Yvonne Reynolds-Young

Carabao’s highly successful Carabao Energy range will be centre stage once again at Vendex Midlands, thanks to the unveiling of a brand-new flavour:

EngineTest.ai is a self-service engine diagnostics tool that unlocks a high-utility, low-competition revenue stream that promises to be a lucrative addition to modern vending portfolios.

Cantaloupe will be at Vendex to showcase how Vendmanager functions as the central hub that connects vending machines, Smart Stores, micro markets and card readers into one intelligent system.

Vendex Midlands 2026: There just comes a time when it all becomes a bit too much… By Yvonne Reynolds-Young Vendex Midlands is growing. The number of

Vendex Amsterdam: If you’re thinking of heading to Amsterdam in September for Vendex’ latest show, here is the current status of who you can expect to find. Likewise, if you’re thinking of exhibiting – the good news is that there are still some spaces left.

The AVA 2025 Census & Market Report is now available. This year’s census revealed that the UK’s vending, office coffee service and automated retail

Pringles® Minis, a new format innovation that ‘strengthens the savoury part of the vending basket, by unlocking new occasions and enticing new customers’, is set to be the new product of the summer. And the good news for vending operators is that it is available in the nation’s spirals four weeks before it hits the shelves.

The Smart Retail Solutions (SRS) Group has hailed its 2026 Business Summit a major success after welcoming delegates from across the unattended retail and out-of-home sectors for an afternoon of industry insight, collaboration and networking, held under the wings of the mighty Concorde at the Runway Visitors Park, Manchester.

The Vending & Automated Retail Association (The AVA) has condemned the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) decision to impose a blanket ban on vending machine sales of high-caffeine energy drinks, warning it will cost the industry an estimated £43 million annually, threatening jobs and penalising millions of law-abiding adult consumers.

You don’t need me to tell you how hot its been of late, with temperature records being broken day after day. A freak summer? Maybe, but the metereological pundits are citing ’climate change’ and if they’re right, long scorching days and sleepless tropical nights may become a regular occurrence. Fortunately, we’ve had only one instance of chocolate melting – on a journey between North Shields and London. One of our quick-thinking customers has hired a refrigerated van to combat the issue, there was no other way to ensure their stock didn’t spoil… Next year, it wouldn’t surprise me if that became a common tactic.