The Group’s brands will be operating under one banner – Worldline – and all previous brands will now be known as Worldline. Announcing the launch of the new brand identity, Gilles Grapinet, chairman and chief executive of Worldline, said: “As a leading consolidator of the payments industry, Worldline has inherited the know-how, talent and creativity from the many […]

Global IoT connectivity specialist, Eseye, has launched its ‘2021 State of IoT Adoption: Smart Vending’ report which looks at the current challenges facing IoT decision makers in the Smart Vending sector in both the UK and USA. In 2020, the global smart vending machine market was valued at $4.6 million, with an expected annual growth rate of 10.47% until 2027. Vending machines are […]

According to research by MarketsandMarkets, the industrial vending machine market is expected to grow from $1.1 billion in 2021 to $ 1.8 billion by 2026, at a rate of 11.0%. The market growth can be attributed to several factors, such as growing need for high-security industrial vending machines in data centres, increasing use of point-of-use inventory management and tracking solutions for industrial and safety […]

North Staffordshire-based Options Management is collaborating with BRITA in a water filter recycling partnership. Options has long been at the forefront of greening up the UK’s vending scene. Back in 1999 it stepped up its commitment to greening up the industry, by installing recycling capabilities when the company made the move to new headquarters in Newcastle under Lyme. Options was […]

Tilda Foodservice has partnered with vending supplier, MorVend in its first steps into the vending sector. With workplaces reopening the need for healthy and Covid-safe hot meal solutions is growing. That’s why the rice people and the family-owned vending provider have teamed up to make the microwaveable steamed rice range available for the first time through traditional vending equipment, as […]

A new report from the European Vending and Coffee Service Association (EVA) has revealed working from home as the main threat to the industry and highlights cashless payments as one of the key opportunities. The release of the report, which examines the economic situation as it affects vending and OCS, was announced at the recent launch of the Vending & […]

The Water Dispenser & Hydration Association (WHA) has been nominated by its charity, Just a Drop, for the Corporate Social Responsibility Project of the Year at the Charity Times Awards, and the association has been shortlisted. General manager Phillipa Atkinson-Clow said: “This recognition is really testament to the fantastic support and dedication from WHA and its members over the last […]

The Automatic Vending Association has reminded its members that they have until Sunday to respond to a Defra consultation on Consistency in Household and Business Recycling in England. Chief executive David Llewellyn said while members had already responded to Parts 1 and 2 of this series of consultations – this is the final, Part 3. He added, while AVA will […]

New research from the Automatic Vending Association (AVA) has revealed an 11% YoY increase in cashless vending technology (36% to 47%) despite the drop in overall operator revenue and customer consumption. The findings from the AVA’s annual Census for 2020, which consists of submissions from the operators of 310,000 machines around the UK showcased more than double (58%) the purchase […]

The Automatic Vending Association (AVA) has reminded its members to take a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to influence the direction and structure of proposed legislation which will have a significant impact on the vending industry. The association has put together a step-by-step guide for members to follow to help ensure vending’s voice is heard with regards to the proposed […]