SUSTAINABILITY Selfly Store’s intelligent vending machines, specifically the flagship
series Selfly Store Model 3, offers a solution to this challenge by providing an automated, RFID-enabled monitoring system that enables real-time visibility of products inside the cabinet at the item- level. This mechanism helps merchants to track the expiry dates of individual packages and easily identify expiring food items at each location, which has proven to reduce food waste in many businesses. Selfly Store is also committed to promoting sustainable practices
in other ways including using a modular design that makes it easy to repair and replace parts of the cabinet to increase the lifespan. The company is also establishing a second-hand market where
retired products can be used again, reducing waste and extending the life of products. Additionally, The firm follow the European standards for energy labelling and is working on reducing the energy consumption of its cabinets. Sefly said: “We believe that sustainability is critical to our business’s
success and to the health of our planet. By offering sustainable solutions that reduce food waste, we help businesses save money, generate revenue, and reduce their environmental impact. Through our conscious decisions in materials and manufacturing, we also reduce our carbon footprint, contributing to a more sustainable future for all.”
VENDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS The vending industry also has access to innovative cloud-based vending management tools to help reduce waste enabling customers to reach their own sustainability targets. Systems such as Vianet’s SmartVend has features that support sustainability. Stock management is an integral part of the day-to- day operation of any customer – it’s used to both monitor stock levels and track the movement of products from warehouse to van, to machine, to sale. While this data is predominantly used to ensure machines are well stocked and sales opportunities are maximised, it also offers insight that can help customers reduce waste. It is forecasted that one less journey per week saves c.£2k in fuel per annum and 0.9 tonnes of carbon.
Creating a resilient supply chain
Sustainable practices require a holistic approach that considers the entire supply chain ensuring that it is reliable and resilient. For food and drink giant Nestlé that also includes supporting cocoa farms as part of its Income Accelerator Programme. Most cocoa farms are small - and with a limited number of trees and low cocoa prices, it’s hard for farmers to earn enough to live
The journey from warehouse to machine highlights further
opportunities to reduce carbon emissions. Factors such as speed, road quality, load weight and the distance/frequency of the journey are all ‘problem areas’ we can work to improve when considering the impact of our carbon footprint. Utilising picklists to ensure operators only carry the stock they need immediately reduces CO2 emissions. Combine this with ‘green’ route planning and live sales data, and not only can we avoid unnecessary journeys, but also significantly reduce both fuel consumption and emissions. Utilising product sales insight to optimise planograms ensures machines are stocked with the right products at the right time, changing an operational tool into a way to maximise product shelf life and minimise waste. Something as simple as moving products with a shorter shelf life to the optimal spirals in a machine can significantly improve turnaround and reduce expiry date driven waste – a win for both revenue and the planet. Finally, telemetry utilises live, event-based alarms and machine
status indicators - alongside self-closure functionality when the problem resolves itself (i.e., loss of power or comms). This ensures engineers are only visiting the machines they need to, avoiding unnecessary callouts and wasted journeys.
on. That’s even with support from governments and additional premiums, such as Rainforest Alliance or Fairtrade certification. When farmers can’t afford to send their kids to school, the
risk of child labour greatly increases. At the same time women, typically responsible for childcare and household expenses, often have no direct income of their own and aren’t empowered to make choices. Last year, Nestlé launched an income accelerator programme
that aims to help farmers move towards a living income. Farmers are rewarded for good agricultural practices and are given incentives to establish additional sources of income. At the same time, farmers are receiving financial incentives for
enrolling children in school – while half the payments are made directly to spouses, empowering women by giving them direct access to financial resources. As part of its commitment to creating regenerative food systems, the company is also incentivising farmers to carry out climate-smart activities, for example planting shade trees, that will help increase resilience to climate change and help protect their livelihoods for years to come. A key aim of the programme is about enabling Nestlé to trace
its cocoa supply chain at every step - from individual farms right through to its chocolate factories in the UK and around the world.
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