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 ...

A Massachusetts elementary school is turning to automated retail to boost literacy, swapping traditional snack dispensing for a machine stocked entirely with reading material.

ICEE is owned by parent company J&J Snack Foods, which also owns Super Pretzel and Dippin' Dots. Dan Fachner has been with the ICEE company for decades and now leads J&J Snack Foods from its Tennessee ...