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The Vendies deadline extended to 5 February


Still hoping to get your entries in for The Vendies 2021? Now you have the opportunity as entries will remain open until the new extended deadline of Friday, 5 February. To put yourself in with a chance to win, head to the dedicated


Venditalia rescheduled


Venditalia, the international vending fair, has decided to reschedule the event for May 2022 in light of the ongoing and unpredictable scenario with regards to the pandemic. Venditalia 2020 was initially postponed until 10-13 March this


year. The success of the event and the satisfaction of the exhibitors have been central to Venditalia’s exhibition proposal; an event offering concrete business opportunities, especially internationally. Venditalia Servizi and Fiera Milano have therefore decided to plan the next edition of the event in May 2022.


Awards website and take a look at the expertly curated array of categories and find your prime opportunity to shine. Then, put together a short statement and gather any supporting information and documents you feel are necessary to demonstrate why you deserve to win, and submit it all using the simple online entry portal. As always, entries are completely free of charge. Whether you are an operator who has worked hard to adapt and


manage the current challenging economic circumstances, or a supplier with an innovative product be it a vending snack, beverage, machine or any ancillary product, there will be a category for you. Nominations are also highly encouraged and can be submitted


using the same online form. All submissions made during the initial call for entries will


remain eligible to compete, so if you’ve already taken the time to prepare and submit your entry, there’s no need to re-enter. After the deadline of Friday 5 February, all eligible entries and


nominations will proceed to the decision-making stage, in which scores allocated by a panel of industry experts and the results of an online vote will each hold a 50% weighting in the final decisions.


SAVE THE DATE | THURSDAY 22 APRIL 2021 The winners reveal will take place on Thursday, 22 April, so clear your calendars and mark the date.


WITH THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS The organisers of The Vendies would like to thank this year’s sponsors, whose continued support makes this celebration of the vending industry’s very best possible: Abbeychart, 365 Retail Markets, Barry Callebaut, Coffetek, Mondelez International, SB Software, Tower Leasing and Worldline. For more details contact Jenny Thompson at jthompson@datateam.co.uk. To enter, visit www.thevendies.co.uk.


Vending is booming in China


The vending industry is becoming a new growth force in the retail market, guests were told at the 9th Guangzhou Int’l Vending Machines & Self-service Facilities Fair (VMF 2021). Over 200 manufacturers, operators and investors for vending


machines, micro stores, and new retail, as well as industry leaders such as Yu Enze, president of Asia Pacific Vending Industry Association (APVA) and Fan Yanru, executive vice president of China Smart Commercial Sub-Council (CSCSC), converged to share the latest developments and future prospects of the domestic self-selling machine industry. “Although the COVID-19 outbreak has had a serious impact on


the traditional retail industry, the vending market has been booming and a large number of capital and enterprises have been coming


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together to enter the blue ocean of this industry. Vending machines have gradually become a new growth force in China’s retail market,” said Yu Enze, president of APVA, said at the meeting. “In 2019, around 655,000 vending machines were in operation in


China, an increase of 26.6% compared with 2018. It’s predicted that the number will continue to increase and the production scale and installed base of vending machines will maintain a steady growth.” Fan Yanru, executive vice president of CSCSC, also said that unmanned retail had grown rapidly with the development of mobile internet, big data and AI. This was especially so during the pandemic with unmanned stores popping up nationwide. It’s believed that in the near future, unmanned retail solutions will enjoy more widespread adoption. The 9th Guangzhou Int’l Vending Machines & Self-service


Facilities Fair (VMF 2021) will be held from 4 to 6 March, 2021 at the China Import & Export Fair Complex.


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