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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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Oklahoma farm sells eggs in vending machine
May 19, 2021
A family farm south of Haskell, Oklahoma allows visitors to buy chicken and duck eggs 24 hours a day from a vending machine, according to a Muskogee Phoenix…
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Performance Food Group acquiring Core-Mark
May 18, 2021
Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, a national convenience services wholesale distributor, has agreed to acquire convenience store distributor…
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Hershey to acquire confectioner, Lily’s
May 18, 2021
The Hershey Co. has agreed to acquire Lily's, a health-oriented confectionery brand that includes dark and milk chocolate-style bars, baking chips, peanut…
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Danone names Barry Callebaut’s Antoine de Saint-Affrique CEO
May 18, 2021
Antoine de Saint-Affrique Danone has named Antoine de Saint-Affrique as chief executive officer, effective Sept. 15, according to a company…
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New York State seeks input on blind services vending RFPs
May 18, 2021
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Commission for the Blind, Business Enterprise Program, is seeking input from qualified parties…
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Webinar to explore the business case for avatars
May 17, 2021
Will avatars be the next game changer for the highly competitive retail, foodservice, banking, health care and hospitality industries?
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Hostess Brands reports Q1 2021 revenue gain, earnings dip
May 17, 2021
Hostess Brands Inc. net revenue rose 8% from $243.5 million in Q1 2020 to $265.4 million for the quarter ending March 31, 2021, driven primarily by the strong…
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Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling opens facility
May 17, 2021
The Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Co., based in Springfield, Missouri, has opened a 432,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility in…
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Judge denies Philadelphia vending company’s insurance claim for COVID losses
May 17, 2021
A federal judge ruled that RDS Vending in Philadelphia is not entitled to coverage for pandemic related losses under its property insurance policy, according…
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Coke pulls Coke Energy in North America
May 17, 2021
Coke Energy, a Coca-Cola energy drink hybrid introduced in January 2020, has been discontinued in North America, according to a CNN report.
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