Vending News
Vending machines offer historical Austin products at SXSW
March 14, 2023
Attendees at the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas can purchase historical items that are no longer available, thanks to a newly installed…
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Sodexo intros fresh food vending, Yo-Kai Express at Lehigh University
March 14, 2023
Lehigh University has the first Yo-Kai Express on the East Coast. Students at Iacocca Hall at Lehigh University's Mountaintop campus can select…
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Financial planning firm taps vending industry veteran Andy Hayes
March 14, 2023
Andy Hayes PWM Planning, a St. Louis, Missouri based financial planning company, has named Andy Hayes director of business development and…
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Nestlé tests self-package cereal dispensing machines to cut disposable packaging
March 14, 2023
Nestlé has installed self-package cereal vending machines at a pair of retailers in Indonesia to encourage consumers to bring their own containers, according…
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Fastenal promotes Noelle Oas EVP/HR
March 13, 2023
Noelle Oas Fastenal Co., a provider in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies and industrial vending services, has…
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Las Vegas Sun profiles restaurateur/cake and pizza vending entrepreneur Buddy Valastro
March 13, 2023
Buddy Valastro, a celebrity chef/restaurateur who operates cake vending machines and pizza machines, was recently profiled by The Las Vegas Sun.
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Gordon Food Service expands to Texas
March 13, 2023
Gordon Food Service, a foodservice distributor with operations in the U.S. and Canada, will open six stores in the greater Houston area to serve local…
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Texas considers ending vending snack sales tax; Kansas mulls axing food sales tax
March 13, 2023
Texas vending operators will no longer be required to pay sales taxes on snack foods sold through vending machines if a recently proposed law becomes adopted…
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Vistar to carry Hershey’s new plant-based snacks
March 13, 2023
Hershey Co.'s recently introduced Hershey's plant-based snacks will be available to both vending operators and micro market operators through Vistar…
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Chicago startup develops vending machine that sanitizes, reuses water bottle
March 13, 2023
Kadeya, a Chicago based startup, has developed a vending machine that allows a consumer to purchase a bottle of water then return the bottle and have it…
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Campus abortion opponents petition against contraception pill vending machine
March 10, 2023
Students opposed to abortion at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio are petitioning to prevent a birth control pill vending machine from being installed on…
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PizzaForno to relocate Michigan pizza machines
March 10, 2023
PizzaForno, a Canada-based manufacturer of pizza vending machines, will relocate its pizza vending machines in Jackson, Michigan, to a different part of the…
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Five Star Food Service acquires Corso’s vending business, boosts Mississippi presence
March 10, 2023
Five Star Food Service Inc., a Chatanooga, Tennessee-based provider of away-from-home food and beverage retail solutions for employers and other commercial…
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San Diego County intros free naloxone vending machine
March 10, 2023
Persons in need of relief from an opioid overdose can get a free naloxone kit at the McAlister South Bay Regional Recovery Center in Chula Vista, California…
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Sodexo Canada taps Compass Group’s Johanne Bélanger as CEO
March 10, 2023
Johanne Bélanger Sodexo Canada has named Johanne Bélanger, FCPA, FCA, as CEO, according to a press release.
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Jones Soda boosts Q4, FY 2022 revenue, incurs loss from cannabis expansion
March 10, 2023
Jones Soda Co. lifted its Q4 and FY 2022 revenue on higher sales, but it extended its loss on costs partly related to its cannabis market expansion, according…
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El Paso bakery installs cake-in-a-cup vending machines
March 9, 2023
The Cake Boutique, an El Paso, Texas bakery, has expanded its reach to vending machines offering cake packaged in a can for $6.50, according to an…
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United Natural Foods lifts Q2 2023 sales boosted by inflation, suffers earnings decline
March 8, 2023
United Natural Foods Inc. lifted its Q2 2023 sales boosted by inflation but suffered an earnings decline, according to an earnings report. Highlights include:
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Campbell Soup boosts Q2 2023 sales and earnings driven by price gains
March 8, 2023
Campbell Soup Co. lifted its Q2 2023 sales and earnings boosted by price hikes, according to an earnings release. Highlights include:
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Narcan machines expand in Missouri
March 8, 2023
Central Ozarks Medical Centers in Richland, Missouri has teamed with a nonprofit, Lane Change, and the Lebanon, Missouri police department to provide Narcan…
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