CONTENTS In the December issue 4 INDUSTRY NEWS


16 VENDMAN A Q&A with Vendman managing director Rob


Little a year after acquisition by Vianet


17 THE VENDIES VI catches up with Barry Callebaut after its Best


Beverage Brand win at The Vendies


18 HOT FOOD VENDING Exploring the advantages and challenges


involved in hot food vending


20 MACHINE UPDATE VI looks at what will take vending into the future


24 HEALTHY UPDATE Vending takes note as the nation’s new-found health kick catapults bottled water


consumption


28 VENDEX REVIEW A look back at Vendex Midlands 2018 including what exhibitors and visitors had to say


p24 Healthy Update p28 Vendex Review


p20 Machine Update p17 The Vendies


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December 2018


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