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Next Big Futures article Korean vending machine maker KFC is planning to introduce a new line of vending machines in 2023.

The company, which makes Korean food products, said on Tuesday it would introduce vending machines that feature a food theme.

The machines will be marketed in 2022 and 2023, it said.

The Korean vending industry has grown to be worth more than US$10 billion a year, accounting for 10 percent of the global market.