Innovative Technology (ITL) will be showcasing its cash handling equipment and biometric technology range  at ICE to be held in London  next month. Marcus Tiedt, ITL’s sales & marketing director said: “The team are all set to demo our AI-powered biometric technology which provides a robust tool to prevent underage gambling and safeguard vulnerable players. We know age verification will […]

Against the backdrop of the retail industry exploring new sales formats such as unmanned stores and integration with e-commerce, smart vending machines in Southeast Asia have emerged as leaders worldwide. This is attributed not only to the earlier popularity of smartphone payments compared to other countries but also to the demand for contactless shopping due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]

Selecta and Pelican Rouge Coffee Roasters (PRCR), two entities in the coffee industry, have announced their preferred partnership with Change Please, the award-winning social enterprise that blends coffee expertise with a powerful social mission. This collaboration is set to revolutionise the landscape of coffee roasting and self-service distribution across European markets. By teaming up with Change Please, Selecta and PRCR […]

British Business Bank has agreed a £21.25m increase to its ENABLE Funding facility with Tower Leasing to boost asset finance for smaller businesses The British Business Bank has agreed a £21.25m increase of its existing ENABLE Funding facility with Bracknell-based Tower Leasing. The original £25.5m facility was agreed in December 2017, which allowed Tower Leasing to provide additional asset finance […]

The shift towards contactless payment in vending has established itself as the dominant mode of transaction among modern consumers, according to the recent AVA census. Cashless transactions have brought monumental changes in the vending industry, rendering old-school cash payments a diminishing preference. A remarkable 65% of all vending machines now provide cashless payment options. This figure signifies a significant leap […]

As packaging costs drop, it’s time to give back to the customer, according to head of merchant sales for Europe’s one-stop packaging shop, H-Pack, David Martin “Having spent the past few years paying more in shipping costs and weathering the increase in the price of raw materials, costs are dropping for packaging suppliers now, which means that we can give […]

  The annual Vending & Automated Retail Association (AVA) Christmas Luncheon was held at Tobacco Dock in London on December 7 attended by over 260 guests from the industry. After a drinks reception, guests were treated to entertainment presented by Futurum in what was described as a ‘Once in a lifetime trip into the unknown’ followed by a three-course meal […]

Increased awareness among people across the globe regarding the weight loss and the health benefits associated with tea are predicted to push the growth rate of the global tea market in the future according to Allied Market Research. As per the report, the global tea market is anticipated to raise a revenue of $93.2 billion by 2031. The market was valued at $49 […]

The Barista On-Demand is a mobile coffee station developed by Rhea Vendors Group and Neolix integrating automatic coffee machines with an unmanned vehicle. It’s described as a real ‘barista’, available 7/24, ready to serve a quality coffee on demand: with a simple click from the mobile app, consumers can order a coffee and receive it wherever they want, at home, […]

Lavazza Professional has acquired SV24-7 Vending (Stirlingshire Vending) Ltd, a multi-award-winning vending operator based in Alloa, Scotland. The acquisition continues Lavazza Professional’s commitment to customers to invest in and further bolster their national service offering.  SV24-7 is a family business, with over 60 years of experience in the vending industry. The company provides vending and office coffee services, including fully […]