The AVA is gearing up for an unprecedented year of events that promises to deliver unparalleled networking opportunities and the type of insightful discussions that only seem to happen outside the office. Spearheading these initiatives is Kennedy Warwick. As we reported,  Kennedy is back at The AVA as Communications & Events Executive, and as anybody […] The post The AVA promises that 2024 will be ‘an unprecedented year of events.’ appeared first on Planet Vending ..read more

The countdown to D Day has begun on what promises to be the biggest and best ever Smart Retail Solutions Out of Home Summer Gala. This year’s event will be held at The Steel Yard, Allhallows Lane, London, on Thursday, June 6 starting at 10.00am (and by the way, that’s the day after the Vendies, […] The post The Out of Home Gala Returns: Everybody Back on the Boat! appeared first on Planet Vending ..read more

La Brillante is the brand-new, fully-automatic professional coffee machine from the iconic Gaggia Milano brand. Gaggia Milano has created a new, fully-automatic coffee machine, La Brillante. The aesthetic appeal of its innovative and polished design is undeniable and beneath the surface, this machine embraces up-to-the-minute technologies that deliver peerless performance – and all within a […] The post La Brillante from Gaggia is Perfectly in Step with the Times appeared first on Planet Vending ..read more

Carabao, the soft drinks manufacturer, has announced that its great tasting isotonic sport drink, Carabao SPORT, has achieved Informed- Sport® certification, the global gold standard in sports nutrition quality control. So not only does it look good and taste good, it also does you good; and that’s official! It’s a significant feather in Carabao’s cap, […] The post Carabao SPORT joins the Informed-Sport® certification programme appeared first on Planet Vending ..read more

AVA On the Road This’ll come as something of a shock – it’s over 4 years since the AVA launched its ‘On the Road’ events, with a get-together at RBC in November 2019 and since then, On the Road has become an integral part of the organisation’s outreach to its members. The latest iteration took […] The post AVA Live ‘On-the-Road’ asks ‘How Smart are Smart Machines?’ appeared first on Planet Vending ..read more

The dust has started to settle on yet another successful Vendex Midlands 2024. They are all great shows but this one felt different, more positive, busier, and a great vibe. However, there were some jitters felt throughout the show too. Recent mergers and take-overs, news of changes at the top, and other organisation shifts led […] The post Vendex Midlands 2024 – Wow… fantastic show appeared first on Planet Vending ..read more

Selfly Store have an expiry date management system that’s leading the way in the fight against food waste in unattended retail. Planet Vending Editor Ian Reynolds-Young found out more…   As the Editor of Planet Vending for the past 13 years, I’ve been in the privileged position of observing innovations in the industry as they […] The post Selfly Store: The Future is ‘Waste Not, Want Not.’ appeared first on Planet Vending ..read more

  Our on site photographer, alias the MD and Publisher, was buzzing around Vendex armed with her trusty iPhone (other camera phones are available) snapping people here and there. Are you featured here? Full review next week. Check out our Spotlight on Vendex here. TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Hebrew Polish Bulgarian Hindi Portuguese Catalan […] The post Vendex Midlands 2024: Were You There? appeared first on Planet Vending ..read more

ProstoPay : The Story of Ukraine’s Leading Provider of Telemetry and Cashless Payment Services Part Two: From the Dark Days of March 2022, to Active Development in 2023 ProstoPay Co-Founder Ivan Makushenko shares his personal recollections of the outbreak of war, the struggle to survive and his hopes for the future. Hello, my name is […] The post ProstoPay: The Story of Ukraine’s Leading Provider of Telemetry and Cashless Payment Services appeared first on Planet Vending ..read more

It doesn’t seem 5 minutes ago that we were saying goodbye to Kennedy Procter but here we are welcoming her back… So in Vendex week… we get a chance to re-introduce ourselves, as an industry and personally. We had a great relationship and we were never short of a story or two from the AVA… […] The post Kennedy is back at the AVA! appeared first on Planet Vending ..read more