Vending News
ConAgra Brands Acquires Sandwich Bros Of Wisconsin Business
by Emily Jed
December 21, 2017
CHICAGO -- ConAgra Brands Inc. will acquire Sandwich Bros. of Wisconsin , which produces frozen flatbread sandwiches. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The…
read nowEast Coast Full-Line Vending Pioneer Glenn Greenwald Dies At 93
by Tim Sanford
December 21, 2017
CHERRY HILL, NJ -- Glenn Greenwald, who played a major role in developing full-line vending in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, is dead. He was 93. Greenwald was…
read nowFord Partners With Alibaba To Vend Cars In China
by Emily Jed
December 21, 2017
SHANGHAI -- Online retail giant Alibaba has signed a deal to sell Ford's electric vehicles in China using gigantic vending machines. Shoppers scan the vehicle…
read nowFive Star Establishes Nonprofit Donates 30000 To Local Food Bank
by Emily Jed
December 19, 2017
CHATTANOOGA, TN -- Five Star Food Service , a Canteen franchise based here, has created a nonprofit charity organization called Feeding the Future Inc. Feeding…
read nowEVA Members Elect Officers Directors For 2017-2019 Term At AGM
by Tim Sanford
December 18, 2017
ROME, Italy -- The membership of the European Vending and Coffee Service Association held its Annual General Meeting here as 2017 drew to a close. The…
read nowOTI Develops Bitcoin Capabilities For Vending Machines
by Emily Jed
December 18, 2017
ROSH PINNA, Israel -- On Track Innovations Ltd. said it is developing bitcoin capabilities for its cashless payment solutions. Bitcoin usage is growing in the…
read nowPepsiCo Moves Stock Exchange Listing To Nasdaq
by Emily Jed
December 18, 2017
PURCHASE, NY -- PepsiCo Inc. will transfer its stock exchange listing from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq Global Select Market effective Dec. 1…
read nowPerformance Food Group Promotes Jim Hope To CFO Tom Ondrof Advances To Strategic Growth Leader
by Emily Jed
December 18, 2017
RICHMOND, VA -- Performance Food Group Co. has appointed Jim Hope chief financial officer, effective Mar. 1. He will succeed Tom Ondrof, who will become the…
read nowPerformance Food Group Promotes Patrick Hagerty Executive VP
by Emily Jed
December 18, 2017
Pat Hagerty RICHMOND, VA -- Performance Food Group Co. has promoted Patrick Hagerty to executive vice-president of PFG and president and chief executive of…
read nowSurvey Underscores Consumer Preference For Bottled Water
by Emily Jed
December 18, 2017
ALEXANDRIA, VA -- Sixty-three percent of Americans say still or sparkling bottled water is among their most preferred beverages, followed by 62% who say coffee…
read nowUSA Technologies To Ring Nasdaq Closing Bell Tomorrow
by Emily Jed
December 18, 2017
NEW YORK CITY -- USA Technologies Inc. chief executive Stephen P. Herbert will ring the ceremonial Nasdaq stock market closing bell on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at …
read nowCampbell To Acquire Snyders-Lance For 487 Billion
by Emily Jed
December 17, 2017
CAMDEN, NJ -- Campbell Soup Co. will acquire snack manufacturer Snyder's-Lance Inc. for $4.87 billion in cash. The deal is the largest in Campbell's 148-year…
read nowFree EMV Guide For ATM Operators Now Available
December 14, 2017
The National ATM Council has announced the availability of a new ATM guide from the U.S. Payments Forum. The free publication, called EMV Troubleshooting Guide…
read nowPayRange Adds Compatibility To Millions Of Existing Coin-Op Washers And Dryers
by Emily Jed
December 14, 2017
Consumers Laundry PORTLAND, OR -- PayRange Inc. said its mobile payment service is now compatible with virtually every coin-operated laundry machine…
read nowPrivate-Equity Firm Invests In OptConnect
by Emily Jed
December 13, 2017
KAYSVILLE, UT -- OptConnect LLC said a "significant" financial investment from Philadelphia-based private-equity firm Graham Partners will accelerate its…
read nowUSAT Customers Quick To Adopt Newly Acquired Seed Pro And Seed Office Services
by Emily Jed
December 13, 2017
MALVERN, PA -- USA Technologies Inc. said three companies have already signed agreements to adopt the performance-optimization elements of the end-to-end Seed…
read nowVEII Launches Upgrade Door Kits For Legacy National Snack Machines
by Tim Sanford
December 13, 2017
CLEVELAND, OH -- Vendors Exchange International continues to expand its line of modernization kits for popular last-generation glassfront snack vending…
read nowSteve Willoughby Joins ACP As Vice-President Sales And Marketing
by Tim Sanford
December 12, 2017
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA -- ACP, Inc. has announced the appointment of industry veteran Steve Willoughby as vice-president of sales and marketing. He will report to…
read nowAvanti Markets Chief Cautions Operators To Plan Ahead For Winter Power Outages
by Emily Jed
December 10, 2017
RENTON, WA -- Avanti Markets Inc. chief executive Jim Brinton is advising micromarket operators to plan for power outages that inevitably accompany the winter…
read nowCoca-Cola Appoints Jim Dinkins Senior Vice-President
by Emily Jed
December 10, 2017
ATLANTA -- Coca-Cola Co. has named James L. (Jim) Dinkins a senior vice-president. The beverage giant previously announced that Dinkins will become president…
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