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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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Blendid teams with Jamba on robotic smoothie maker in Walmart store
December 2, 2020
Blendid, an autonomous, contactless robotic kiosk that offers fresh smoothies, has teamed with Jamba to introduce a co-branded kiosk at a Walmart in Dixon…
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Car Keys Express introduces car key vending machine
December 2, 2020
Car Keys Express, a provider of automotive key replacement, has announced Keys Now!, a fully automated vending machine that uses imaging and cutting technology…
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Judge trims consumer privacy complaint against Compass Group
December 1, 2020
An Illinois federal judge is allowing part of a consumer privacy lawsuit against Compass Group USA Inc to proceed, rejecting the company's argument that a…
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USA Technologies names Ravi Venkatesen CTO
December 1, 2020
Ravi Venkatesan USA Technologies Inc., a cashless payments and software services company that provides end-to-end technology solutions for the…
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NAMA combining annual show, coffee event next year
December 1, 2020
Next year, the National Automatic Merchandising Association show and the Coffee Tea & Water show will be combined on Aug. 18-20 at the Ernest N. Morial…
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Selecta losses continue in Q3, ease from Q2
December 1, 2020
Selecta Group B.V., the largest route-based service provider for unattended retail locations in Europe, continues to be impacted by COVID-19 and lockdown…
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PopCom deploys women’s roll-up flats kiosk in Ohio shopping mall
November 30, 2020
PopCom, a provider of digital retail kiosks, deployed its patented PopShop kiosk at The Polaris Fashion Place in Columbus, Ohio, adjacent to Ann Taylor Loft…
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Meal solutions provider introduces vending service in Canada
November 30, 2020
UpMeals, a provider of prepared-meal solutions for businesses, has launched its first SmartVending Meal Solution in British Columbia, according to a press…
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Braimex installs first Snack-O-Matic in Mexico
November 25, 2020
Braimex Maquinaria s.l., a Spain-based provider of self-service hot food systems based on the historic Automat, has placed its first Snack-o-Matic…
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Clif Bar names its first chief innovation officer
November 25, 2020
Rizal Hamdallah Clif Bar & Co. named Rizal Hamdallah as its first chief innovation officer, overseeing development of products and business models…
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