Vending News
Book explores economics of toy capsule machines
October 30, 2023
Everything you wanted to know about capsule toy vending machines will soon be available in a book, "The Economics of Gacha Gacha" ("Gacha Gacha no Keizaigaku"…
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Beverage tech provider Sidework raises $10M in funding
October 30, 2023
Sidework, a beverage technology company formerly known as Backbar serving the self service and restaurant industries, has closed new funding to bring the total…
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Sodexo boosts 2023 revenue and earnings
October 27, 2023
Sodexo PLC, a Paris-based global foodservice contractor, lifted its 2023 revenue and earnings in double digits over 2022, boosted in part by post-COVID return…
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Maine self-serve restaurant debuts featuring vending machines
October 27, 2023
Fotogo, a restaurant where customers pick their meals from vending machines, is slated to open today in Wells, Maine, according to a seacoastline.com report.
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Self-service tech market to grow by $17B through 2026
October 27, 2023
The self-service technology market will grow by $17.39 billion from 2022 to 2026, according to research from Technavio. A primary factor is the market's…
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Danone lifts Q3 2023 sales, raises full year expectations
October 26, 2023
Danone S.A., a Paris-based global provider of dairy and plant-based products, waters and nutrition, lifted its Q3 2023 sales with varying business segment and…
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Groupe SEB lifts Q3 2023 sales boosted by professional equipment
October 26, 2023
Groupe SEB, the Ecully, France-based parent company of Wilbur Curtis Co. in the U.S. and several professional and consumer coffee equipment brands in Europe…
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Hershey surpasses Q3 2023 sales, earnings expectations
October 26, 2023
Hershey Co. boosted its Q3 2023 results over the prior year period driven primarily by price realization, according to a press release.
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Keurig Dr Pepper boosts Q3 2023 results, surpasses expectations
October 26, 2023
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. lifted its sales and earnings for Q3 2023 against the prior year period, according to an earnings report, surpassing analyst expectations.
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Colorado amphitheater installs aluminum cup recycling machine
October 26, 2023
Visitors to Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado will be able to recycle aluminum cups at a reverse vending machine provided by Ball Aluminum Cups…
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Aramark launches ‘Aura’ F&B service at San Antonio Spurs facility
October 25, 2023
Aramark Sports + Entertainment, a provider of food and beverage service to stadiums, arenas, convention centers and entertainment destinations, has introduced…
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Coca-Cola boosts Q3 2023 results, beats expectations
October 24, 2023
The Coca-Cola Co. reported revenue and earnings gains for Q3 2023 against the prior year period, according to an earnings report, surpassing analyst…
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Golden State Foods promotes 3
October 24, 2023
Ken Mance (Photo: Golden State Foods) Golden State Foods, an Irvine, California-based wholesale foodservice product supplier to the foodservice and…
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Hong Kong universities deploy vending machines offering reusable food containers
October 24, 2023
Hong Kong universities are offering students free, reusable food containers in order to reduce plastic waste. The containers are available in vending machines…
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Kratom machine draws concern in Thailand
October 24, 2023
An outdoor vending machine offering kratom tea, which has psychoactive properties, has raised health concerns in Thailand, according to a Strait Times report.
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Sodexo to offshore back office work to India, cut 80 jobs
October 23, 2023
Sodexo, a Paris-based global foodservice contractor, will offshore work from its financial back office in Cheektowaga, New York to a Mumbai, India facility…
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Stellar Snacks to invest $137M in Louisville facility, add 350 jobs
October 23, 2023
Stellar Snacks, a pretzel manufacturer, will invest $137 million and create 350 full-time jobs over the next 10 years in west Louisville, Kentucky, the single…
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California cracks down on catalytic converter theft
October 23, 2023
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a bill to prevent catalytic converter theft, according to a yourcentralvalley.com report.
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Ferrara Candy to acquire Jelly Belly Candy
October 23, 2023
Ferrara Candy Co. has agreed to acquire Jelly Belly Candy Co. through CTH Invest, a Ferrarra holding company, according to a press release. Financial terms of…
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UK farm cooperative pilots milk vending machines at retail
October 23, 2023
Golden Hooves, part of the U.K. farmer cooperative First Milk, has installed its milk vending machines at the SPAR Market store in Nunney, according to a…
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