CONTENTS In the March issue


4-8 INDUSTRY NEWS & EVENTS Important updates from the industry


12 THE VENDIES PREVIEW Meet the judges for The Vendies 2024


14 THE VENDIES SPONSOR PROFILE Meet Found Recrutiment – Sponsor of the Service Engineer of the Year


16 CASHLESS & CONTACTLESS VENDING Cashless now firmly established in vending


18 STOCK CONTROL Put data to work to streamline stock control


20 HOT BEVERAGES Vending hot beverage sector boom


22 SELF-SERVICE TECHNOLOGY Self-service takes off in the workplace


24 SELF-SERVICE TECHNOLOGY Considering the usability of self-service machines, kiosks and checkouts


p20 HOT BEVERAGES p22 SELF-SERVICE TECHNOLOGY p4-8 INDUSTRY NEWS & EVENTS p12 THE VENDIES PREVIEW


p16 CASHLESS & CONTACTLESS VENDING


p18 STOCK CONTROL


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