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optimize micro markets.
Yoke's POS platform now
extends this offering.
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M ONLINEORE
Cantaloupe buys
Yoke, marking big
move into markets
The digital payments
company acquired
the assets of Delicious
Nutritious LLC, dba Yoke
Payments, a Los Angelesbased
micro market
company. Cantaloupe said
it is investing big in the
fastest-growing segment
of unattended retail by
extending its solutions to
any micro market point-ofsale.
In addition to digital
payments, Cantaloupe
offers other solutions for
the unattended retail
space. Its Seed Market
package, for instance,
enables operators to
hubz Smart Cooler
begins shipping
The new smart cooler is
now available in North
America. Hubz, an
unattended POS system,
is a partnership between
Parlevel Systems, Shekel
Brainweigh and Imbera
Cooling. Enabling maximum
product
offerings,
hubz
can help
operators
tap into
locations
that might
otherwise
hubz
be underserved by vending
machines or micro markets.
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Basil Street begins
automated pizza
kitchens rollout
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Fixturelite
Fixturelite launches
virtual showroom
" Providing tools that paint
a clear and interactive
picture of the solutions
Fixturelite offers to its
customers has always
been paramount, " said
Steve Orlando, Fixturelite
cofounder and president.
That said, the breakroom
design company is now
taking the interactive
experience to a new
level with its Fixturelite
Virtual Showroom.
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Capitol Coffee
becomes S&D
product distributors
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PFG delivers strong
Q4 sales, case
volume growth
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Swift announces
strategic investment
by FEMSA Ventures
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Hessling
Joe Hessling elected chair
The 365 Retail Markets founder and
chief executive has been elected chair of
the board of directors for the National
Automatic Merchandising Association. He
succeeds Josh Rosenberg. Joe Hessling was
NAMA's Industry Person of the Year in 2018.
Balakgie
NAMA chief signs for 3 more years
Carla Balakgie has extended her contract
with the National Automatic Merchandising
Association for another three years.
Balakgie has led NAMA as chief executive
since 2011.
Birdwell
Aramark's 'game changer' in sports biz
Alison Birdwell, president and chief executive
of Aramark Sports and Entertainment,
has been selected to Sports Business
Journal's 2021 Class of " Game Changers:
Women in Sports Business. "
Glin
PepsiCo appoints philanthropy topper
C.D. Glin of the U.S. African Development
Foundation was named vice president and
global head of philanthropy for The PepsiCo
Foundation. Glin is responsible for the
daily management of the foundation and
oversees its strategic direction.
O'Leary
Hostess Brands chief growth officer
The sweet baked goods company appointed
Dan O'Leary chief growth officer. O'Leary,
who comes from Tyson Foods, oversees
the management, marketing and R&D for
Hostess and Voortman brands.
Wolff
Ex-Starbucks veep joins Ansa board
Israel-based Ansa, aka griin, has appointed
Drew Wolff to its advisory board. Wolff was
a Starbucks vice president and treasurer
from 2014 to 2017. Ansa makes a portable
coffee roasting system for OCS.
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