SUPPLIER AWARDS
Best Ancillary Product or Service WINNER – Vendmanager, Cantaloupe HC – The Televend Vending Management System (VMS), Televend
Best Better-for-You Product WINNER – Huel Ready to Drink, Huel
Best Machine Innovation WINNER – Axor Smart Machines, Televend HC – BRITA iQ Meter, BRITA Professional
Best New Product (Machines & Solutions) WINNER – COTI2, Crane Convenience HC – SENVEND, SenOps GmbH
Best New Product (Snacks & Beverages) WINNER – Drink me Chai RTD, Aimia Foods for Professionals HC – SNACK’d Gut Friendly Oat Bars, SNACK’d
Best Payment System WINNER – VPOS Touch, Nayax
Best Sustainable Product WINNER – BRITA PURITY C iQ & iQ Meter, BRITA Professional
Best Snack/Confectionery Product WINNER – Doritos Chilli Heatwave, Pepsico HC – Squashies Drumstick Original, Swizzels
Best Hot Beverage Product WINNER – Caprimo Oat Topping, Barry Callebaut HC – Milfresh, Aimia Foods for Professionals
Best Soft Drink Brand WINNER – Red Bull HC – VITHIT
Best Water Brand WINNER – Radnor Hills HC – Wenlock Spring
Best Automated Retail Solution WINNER – Innovendi Elite Smart Cooler powered by WeightAI™, Shekel AI & Scobie Mcintosh HC – Vision Smart Stores equipped with VisionLink, 365 Retail Markets.
Best Food-To-Go Product WINNER – East St Deli, Kepak HC – Urban Eat Egg Protein Pot, Samworth Brothers – Food For Now
Vending Supplier of the Year WINNER – Nebrak Ltd
SUPPLIER & OPERATOR AWARDS
Customer Service (Operator) WINNER – East Midlands Vending HC – Coinadrink Limited
Customer Service (Supplier) WINNER – Westomatic HC – Nayax
Best Vending Project WINNER – Walkers & Mother Vending HC – Refreshment Systems
Excellence in Communication Award WINNER – Broderick Group Limited
Community Champion WINNER – Caffe Praego Coffee Company Ltd HC – Aimia Foods for Professionals
Sales Champion WINNER – Robin Turver, Cantaloupe HC – Amman Dhami, Cantaloupe
Vending Hero WINNER – James Bond, Carbon Neutral Vending Ltd
Woman of the Year (Supplier) WINNER – Emma Greenow, Kepak HC – Rebecca King, Pepsico/Walkers
Woman of the Year (Operator) WINNER – Natalie Baker, Westways Vending Ltd
THANK YOU A big thank you goes out to our fantastic panel of judges including vending
specialist and industry veteran Diane Hunter, European Vending & Coffee Service Association (EVA) communication & public affairs manager David Irvine, IGD insight manager Nicola Knight, NIVO general manager Michelle Hefferon and vending & unattended retail consultant Gillian White. The judges carefully assessed every entry to crown this year’s worthy winners
putting their knowledge and dedication right at the heart of The Vendies. A special thank you also to our sponsors—Boost Inc, Siemens, 365 Retail, Walkers,
Cantaloupe, Televend, Amplifi, Crane Convenience and Kellanova—and our sustainability partner, Coffetek. Their valued support helped make The Vendies 2026 a spectacular success.
Best Vending Double Act WINNER – Viktoria Molnar & Ariadni Skliri, Boost inc & Crane HC – Andy Vodden and Nigel Thorpe, Westomatic
Collaboration Of The Year WINNER – Refreshment Systems and Oakhouse Foods
Design Excellence Award WINNER – Coffetek HC – Nebrak Ltd
OPERATOR AWARDS
Best Service Engineer WINNER – Tom Noble, East Midlands Vending HC – Stephen Toghill, Westways Vending Ltd
Best Family Business WINNER – Westways Vending Ltd HC – MannVend Ltd
Best Operator (Small) WINNER – Carbon Neutral Vending Ltd
Best Operator (Medium) WINNER – MannVend Ltd HC – East Midlands Vending
Best Operator (Large) WINNER – Broderick Group Limited
Best Overall Operator WINNER – Coinadrink Limited HC – Broderick Group Limited
Lifetime Achievement Award WINNER – Hugh Millson, Millsons Vending
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