Vending Kiosks News & Media

U-Vend scores home run with MLB ice cream deal

August 12, 2016

Kiosk manufacturer U-Vend Inc. has signed a multiyear licensing agreement with Major League Baseball to provide its ice cream kiosks. The kiosks will sell MLB…

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Canadian vending group integrates mobile payments

August 11, 2016

The Canadian National Vending Alliance, a coalition of the largest vending operators across Canada, announced that it has partnered with PayRange to bring…

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Car vending machine company secures $160M in funding

August 11, 2016

Carvana, creators of the car vending machine, has recently secured $160 million in a series C funding round, bringing its total funding to $460 million. The…

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Kiosks bring home the bacon: Top 5 stories July 2016

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

This July, McDonald's turned up the heat with virtual kiosks and robot powered kiosks turned it back down with frozen yogurt. These were just a few of the…

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Select vending kiosks get extension on calorie-label requirement

August 5, 2016

Manufacturers of gum, mints and roll candy vending kiosks are getting a 19-month extension from the Food and Drug Administration to add calorie information to…

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Kiosks craft greeting cards at Eaton Center

July 29, 2016

Greeting card kiosk company Card Isle Corp. has announced a partnership with Eaton Corp. to install its kiosks on the 600,000-square-foot Eaton Center campus…

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Vending kiosk restoration company banned for failing to dispense services

July 22, 2016

Antique Vending, a North Carolina-based company that restores old vending kiosks, has been banned from accepting payments by the state's attorney general, Roy…

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Redbox premieres free movie night at 7-Eleven

July 22, 2016

Redbox has teamed up with 7-Eleven to offer free movie nights. Customers can get a free movie by purchasing a Big Gulp fountain drink, which comes with a…

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12-year-old vending kiosk owner deals with theft

July 12, 2016

John Filo has already jumpstarted his career by purchasing a vending machine at the age of 12, which he placed at a garage owned by his parents in Etna…

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Healthy vending company offers business deals for veterans

July 5, 2016

Healthy vending company InstaHealthy USA has launched its Veteran Program, which offers discounted business opportunity fee to veterans. In addition, up to…

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Vagabond Vending attracts $3M in funding round

June 30, 2016

Vagabond Vending has raised $3 million in Series A funding, according to a press release.

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Kiosks turn down the heat with frozen yogurt

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

With summer heat on the rise, people begin flocking to frozen treats for relief. One company is offering a kiosk solution that vends frozen yogurt with several…

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Vending machines deliver books to Detroit children

June 29, 2016

Detroit residents can now pick up free books without visiting a library. Airline operator JetBlue is rolling out vending machines in the city that dispense…

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Jessica Alba's company takes retail by storm

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Previously a purely e-company, The Honest Company has moved its environmentally friendly products into kiosks and retailers. CEO Brian Lee gives the rundown on…

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Self-service market to reach $83.5B by 2021, report says

June 24, 2016

The self-service market will grow from its current value of $54.4 billion to $83.5 billion by 2021, maintaining a compound annual growth rate of 8.9 percent…

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Healthy vending company continues to grow

June 22, 2016

Healthy vending and micromarkets company InstaHealthy USA has announced growth in sales and locations since its launch in 2015. Since its launch, the company…

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Cannabis authority working to get ganja kiosks in Jamaica

June 20, 2016

The Cannabis Licensing Authority is now working with the Jamaican government to get its airports and seaports stocked with ganja kiosks. The kiosks will…

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Healthy vending kiosk meets NAMA health standards

June 15, 2016

HealthyYou Vending has announced that it now meets the National Automatic Merchandising Association's FitPick standards. FitPick was intorudced in 2005 as an…

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D.C. vending kiosks supply snacks, local art, portable urinals

June 13, 2016

A U.S. government scientist and a former chef have gotten together to develop a different type of vending machine, one that provides quirky products, condoms…

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