Vending News
Coca-Cola Consolidated 3Q earnings beat expectations, revenue rises 4.5%
November 4, 2020
Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. revenue increased 4.5% from $1.27 billion in the third quarter of 2019 to $1.33 billion in the third quarter ended Sept. 27, 2020…
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Private equity firm acquires Regal Confections
November 2, 2020
Clearspring Capital Partners, a Canada based private equity firms, has taken a majority interest in Regal Confections, a confections distributor based in…
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Selecta Group names Gautier CFO
November 2, 2020
Philippe Gautier Selecta Group B.V., a route-based unattended self-service retailer in Europe, has named Philippe Gautier as chief financial officer…
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Oasis Vehicle Refreshments secures patent for mobile vending machines for vehicles
November 2, 2020
Oasis Vehicle Refreshments, a manufacturer of refrigerated vending systems for public transit vehicles like taxis, rental cars or autonomous vehicles, has…
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Robotic self-serve coffee machine debuts in Toronto
November 2, 2020
Dark Horse Espresso Bar and RC Coffee have partnered to launch a robotic, self-serve, contactless, outdoor espresso bar that delivers made-to-order coffee in…
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Canada mall operator cited for consumer privacy violations, pulls facial recognition cameras
October 30, 2020
Cadillac Fairview in Toronto — one of North America's largest commercial real estate companies — has removed the embedded cameras inside its digital…
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Cannabis vending machines evolve, but face hurdles
October 30, 2020
A new cannabis vending machine, called Anna, has hit the market in Colorado, with other states on the horizon, but the automated dispensers must overcome a…
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Worldline acquires Ingenico Group
October 30, 2020
Global payments provider Worldline has acquired Ingenico Group for an undisclosed sum, creating the largest European payment services provider, according to a…
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Keurig Dr Pepper inks distribution pact with Honickman in New York, New Jersey
October 30, 2020
Keurig Dr Pepper has signed a distribution agreement with The Honickman Companies that doubles KDP's volume in 18 counties serving 17 million people in New…
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COVID-19 delivers Sodexo a hefty loss for fiscal 2020
October 29, 2020
Sodexo, a Paris-based foodservices and facilities company, reported a net loss of 315 million euros ($370 million) for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31,compared…
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Kraft Heinz reports Q3 sales gain, surpasses expectations
October 29, 2020
The Kraft Heinz Co. net sales rose 6%, from $6.07 billion in 2019's third quarter to $6.4 billion for the quarter ending Sept. 26, 2020, despite an unfavorable…
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Kellogg’s Q3 earnings beat expectations, driven by organic growth
October 29, 2020
Kellogg's third quarter net sales increased nearly 2%, from $3.37 billion in 2019 to $3.43 billion in 2020, as the absence of approximately one month of…
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Hershey invests in natural foods provider Quinn
October 29, 2020
Quinn, a natural foods snack company, has closed on additional Series D funding including an undisclosed minority investment from The Hershey Co. in addition…
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Monster enters sports drink business with Superfuel
October 29, 2020
Monster is moving into the sports drink arena with its Superfuel line, featuring four flavors: Zero Sugar Fantasy Fruit, Tropical Thunder, Blue Ice and Purple…
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NY vending association urges lawmakers to extend tax exemption to help survive coronavirus
October 29, 2020
Members of the New York State Automatic Vending Association have sent letters to state lawmakers urging them to sustain the vending product sales tax exemption…
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PayRange files second patent infringement suit against KioSoft
October 28, 2020
PayRange, which provides a mobile payment solution for unattended retail machines, has filed an additional patent infringement lawsuit against KioSoft…
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Shwan’s CEO Smyrnios becomes executive chairman of parent company
October 28, 2020
Dimitrios Smyrnios Dimitrios Smyrnios, CEO of Schwan's Co., has been named executive chairman of CJCJ Food Americas, according to a press release. As…
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Coca Cola's Costa Coffee rebrands Briggo
October 27, 2020
The Coca-Cola Co. has rebranded the Briggo website, having acquired the automated coffee machine business earlier this year, according to an email from The…
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Coca-Cola European bottler offers to buy Australian bottler
October 26, 2020
Coca-Cola Co.'s European bottler, KO.N, has offered A$9.28 billion ($6.6 billion) for Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd., an Australian bottler, according to a…
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USA Technologies upgrades ePort to accept EMV contact and contactless payments
October 26, 2020
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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