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TOP NEWS
PepsiCo Launches New
Direct-to-Consumer
Offerings

Compass Group
Launches $2.5B
Equity Raise

PepsiCo has launched
Snacks.com and PantryShop.
com. Consumers can
have PepsiCo food and
beverage brands shipped
directly to their homes.
VendingMarketWatch.com/
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COMPASS GROUP ANNOUNCED
that due to the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic and the uncertainty ahead, it has
launched a £2 billion (roughly $2.5 billion)
equity raise to reduce leverage and increase
liquidity.
CEO's remarks
"The first five months covered by the results
we are announcing today showed a continuation of the strong performance we reported
last year, but it goes without saying that
COVID-19 has changed everything," CEO
Dominic Blakemore said in the announcement. "Compass is a resilient and adaptable
organisation and we have moved quickly to
manage cash and costs and increase liquidity."
*	 Watch Blakemore's presentation of the
results at youtu.be/WkfOWCrPwes.

API Tech

API Tech Brings Smart
Pizza To The U.S.
API Tech, a French company,
is now selling its Smart Pizza
vending machines in the U.S.
The machines can handle
200 different types of pizza
recipes.
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21138351

Betson, AMS

Betson And AMS
Launch Touchless
PPE Vending Machine

Betson Enterprises and
AMS Vendors released the
AMS Touchless Medical
machine, powered by
Vagabond's embedded
vīv commerce platform.
VendingMarketWatch.com/
21133872

Smart Soda Begins
Bottle-less Beverage
Program For Offices
Users of Smart Soda
Holdings' beverage platform

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can choose from 32 flavors
of vitamin-infused sparkling
alkaline waters
and sodas.
The machine
features a
large, dynamic
touchscreen and Smart Soda
Sync, an IoT software that
can track customer behavior
and make recommendations.
VendingMarketWatch.com/
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Starbucks Accelerates
Store Transformation

Starbucks is opening more
Starbucks® Pickup stores,
increasing
curbside pickup
and delivery
to expedite
improving its customer
service in the next year and
a half, president and CEO
Kevin Johnson announced.
The company subsequently
announced plans to pivot
hundreds of stores in North
America away from the cafe
model to focus on to-go
and pickup-only business.
In an SEC filing on June 10,
the company said it plans
to open 300 new carryout
and pickup stores this year
and close up to 400 stores in
North America over the next
18 months.
VendingMarketWatch.com/
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Aramark Enhances
Safety And Service
Aramark publicized its rollout
of new, expanded safety
protocols
and service
methods
in light of the COVID-19
pandemic. The new safety
enhancements include
requiring PPE for employees,
temperature monitoring
and plexiglass barriers at
checkout points.
VendingMarketWatch.com/
21139659

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