NEWS | Industry Events China VMF 2020 set for


March 2020 China’s 2020 Guangzhou Int’ l Vending Machines and Self- service Facilities Fair (VMF 2020) will be held from March 4 to 6, 2020 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou. At the event, the spotlight will fall on global coffee consumption, which is growing at a rate of 15 per cent China. In fact, it is expected that the scale of China’s coffee market will reach 100 billion yuan in 2025. As with the growth of the coffee market, self-service coffee machines also appear to have a promising future in China. Many brand coffee machine companies like Bianchi Industry SPA, Jetinno, Laqtia, Macas, HONTECH are already on board for China VMF 2020. In recent years, the number of vending machines in China


have grown at 30% CAGR and it is predicted that by 2020, there will be 138 million vending machines in the country, with annual sales up to 100 Billion Yuan, China has also become the biggest vending machine manufacturer and exporter in the world, with Guangdong contributing most of the export volume. Receiving praise from worldwide insiders for the past few


years, China VMF has become a popular annual exhibition in the global self-service vending industry. It is expected that China VMF 2020 will gather 700 exhibitors on a show floor of 50,000sqm. An International Pavilion has been set aside for overseas exhibitors to allow them to achieve better results. This year China VMF hosted 365 exhibitors, occupying 13,045sqm of exhibition space, and registered 32,505 visits in three days. Exhibitors were grouped in three themed exhibiting areas — vending machines and self-service, new retail and payment solutions, and fresh delivery and cold chain tech equipment — each featuring key players such as Fuji Electric, Sanden, Bianchi, Easy Touch, YoPoint, LE Vending, Foxconn, TCN, Holo, Comma, DeepBule, Superlead, CPI, Nayax, Union Pay and latiqia.


2019 Global Bottled Water Awards Winners


Announced The winners of the 2019 Global Bottled Water Awards were announced on October 9 at an awards ceremony held at the iconic Burj Al Arab, during the 16th Global Bottled Water Congress in Dubai. The awards were organised by global food and drink experts Zenith Global.


The Winners are:


Best Natural Still Water Cedea Srl – Dolomites’ Luxury Mineral Water


Best Natural Sparkling Water Lofoten Arctic Water AS – Lofoten Arctic Sparkling Water


Best Flavoured Water Danone – Font Vella Levité Limón Zero


Flow Alkaline Spring Water – Flow organic cucumber + mint flavoured water


Best Functional Water WET Group (Beverages) – WECAN Alkaline CBD Water


Best Can IDS Borjomi International – Borjomi The Best Festive Design


Best Carton Stiftsquelle – LANDPARK BIO-QUELLE


Best Glass Cedea Srl – Cedea Luxury Mineral Water


Best PET Carpathian Spring – AQUA Carpatica


Best Packaging/Label Design Cedea Srl – Dolomites’ Luxury Mineral Water


Best Cap/Closure Lofoten Arctic Water AS – Lofoten Arctic Sparkling Water


AVA Live – On the Road


Logistics specialist RBC Group will be hosting the next AVA Live – On the Road event at its Old Dalby offices in Leicestershire on November 20. On the agenda will be the following: • Scotland and Wales want to introduce a 25p cup levy. Is England next? What action can you take?


• The Deposit Return Scheme will add 20p to the vend price of a bottle. What are the Defra proposals for England, Wales and Northern Ireland? What will the DRS for Scotland look like?


• What other legislation does the Government have in store for us and what steps you can take to stop/delay or offset the impact.


• The Department for Health & Social Care has proposed a ban on sales of energy drinks – only though vending machines – in the effort to restrict sales to under 16s. What will be the impact on your business?


Best Marketing/Social Media Campaign JUST Goods – JUST Water Australia Launch


Best CSR Initiative Sociedade Águas Vumba, SA – Vumba Mountain Reforestation Project


Thunderbird Spirit Water – Thunderbird Spirit Water


Best Technology Innovation Birštono Mineraliniai Vandenys – Eco Pack by Akvile


Best New Brand/Brand Extension Flow Alkaline Spring Water – Flow Alkaline Spring Water


Best New Water Concept AQUAGEN Europe BV – AQUAGEN Deep Ocean Sparkling Water


Knjaz Miloš – Aqua Viva Vitamin


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