Autovending April09

Vendia does deal with Harry’s Nuts!
The Vendia Group has won an exclusive extension to our award-winning Cafe we are extending the beneﬁts of our
contract with Liberation, the world’s only Joe range of Fairtrade coffees and teas healthy, nutritious Fairtrade nuts to the
100 per cent Fairtrade Nut company, to which have been going from strength important ofﬁce worker market.”
market Harry’s Nuts! - the Fairtrade to strength since their launch in 2005. A healthier as well as an ethical
salted peanuts from comedian Harry We plan to roll out the nuts across our option, Harry’s Nuts! are cooked
Hill - through its network of 4,000 national network following a successful for longer for a nuttier taste and the
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vending machines operating in ofﬁces pilot trial in the London area.” levels of protein and healthy fats make
and sports clubs throughout the UK. Comedian, Harry Hill endorses them more nutritious than many sweet
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The deal marks a step change in Harry’s Nuts!, donating his time for free snacks.
the growing trend for vending ethically in support of Liberation’s pioneering Vendia is also extending its Cafe Joe
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traded products - a sector which has work with Fairtrade peanut farmers in beverages range with the launch of
been dominated to date by hot drinks. Malawi and Nicaragua. two new products aimed at the ofﬁce ��
Mike Potts, Vendia’s Chief Executive Marco Rossi, managing director marketplace. Cartagena Joe 500g tins
Ofﬁcer said, “Harry’s Nuts! are a logical of Liberation said, “We are delighted of 100 per cent Arabica Colombian
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that Harry’s Nuts! will now be on sale freeze dried coffee and Mombasa
through Vendia’s national network of Joe catering-sized boxes of tea bags
fully-serviced ofﬁce machines. Unlike are both certiﬁed 100 per cent
any other business in the nut industry, Fairtrade and are designed to provide
we put the smallholder farmers in a a convenient source of Fairtrade
central and key position with a 42 per beverages for ofﬁces which do not
cent shareholding in the company - a have a vending machine.
model which is attracting strong growth www.vendia-group.com
in the retail sector. Now, by partnering www.cafejoe.co.uk
with an ethically-driven vending supplier, www.chooseliberation.com/harry
Quintus launches 24-hour product
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service solution for hotels ��
Cashless payment systems specialist, for guests’ convenience. property management system. It operates
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Quintus Systems has announced the Max-eBar can be tailor-made to suit on an easy-to-use Windows platform
launch of an automated, electronic bar each hotel’s individual requirements. and is controlled from a simple PC in the
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from which hotel guests can purchase a Options include a product merchandiser, back ofﬁce. At no time is cash ever held ��
variety of different products, using their hot drinks machine and ice machine. At on the card, which makes it totally secure
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room key to charge purchases to their the heart of each system is the Quintus for hoteliers. A debit mode version is
bill. Systems’ EPnet Cashless software, which also available for establishments, such as � ��
Max-eBar is a stylish unit that can integrates Max-eBar with the hotel’s hostels, which require payment for goods
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be conﬁgured to stock products from and services in advance.
simple confectionery and soft drinks Quintus Systems believes its Max-eBar
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items to alcoholic drinks, hot beverages, innovation offers signiﬁcant advantages
DVDs or a selection of essential toiletries. for the hotelier over in-room bars, which
Hotel guests access the goods from a can be expensive to purchase and run,
tailor-made unit by swiping their room are open to pilferage and vulnerable to
key/card through a reader and making product sabotage. It is low investment
their selection. The cost of the purchase and a secure way to sell alcohol and
is automatically and instantly added to sundries to guests around the clock.
the guest’s room bill. Max-eBar may be 08445 449095
placed in the hotel foyer or on a corridor www.quintus.co.uk
Kraft’s snacking innovation breakthrough
Kraft Foods has launched an exciting and unique Mikado can ﬁt into a balanced diet.
new chocolate biscuit snack specially designed for Ashley Neal, director of sales at Kraft said,
on-the-go snacking. Perfect for vending, Mikado is a “The on-the-go biscuit snacking category is
sweet treat which offers consumers an alternative booming, and Mikado offers an opportunity
to standard countlines which have tended to to deliver incremental value growth for
dominate vending. vending - confectionery is no longer the only
Mikado is an ultra-thin crunchy biscuit stick category to offer a sweet treat. Mikado offers
coated with smooth milk chocolate. One end a unique and delicious snack.”
of the stick is left uncoated to make on-the-go The launch is being supported with a £3m
eating even easier. For the vending sector Kraft has marketing support programme from April
launched a 39g pack containing 17 sticks. Packaging including TV, outdoor and digital advertising.
is neat, convenient and highly portable, speciﬁcally Wobblers are also available for vending
designed for on-the-go consumption with a customers.
‘ﬂip top’ opening. Full nutritional information is 0870 241 4820
displayed on the pack to reassure customers that www.kraftafh.co.uk
Contact us on 01342 317 688
www.auto-vending.co.uk
Or email orders@nupik-ﬂ
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