Nanoshield, a self-disinfecting, antimicrobial transparent film that uses a patented form of copper to…
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Selecta Group’s Q1 2021 sales improve despite dip
May 25, 2021
Selecta Group, Europe's largest route based retailer, reported Q1 2021 results were strongly ahead of last year and ahead of expectations, despite the impact…
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Norwegian Salmon ATMs now offer sashimi in Singapore
May 25, 2021
The salmon sashimi is now available at more than 100 Norwegian Salmon ATMs in Singapore, which also carry smoked salmon, salmon fillet and smoked teriyaki…
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Feds recall 'Real Water' over reported death, illness
May 24, 2021
Federal authorities have issued a recall of Las Vegas-based Real Water, a bottled water brand, and ordered the company, AffinityLifestyles.com Inc., to provide…
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Crane to divest engineered materials segment
May 24, 2021
Crane Co., parent company of Crane Payment Innovations, has agreed to divest its engineered materials segment for $360 million to Grupo Verzatec S.A. de C.V.…
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Otis Spunkmeyer owner changes name to Aspire Bakeries
May 24, 2021
Aryzta North America, which owns Otis Spunkmeyer and other brands, has changed its name to Aspire Bakeries, following the sale to private equity firm Lindsay…
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Kellogg teams with Chowbotics on branded robotic cereal/fruit machine
May 21, 2021
Kellogg's Away from Home has teamed with Chowbotics, the maker of robotic saladmaker Sally, to offer a Kellogg-branded cereal/fruit machine.
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Japan tire market offers food, games and more from vintage vending machines
May 21, 2021
Visitors to the Used Tire Market in Sagamihara near Tokyo will not go hungry while waiting to have their tires changed, thanks to the rows of vintage vending…
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Fastcorp to use Vendekin machine controller in new models
May 21, 2021
Fastcorp LLC will incorporate Vendekin Technologies' intelligent vending machine controller in its next generation DIVI vending machines, according to a press…
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Flowers Foods boosts Q2 2021 income on falling sales
May 21, 2021
Flowers Foods Inc., which owns Mrs.Freshleys and other brands, reported sales decreased 3.5% from $1.35 billion in Q2 2020 to $1.3 billion for the 16 weeks…
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Sysco to acquire Italian specialty foods distributor
May 20, 2021
Sysco Corp. has agreed to acquire Greco and Sons, an independent Italian specialty distributor in the U.S. from Arbor Investments and the Greco family…
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Vancouver vending operation to offer customers recycled containers
May 20, 2021
Upmeals, a Vancouver vending machine operator, has partnered with Sharewares, a Vancouver-based company that sources and sanitizes reusable containers for…
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Improving foodservice demand boosts Hormel Q2 2021 sales, earnings
May 20, 2021
Sales increased for Hormel Foods Corp. in Q2 2021 due to a recovery in foodservice and higher whole bird shipments, according to a press release. Retail sales…
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DC soda tax draws mixed responses during hearing
May 20, 2021
A proposal to enact a soda tax in Washington, D.C. to raise money for initiatives to improve health drew both support and opposition during a hearing…
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Frito Lay Snack Index: Consumer buying recovers, e-commerce rises
May 20, 2021
Frito-Lay's latest U.S. Snack Index reveals conumers are excited to get out and about this summer, but that some pandemic behaviors are sticking around for…
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Coca-Cola United improves process automation of Freestyle machine
May 19, 2021
Coca-Cola United, a Birmingham, Alabama based Coke bottler, teamed with Happiest Minds Technologies, a digital transformation specialist, to enhance the…
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