Planet Vending & Automated Retail

26/09/2025

Coges Partnership with Broderick's. For decades, coins defined the vending business. They also defined its problems: jammed machines, loose change filling vans and lost sales when customers didn’t have the right money. For Broderick’s, one of the UK’s largest vending operators, this wasn’t sustainable. With a fleet of over 2,000 machines across airports, universities, gyms and offices, cash had become the part of the business that slowed everything down....

Coges Partnership with Broderick's. For decades, coins defined the vending business. They also defined its problems: jammed machines, loose change filling

26/09/2025

ARN has achieving BRCGS AA Accreditation All the goss, from Gordon Hello again I’m really pleased to announce that ARN has achieved BRCGS AA accreditation. It affects everything about our business, everybody who works in it; every single one of our suppliers and last but not least, you – our customers. So, I thought I’d take this opportunity to describe what we had to demonstrate to earn this recognition and most importantly, what it means to you as an ARN customer....

ARN has achieving BRCGS AA Accreditation All the goss, from Gordon Hello again I’m really pleased to announce that ARN has achieved BRCGS AA

23/09/2025

Televend, the largest European VMS provider, sees micro markets as the next big growth area for operators. Why? Because micro markets deliver higher margins and provide a better customer experience by acknowledging and responding to the increasing demand for fresh and healthy options. A report by the EVA reveals a 38% growth in the placement of micro markets across Europe....

Televend, the largest European VMS provider, sees micro markets as the next big growth area for operators. Why? Because micro markets deliver higher

19/09/2025

The brand-new Gaggia G300 is the first ever Gaggia product to use granulated or powdered milk. You can rest assured that nobody in the Gaggia Professional R&D department would do anything to provoke Achille Gaggia to ‘spin in his grave’, so the brand-new Gaggia G300, the first ever Gaggia product to use granulated or powdered milk – had to be something special to be worthy of the prestigious marque....

The brand-new Gaggia G300 is the first ever Gaggia product to use granulated or powdered milk. You can rest assured that nobody in the Gaggia Professional

19/09/2025

This week we hear from Matt Derry - Director -Trade Events on the latest from Vendex North 2025 as it gears up to a return to the North at its new venue at Doncaster racecourse. There are only a few spaces left so if you have been thinking about exhibiting but think its too late - get onto Matt and the team…...

This week we hear from Matt Derry - Director -Trade Events on the latest from Vendex North 2025 as it gears up to a return to the North at its new venue

10/09/2025

Kepak Foods Division has partnered with the AVA to produce a guide for vending operators who are looking to boost their business by introducing a food offering. The four-page booklet provides an easy-to-follow checklist, covering key areas such as registration and best practice, storage, transportation and temperature management. Reference is also made to record keeping, routing, team training and the importance of HACCP food safety management....

It's for those looking to boost their business by introducing a food offering.

05/09/2025

05/09/2025

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05/09/2025

It’s Friday and time for your Friday Fix from Planet Vending. Some important news we need your help this week.

Welcome to the latest edition of your weekly update from Planet Vending. Greetings All, We had a call from AVA's David Llewellyn this week and we really need you to read the subsequent article. At risk is £32m revenue to the industry, and to our friends who make and distribute the drinks... Please....

05/09/2025

Energy Drinks Vending Ban By David Llewellyn, Chief Executive, The AVA We've spent the past six months dealing with the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, providing them with information about how we work with Energy Drinks in the vending industry. We talked about the turnover and the voluntary restrictions we impose on putting Energy Drinks in public places such as, for instance, local authority leisure centers....

Energy Drinks Vending Ban By David Llewellyn, Chief Executive, The AVA We've spent the past six months dealing with the Office for Health Improvement and

05/09/2025

Kingsley Beverages, the company behind the runaway successful Dragon Energy and Isorade Sportsbrands, is demonstrating its commitment to ‘constantly expanding and improving our product line’ with the launch into vending of a third product offering: Kingsley Carbonates. With the arrival of this new range, the fast-growing company is addressing a third soft-drinks category and they’ll be hopeful that the Kingsley range of sparkling soft drinks matches the performance of Dragon (in the energy drinks sector) and Isorade (in sports drinks), by giving ‘the big boys’ a run for their money....

Kingsley Beverages, the company behind the runaway successful Dragon Energy and Isorade Sportsbrands, is demonstrating its commitment to ‘constantly