Vending News
United Natural Foods Q1 2021 sales, earnings miss market expectations
December 9, 2020
United Natural Foods reported that sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2021 rose 6% from $6.3 billion in the 2021 first quarter to $6.67 billion, however…
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Coca-Cola sells bottling plant to Niagara Bottling
December 9, 2020
The Coca-Cola Company has sold its water bottling facility in Centre County, Pennsylvania to Niagara Bottling, according to a statecolllege.com report.
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Goli Nutrition teams with tech partner on connected vending machines
December 9, 2020
Goli Nutrition, which produces an apple cider vinegar gummy, is teaming with Atos, a provider of IoT technology, on an AI-powered vending solution to provide…
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Nymi teams with Elatec to give workplace wearables better access
December 9, 2020
Nymi Inc. is teaming up with Elatec, a provider of RFID readers and NFC/BLE mobile device readers, to allow users of Nymi's workplace wearables to seamlessly…
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Green tea vending machine includes a Japanese puppet show
December 8, 2020
Leave it to the Japanese to combine a puppet show with a vending machine.
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Hong Kong transit stations offer COVID-19 specimen collection machines
December 8, 2020
Vending machines have been set up at 10 transit stations in Hong Kong for the public to collect COVID-19 specimen collection packs, according to a press…
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Shekel Brainweigh teams with Parlevel Systems, Imbera on smart cooler
December 8, 2020
Shekel Brainweigh Ltd., a provider of weighing technology, is teaming up with Parlevel Systems, a software provider, and Imbera, a provider of commercial…
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CBD development company places AI vending machine at Reebok gym
December 7, 2020
Chemesis International Inc., a CBD development company, has placed its VICKI AI enabled, self-checkout solution at Reebok LAB in West Hollywood, California…
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North Carolina teacher raises funds for book vending machine
December 7, 2020
Allison Gale, a teacher at Leland Middle School in Wilmington, North Carlina, is aiming to raise $5,755 on the Donors Choose website to purchase a book vending…
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UK PPE vending machines offer COVID-19 test kit
December 7, 2020
Stop The Spread Solutions, a U.K. company that provides touchless PPE vending machines, has added Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test kits to its vended offerings…
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Biden OBM director pick supported national soda tax
December 4, 2020
Neera Tanden, President-elect Joe Biden's pick for Office of Budget and Management director, has supported a national soda tax that critics claim would most…
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Utz Quality Foods to acquire On The Border tortilla brands
December 4, 2020
Utz Quality Foods LLC and Heron Holding Corp. are acquiring Truco Enterprises, a seller of tortilla chips, salsa and queso under the On The Border brand from…
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Capital Provisions acquires Boost Micro Markets in LA
December 4, 2020
Capital Provisions, a full-service vending operator based in Los Angeles, has acquired Boost Micro Markets from owner Matt Foist for an undisclosed sum…
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KIND to acquire Nature’s Bakery
December 4, 2020
KIND, a healthy snack manufacturer recently acquired by Mars Inc., has entered an agreement to acquire Nature's Bakery, which makes fig bars and other…
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Crane updates BevMax, Media2 capabilities
December 3, 2020
Crane Payment Innovations, a Crane Co. company, has relaunched the BevMax Classic and Media2 machines with energy-efficient improvements, according to a press…
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European vending/OCS sales strong in 2019
December 3, 2020
The total annual revenue for the European vending and coffee services industry in 2019 reached €17.2 billion ($20.91 billion), a 3.4% one-year gain over the…
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Vending on Track introduces Connectivity as a Service
December 3, 2020
Vending on Track Pty Ltd., a provider of unattended retail technology in Australia, has released its Connectivity-as-a-Service product, according to a press…
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Sodexo acquires London-based Fooditude
December 2, 2020
Sodexo has taken a majority shareholding in Fooditude, a London-based foodservices provider, according to an announcement on Sodexo's website.
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Vending machines provide free essentials to Orlando homeless
December 2, 2020
The Sunshine Coin Laundry in Parramore, Florida, has a vending machine that offers free supplies for the homeless, one of five such machines to be installed…
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Jones Soda names Mark Murray president and CEO
December 2, 2020
Jones Soda Co. has named 38-year CPG and foodservice industry veteran Mark Murray president and CEO, according to a press release. Murray began working with…
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