News | Industry events The Vendies 2022: enter now to beat the deadline
Planning for The Vendies 2022 is gaining momentum, but don’t delay if you would like to enter this year’s competition as the deadline is 28 February. Following the success of the Vendies virtual awards
ceremony – organised by the Datateam Business Media last year – the Vendies will be returning to a live awards format on the 9 of June 2022. These awards will continue a longstanding tradition
of recognising and rewarding companies and individuals that have made exceptional contributions to the trade – and entries are now open! There are two brand new categories to enter
this year open to both suppliers and operators: The Covid Initiative Award seeks entries from vending businesses that have taken the fight against COVID-19 to new heights. Meanwhile, the Best Vending Project is open to any vending business or partnership that has delivered an innovative project, development or service that is not eligible for any other category. Get the details about the two new categories at
thevendies.co.uk/supplier-operator-categories/
OPPORTUNITIES TO ENTER: You also still have the opportunity to enter all the old favourites whether you are a supplier or an operator. This last two years has been particularly tough
on vending operators. If you are an operator who has work tirelessly during the pandemic under very difficult circumstances, this is your opportunity to have your efforts recognised. So why not enter one or more of the following: So far, this year’s sponsors include SB Software;
Supplier categories: Best machine innovation Best payment system Best beverage brand Best snack/ confectionery product Best new product Best ancillary product or service Best supplier website Customer service award Best healthy product Best sustainable product
Operator categories Best regional operator Best overall operator Best route operator Best service engineer Best area manager Best customer service
The Corporate Social Responsibility award is open to both suppliers and operators.
“We are delighted to partner with The Vendies in 2022 and to be sponsoring the Service Engineer of the Year award. Having worked with the finest engineers on the job market, it’s extremely apparent how important it is for the people who undertake these roles to get the recognition they deserve. “Given how candidate-driven the current market
is, we speak with field service professionals day in day out and fully appreciate the lengths they go to provide a quality service, alongside showcasing their expertise from a technical perspective. Celebrating their achievements on the night will highlight our thanks to all entrants for their hard work in what has been an extremely challenging year for the industry.” Simon Black, managing director of
SB Software said: “Here at SB Software, we are delighted to be partnering with the Vendies again this year sponsoring the Best Overall Operator. We have been a category sponsor for a few
years running now. For a variety of reasons: • The Vendies are a “good idea”: not just recognising and celebrating successes already achieved, but also encouraging us all to do ever better still going forward. • Winning an award is understandably a positive experience, but in many ways, the process of entering beforehand is even more useful - assessing what is going well, and where there are opportunities to do better still. • The event has long been successful as a forum for bringing key players together. Last year of necessity we were all online. Whatever the context, the more chances we have to share ideas, opportunities and best practice, the better for all. Good luck to everyone entering.” Kevin Reed of Tower Leasing said: “The Vendies focuses on recognition for all the amazing achievements, wonderful innovation and hard work of the great people involved in vending. We love a great party,
Search Engineering & Manufacturing and Tower Leasing and we are delighted to have them on board.
Sponsors comments: Matt Covell, senior divisional manager at Search said:
and after such a long time of not gathering, it’s fantastic the industry is getting together. Most importantly, being emersed in this important service industry we sometimes underestimate what a fantastic job we all do. The many success stories and first rate support, providing refreshment for key and all workers during the many lockdowns mustn’t go amiss. Tower are happy to support The Vendies in helping to achieve this.”
For all the details on how to enter The Vendies visit
https://thevendies.co.uk
EVENTS COLUMN
The Food-to-Go Conference
9 March London
https://foodtogoconfer
ence.co.uk
The UK Water Drinks Conference
22 March
The Congress Centre London
www.zenithglobal.com
The London Coffee Festival
31 March – 3 April Old Truman Brewery, London
www.londoncoffeefestiv
al.com
Vendex Midlands 26 April
MK Don Stadium, Milton Keynes
www.vend-ex.com Venditalia
25 to 28 May 2022 Fieramilano Rho
www.venditalia.com
The Vendies 9 June, 2022 TBC
https://thevendies.co.uk
euvend and coffeena 27 to 29 October 2022
Cologne
www.euvend-
coffeena.com
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