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February 06, 2026

NORTH East drinks and vending tech firm Vianet has announced a “significant” deal with an American restaurant chain.

The Stockton business, which specialises in telemetry and data collection, said its subsidiary Vianet Americas Inc has entered a long-term, multiyear agreement with a large full-service restaurant company.

Under the deal, the value of which has not been disclosed, the US restaurant firm will use Vianet's Beverage Metrics in its sites across the nation, within one of its major brands.

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