Vending News
Monster Beverage names Shlosberg co-CEO, promotes Kelly
January 15, 2021
Monster Beverage Corp. has named longtime senior executive Hilton Schlosberg as co-chief executive officer, a role he will share with Rodney Sacks, who has…
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Zico founder buys brand back from Coca-Cola
January 14, 2021
PowerPlant Ventures, a venture-capital firm co-founded by Mark Rampolla, the founder of Zico Beverages LLC, has acquired Zico coconut water from The Coca-Cola…
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USA Technologies receives patent for enabling mobile app for vending
January 14, 2021
USA Technologies Inc., a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the self-service retail market, has…
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Oklahoma town debuting bait machine for fishermen
January 14, 2021
Fishermen at Sportsman's Park in Sleepy Eye, Oklahoma won't need to catch their bait now that the city council approved a bait vending machine at a cost of…
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Campbell closing oldest manufacturing plant, impacting 326 workers
January 14, 2021
Campbell Soup Co. will close a 94-year-old manufacturing facility in Columbus, Georgia by Spring 2022, according to a press release. The plant, the company's…
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J & J Snack Foods SVP to retire
January 13, 2021
Robert Radano, senior vice president and COO at J & J Snack Foods Corp., will retire effective March 31, 2021, but will remain with the company for the…
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Jones Soda names Jamie Colbourne chairman
January 12, 2021
Jamie Colbourne Jones Soda Co. has named Jamie Colbourne chairman of the board, succeeding Michael "Mick" Fleming. Colbourne served as Jones' interim…
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COVID-19 losses ease up for European vending industry
January 12, 2021
COVID-19 continues to undermine vending sales in Europe, but the losses in September were less than in April, indicating some improvement, according to the…
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Nayax teams with M.M. Hayes to allow payment with company ID cards
January 12, 2021
Nayax, a cashless payment provider for self-service, automated machines, is partnering with M.M. Hayes Co. Inc. to allow employees to use company ID cards to…
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Wellness 4 Humanity to deploy COVID-19 test kit vending machines
January 12, 2021
Wellness 4 Humanity, a social enterprise organized to provide easier access to COVID-19 infection and antibody testing, plans to roll out vending machines to…
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Utz Brands to acquire Vitner’s brand for $25M
January 11, 2021
Utz Brands Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, is acquiring specific assets related to Snak King Corp.'s Vitner's brand, a brand of snack foods…
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GS Foods acquires Hayes Distributing in northern California
January 11, 2021
GS Foods Group Inc., a family of specialized food distribution companies owned by affiliates of Highview Capital, LLC and A&M Capital Partners, has…
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New SBA PPP loans now available from community banks
January 11, 2021
U.S. businesses can apply for new Paycheck Protection Program loans beginning today as the Small Business Administration has opened a new round of funding…
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Coca-Cola lists 828 positions to be cut at Atlanta headquarters
January 8, 2021
The Coca-Cola Co. has released a list of 828 jobs it plans to cut at its Atlanta headquarters in a letter to the Georgia Department of Labor that was obtained…
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Sodexo suffers Q1 2021 double digit sales drop
January 8, 2021
Sodexo, the Paris based, global foodservice contractor, suffered a 27.1% revenue decline from 6.07 billion euros ($7.43 billion) in Q1 2020 to 4.43 billion…
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Go-Pak taps Ray McNamara to build UK vending cup business
January 8, 2021
Go-Pak, a U.K.-based provider of packaging and disposable products for foodservice and retailing, has named Ray McNamara as senior business development…
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Florida entrepreneurs tap vending machines to sell local art
January 8, 2021
A pair of Florida entrepreneurs have created vending machines to sell locally crafted art. Lucid Vending has deployed the machines at Pom Pom Teahouse and…
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Starbucks names new EVP/CFO
January 8, 2021
Patrick Gismer Patrick Grismer is retiring from his role as Starbucks executive vice president and CFO effective Feb. 1, 2021. Rachel Ruggeri…
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Coca Cola names former federal judge as general counselor
January 7, 2021
J. Michael Luttig The Coca-Cola Co. has named J. Michael Luttig, a former U.S. federal judge and general counsel for The Boeing Co., to serve as…
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Westomatic introduces contactless sports nutrition drink dispenser
January 6, 2021
Westomatic, a U.K.-based equipment manufacturer, has launched a completely contactless dispenser for sports nutrition drinks called Evolve, according to a…
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