Hundreds of professionals from across the vending market tuned in to the first ever virtual Vendies ceremony on Thursday 22 April.
The live-streamed presentation, hosted by comedian Ian Moore and the National Lottery’s ‘voice of the balls’ Alan Dedicoat, served as an opportunity to celebrate the hard work and innovation of the entire sector and revealed the incredible products, businesses and people that had been selected as winners by the online vote and the scheme’s expert panel of judges.
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and highly commended:
Best Beverage Brand– WINNER – Birchall Tea
Highly commended:Cadbury New Hot Chocolate Vending Blend
Best Supplier Website – Coffetek
Highly commended:H2O Direct
Best Regional Operator, sponsored by Tower Leasing– Excel Vending Ltd
Highly commended:Express Vending Ltd
Best Machine Innovation – Alberts Smoothie & Soup Stations from Alberts
Highly commended:Distance Selection, Coffetek
Best Payment System – VPOS Touch from Nayax
Highly commended:365Pay App, 365 Retail Markets
Best Healthy Product, sponsored by 365 Retail Market – Sour Cream & Chive Lentil Waves from Burts Snacks
Highly commended:Alberts Smoothies, Alberts
Best Ancillary Product or Service – Vendmanager from SB Software
Highly commended: Take 5, MatiPay S.R.L
Best Snack/Confectionery Product – Cadbury Twirl Orange from Mondelēz International
Highly commended: Gluten Free & Vegan Ambient Spiced Fruit Granola, The Handmade Cake Company
Best Sustainable Product, sponsored by Coffetek – Sipple Hydration Station from Aeguana
Highly commended: KLIX Eco Cups, Lavazza Professional UK
Best Area Manager, sponsored by Abbeychart – Rachel Webber, Express Vending
Corporate Social Responsibility Award,sponsored by Mondelēz International – Caffe Praego Coffee Company Ltd
Highly commended: EVOCA
Customer Service Award – Supplier – Tower Leasing Ltd
Highly commended: Vendmanager – SB Software Customer Service Team
Best Service Engineer, sponsored by Barry Callebaut– Craig Mitchell, SV247 Vending
Highly commended: Pratap Gami, Express Vending Ltd
Best New Product – Cadbury Twirl Orange from Mondelēz International
Highly commended:Maskey, Maskey
Best Overall Operator – Excel Vending Ltd
Highly commended:Express Vending Ltd
Industry Personality – Kevin Reed, Tower Leasing Ltd
Outstanding Contribution Award – Damien Lee, Mr Lees Pure Foods
The organisers of The Vendies would like to extend their thanks to everyone that tuned in for the ceremony, and to all of this year’s sponsors for making this industry celebration possible: Abbeychart, 365 Retail Markets, Barry Callebaut, Coffetek, Mondelēz International, SB Software and Tower Leasing.
To find out more about The Vendies and to rewatch the entire virtual ceremony, visit www.thevendies.co.uk
