SAN FRANCISCO — Ashley Nickelsen’s aspiration to reimagine typical vending machine snacks began with protein bars. Next up is a new spin on the classic peanut butter cup, formulated with functional ...

BENSALEM, Pa. — Forget the clanging of coins. It’s more the sounds of silence at the vending machines in area schools these days. Many students aren’t buying the healthy snacks, fruit juices and water ...

Three recent studies examine topics ranging from customer acceptance of self-service kiosks to AI-powered healthcare kiosks ...

Instead of getting up to go to the snack machine, what if the snack machine came to you? Tortoise Mobile Smart Stores are vending machines on wheels that can be deployed in all sorts of situations: a ...

A Chicago-based company that provides fresh meals through vending-machine-style smart fridges is expanding its presence in eastern Pennsylvania with plans to enter the Lehigh Valley market. Farmer’s ...

Starting a business isn't easy — it takes a lot of hard work and can be a huge time commitment — but some ventures don't require as much funding, resources, or employees as others. Vending-machine ...

Passive income gets talked about a lot online, but most of the time it sounds either too complicated or too good to be true. Many so called passive income ideas require months of setup, constant ...

Chicago-based Farmer's Fridge, wants to revolutionize how people eat on the go. It is one of many companies focusing on advanced vending technologies, which are becoming increasingly popular in ...