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The Vendies 2024: It’s decision time!
By Vending International on April 5, 2024Judging for The Vendies 2024 is now well underway with a distinguished panel of industry judges tasked with choosing the winners from a record number of entries. The Vendies will take place on June 5 at the iconic Grand...
Franke Mytico wins IF Design Award 2024 Gold
By Vending International on April 5, 2024Franke’s flagship Mytico has won the IF Design Award Gold Award. With this award, Franke Coffee Systems underlines its goal of combining design and state-of-the-art technology to raise the coffee experience to a new level. The iF Design Award...
Venditalia – a global vending event
By Vending International on April 5, 2024Preparations are in full swing for the next edition of Venditalia, one of the most important international vending events, scheduled from 15 to 18 May 2024 in the Fieramilano Rho fairground in Milan. Organised by Venditalia Servizi and promoted...
UK’s first fully recyclable paper packet launched
By Vending International on April 5, 2024The British Crisp Co. has launched what is described as the first fully recyclable paper crisp packet, providing an environmentally friendly and scalable alternative to the eight billion packets thrown away each year in the UK, ending up in...
CupLotto launched to boost paper cup recycling
By Vending International on April 5, 2024An innovative new lottery has been launched which encourages consumers to recycle used paper cups throughout the UK. In return for binning their cup at participating outlets, users can enter the free CupLotto prize draw to win regular spot...
The AVA appoints Kennedy Warwick as communications & events executive
By Vending International on March 14, 2024The Vending & Automated Retail Association has appointed Communications and Events Executive, Kennedy Warwick. Kennedy brings a wealth of experience, having previously served as the AVA’s full-time marketing & communications executive from 2018 to 2021. While her role has...
Considering the usability of self-service machines, kiosks and checkouts
By Vending International on March 8, 2024Modern vending machines, order kiosks and self-checkouts that we deploy and see every day in airports, stations, fast food outlets and supermarkets, are highly developed devices. Designed to dispense, deliver, get orders and take payment as efficiently as possible,...
80% of 85 to 95-year-olds now pay with contactless
By Vending International on March 8, 2024New Consumer Spend data from Barclays’ annual contactless trends report has revealed that 2023 was another record-breaking year for ‘touch and pay’, further cementing it as the UK’s most popular payment method, owing to its speed and convenience. Usage...