Britain’s largest single-site university, has awarded national vending operator, the Coffee Point Group, a five-year contract to supply and operate high quality vending services across the university.With over 11,000 staff, and 35,000 students, Manchester University has a rich academic...

Waterbrands, the bottled w a t e r company that produces Harrogate Spa Water and charity brand, Thirsty Planet, has appointed James Cain (33) to the newly-created role of operations director. A specialist in logistics, James will be responsible...

World leading energy and transport organisation, ALSTOM, have signed a five-year deal with vending operator, Springbank Industries. The agreement, which runs until 2012, will provide a fully automated catering service at the company’s Rugby site, which employs 900 people....

NRI are pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Pfeil as Eastern European Sales Manager. Michael joined NRI in April 2007, taking the number of new sales appointments to three in the last two months. This position covers all...

The deadline to enter the 2007 bottledwaterworld awards is fast approaching. Besides judging which packaging formats for water are the most attractive and effective as a frontline marketing tool, the categories this year also cover developments in functional and...

Research, co-commissioned by the American Peanut Council, and carried out across secondary schools in the UK has revealed that unsalted peanuts are extremely popular amongst teenagers. After taste trials, a staggering 95% of pupils confirmed they would buy ‘healthy’...

According to reports, Cadbury Schweppes is to initiate a £200m cost-cutting strategy aimed at lifting profit margins with the relocation of its central London offices. Danone Waters (UK & Ireland) is reportedly planning to spend £20m on marketing campaigns...

A broader range of information and more userfriendly aspects are just some of the features of a new, improved website which has been launched by leading UK vending services provider Selecta.The website, which has recently gone ‘live’, has been...