TOP’D polenta based snack bars named winners of AVA and University College Birmingham’s Culinary Product Development Challenge   Representatives from across the vending sector joined a panel including senior representatives from Mars Drinks and Unilever on Tuesday (15 December) to select the winners of the annual Culinary Product Development Challenge organised by the Automatic Vending Association (AVA) and University College […]

The AVA has now collated all responses to its AVEX 2015 survey, which invited exhibitors and visitors at this year’s show to openly share their feedback on all aspects of the event. To ensure all data has been fairly and accurately captured, the AVA has commissioned an independent review of the results which will ensure a credible, subjective approach during […]

AVA chairman Dave Ward recently contacted members with the news that current interim CEO, Gillian White, will be stepping down shortly. Due to some changes in her personal circumstances she no longer has the time available to support the AVA on a daily basis. “Gillian has done an excellent job in the last few months under some very challenging conditions […]

Leaders from the Welsh vending industry united recently to showcase the healthiest and most innovative vending products to the National Assembly in Wales.  Supported by the Automatic Vending Association (AVA), the ‘Vending is Changing’ event, held at Ty Hywel, illustrated the industry’s engagement with policymakers to provide healthier choices for Welsh consumers. Featuring major brands including N&W Global Vending, Cymraeg […]

Aired on 20 May 2015, the show is now available on BBC iPlayer. The producer opened the feature with some research from Euromonitor’s report into vending – that vending machines took £490m last year and sales were up 6% from the year before.  He added that this was surprising considering cigarettes have been removed. A spokesperson from Euromonitor added that […]

Niki Graske will be leaving her position as Commercial Manager at the AVA on 27 March.  Niki has been with the AVA for almost 4 years and has been instrumental in developing a full programme of events and commercial activity for the membership. Though she will miss many of the AVA members, Niki will begin the next exciting stage in her […]

A team from the Automatic Vending Association (AVA) ran the Eton Dorney 10k this weekend to help fund a life-changing operation for six year old Cerys Griffiths. Rosie Mills, exhibition manager for AVEX, the AVA’s bi-annual vending conference and Tracy Corroll, membership services manager all took part in the charity run on 7th March to raise £500 for the cause. Cerys […]

Members of the Automatic Vending Association (AVA) were informed today that Jonathan Hilder is leaving with immediate effect. Jonathan has been with the AVA for 5 years and has successfully steered the association through the relocation to West Wycombe and reinvigorating the Regional and Events programmes. He also oversaw two successful AVEX shows. Jonathan is leaving to continue his photographic business […]

Jonathan Hilder, CEO at the Automatic Vending Association, discusses the importance of a unified approach to the healthy vending agenda in hospital settings. With 64 per cent of adults and 23 per cent of children in the UK now classed as overweight or obese, it is undoubtedly clear that Britain is in the midst of an obesity epidemic. Frequently in […]