A customer put $5 into an ice cream vending machine expecting to get soft serve with sprinkles in an upright cup. She got disaster instead. TikTok user Ally (@_mercules) documented her dessert ...

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Ice cream is one of the most popular summer treats. Especially the kind you can find on an ice cream truck, but what if you want a taste of that summer goodness any time of the year ...

Rolando Lugones’s business makes 85 tons of ice per day, and it’s still not enough. With record temperatures recently driving sweltering conditions along the eastern seaboard and parts of the south ...

In an era where online shopping dominates, it's surprising to discover that nearly half of consumers still favor the tactile and immediate nature of in-store shopping over digital alternatives. These ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a vending machine kiosk that would facilitate the use of reusable ice packs and thermal bags," said an inventor, from Palm Bay, Fla., "so ...

Tom Slappey is a cold businessman. So cold, in fact, his business is a 32-degree frozen asset. Bagged or in bulk, Slappey sells ice as well as purified water at a number of roadside vending machines ...

If you're looking for a quick bite or a late night snack, Manvel now has is first ever pizza vending machine. The 80-square-foot machine by PizzaForno can hold up to 70 pizzas at a time and operates ...

SWANSEA — Babies born the last two years have come to be affectionately known as pandemic babies. Swansea resident Christopher Carreiro and his girlfriend had one too. But their little one, Owen ...