The Bunn-O-Matic Corporation recently strengthened and expanded its sales and service team. An executive with BUNN since 1991, Kurt Powell has been named Senior Vice President of Global Projects. In this position, Powell coordinates and implements development projects and...

AVA recently conducted a successful trial of the first in a series of training courses for vending engineers. The first course focused on drink vending’s principal raw material – water. By ensuring that engineers had an in-depth knowledge of issues...

Cups of hot sweet tea, packs of organic rice cakes, small bags of raisins, cheese and tomato sandwiches and drinking yogurts are just some of the products that are deemed ‘unhealthy’ and are now banned from hospital vending machines...

A good deal has been said about NIVEX, the new breed of UK vending exhibition, while far less is heard about the organisation behind it, NIVO – which, incidentally, comes of age this year. So VI met recently with...

The Automatic Vending Association has announced its first two new members for 2009. Nexus Drinks Systems has joined as Probationary Full Members – meaning that it has 12 months in which to achieve accreditation to the AVA Quality Standard. ...

VMC, a UK leader in the field of cashless payment systems, has appointed Jim Wilkinson to the role of Sales Manager. Sheffield-based, Jim’s career encompasses fast food, point of sale and retail systems. He joins the company from Counter...

Bunzl Coffee Point has announced two additional members to its northern sales team to further strengthen its service commitments by ensuring clients receive local support with immediate response. Lynn Scarth who joins the team from Refreshment Direct, Bunzl’s sachet...

Qualitasse, the coffee equipment and supplies specialist, is now a distributor for Sanyo’s new Automatic Espresso coffee equipment, which offers a range of speciality coffees, where each drink is freshly ground from coffee beans and then brewed. A major...