The AVA will be hosting its biennial technical day as a webinar on September 20. This is described as a must-attend event for operators, senior managers, operations and technical teams. The webinar will cover everything from water quality, pest infestations, and portable appliance testing, to advancements and innovations in payment systems and the influence on equipment. The trade body will […]

Following its launch in 2020, the annual Out of Home (OOH) Summer Gala took place on June 8 at the Canary Wharf Plaza Hotel followed by an afternoon of entertainment on board the Dutch Master. Attended by vending professionals from across the UK, the OOH Summer Gala is a partnership which brings together expertise in all areas of unattended retailing […]

The first edition of the Vending Show  the French vending exhibition – held from June 21 to 23, exceeded all expectations and established itself as the must-attend event for all professionals in the sector. With 3,000m2 of exhibition space at the Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles, the Vending Show took its rightful place in Paris’s ‘temple’ of events. Over 2,600 trade […]

Taking place at London’s Business Design Centre on 3-4 October, Total Coffee will explore four key themes that extend across the supply chain from crop to cup: tasting & enjoying coffee, building viable coffee businesses, making a positive contribution, and empowering people. Total Coffee brings together a range of practitioners, experts and industry leaders to create actionable ideas and share powerful insights for […]

Designed to recognise and reward companies and individuals that have made exceptional contributions to the trade, the Vendies Awards took place on the 7th June at the Grand Connaught Rooms , London, allowing the industry’s very best to network and celebrate amongst their peers. After months of anticipation, the winners of the Vendies  Awards 2023 have been announced, with the […]

The Vending and Automated Retail Association will be holding a webinar on 13 June to discuss the Extended Producer Responsibility legislation in the UK and the implications for vending. The AVA Environment Committee’s summary paper for April 2023 highlighted key developments in Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in the UK. Under EPR, the government has decided that the entire cost of […]

The winners of the 2023 InnoBev Awards were announced on 16 May in an awards ceremony during the 2023 UK Soft Drinks Conference in London and online. Organised by the food and drink experts Zenith Global with support from category sponsors Saniton Plastic and Salomons & Partners, the seventh annual awards attracted 144 entries from soft drinks innovators worldwide. The […]

The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP, Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries, has signed the International Coffee Agreement (ICA) on behalf of the UK Government, strengthening the industry which contributes billions of pounds to the UK economy each year. The signing took place at the International Coffee Organization (ICO) headquarters in London, alongside an event organised by the […]

Sponsored by SFS UK, the new Vendies category Woman of the Year has had such an overwhelming response that organisers have decided to present two awards: Woman of Year Operator and Woman of the Year Supplier. Delighted with the response so far, SFS UK said the following: “Vending is an industry employing more than 15,000 people directly in the UK, […]

The European Vending and Coffee Service Association has finalised its position paper outlining areas of concern with proposals for a European Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR). The proposal is currently being scrutinised by the European Parliament as well as the Council of the EU (Member States representatives). The EVA has some concerns with the text and has provided […]