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VENDITALIA returns One of the most important international events in automatic distribution VENDITALIA returns at fieramilano-Rho from May 20 to 23, 2020. Organised by Venditalia Servizi and promoted by CONFIDA – Italian Association of Automatic Distribution, VENDITALIA represents all product sectors of the entire automatic distribution supply chain. And to celebrate its 40th anniversary VENDITALIA is introducing a new


logo – a symbolic representation of the touch experience of a vending machine: a digital circuit capable of connecting people, products and technologies. With a turnover of almost € 4 billion and over 12 billion total consumptions, the market for automatic distribution of food and beverages and portioned coffee (capsules and pods) in Italy ended 2018 with 4.7% growth compared to 2017. This is revealed in a CONFIDA sector study, carried out in collaboration with Accenture. Coffee is the most consumed product of the automatic industry. But


what is most striking are the consumption areas: with 12,000 machines installed in 2018 alone. Crucially, in Italy there are now 822,175 vending machines installed – a record that puts Italy in the lead, followed by France and Germany and places automatic distribution at the top of the distribution and sales channels to the final consumer. Ernesto Piloni, president of Venditalia, says: “Automatic distribution


represents the excellence of ‘made in Italy’. Italy is the European country with the largest number of vending machines installed. There is one for every 73 inhabitants compared to an EU average of one per 190 and the fleet has grown to over 12,000 machines in 2018 (+1.4 %). At VENDITALIA 2018 over 300 exhibitors took part from 22 countries


in an area of 14,000m2. The event is a showcase of vending machine technologies and vending food products. It will be held at fieramilano Rho for the first time – an avant-garde exhibition centre, able to meet every need.


Preparations begin for


China VMF 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. 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 13,045m2


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.


VENDIBÉRICA 2019 will serve as a commercial hub for the vending and automatic food service industry


From November 13 to 15, Vendibérica 2019 will become the vending and automatic food service industry’s commercial hub. For the fifth edition of the event, the exhibition is expected to


host 200 companies and 10,000 professionals from more than 55 countries, establishing itself at the forefront of European vending sector platforms. Organised by IFEMA and promoted by ANEDA, Asociación


Nacional Española de Distribuidores Automáticos (Spanish National Association of Automatic Distributors), Vendiberica will be held in Hall 7 of Feria de Madrid. Vendibérica will showcase the broadest selection of goods and


services in the industry, serving as a meeting point for the food industry and the vending channel. Seven areas of focus include distribution, vending and


technology machines; food industry and automatic food service; MUNDOCAFE (the new dedicated area for all players in the coffee sector; minivending; equipment; and components for distribution and services. The fair is described as “a sure-fire sales tool” at the service of


companies from all channel sectors, designed to promote and generate new opportunities for commercial agreements both in the Iberian and international areas.


16 | vendinginternational-online.com The products and services on offer are aimed at a professional


group composed of vending machine operators; decision makers from public and private companies, large companies and SMEs; food service managers (cafeterias, restaurants and catering); tourist accommodation (hotels, rural lodging etc.); collective services (educational centres, hospitals, residences etc.); leisure, sport and welfare facilities and passenger transport facilities; service stations; tobacco distributors, and franchise establishments. Alongside the commercial exhibition you will find an agenda of


technical conferences, specific events and business meetings, as well as a guest programme for operators throughout the Iberian Peninsula, ensuring a large influx of professionals. Vendibérica will once again be held alongside EAT2GO, a


commercial hub for professionals in the Food Delivery & Take- Away Industry, which, in the last edition in 2017, was already rated as the most appealing event for attracting a new professional profile. Beyond holding major appeal for vending operators (36.81 per


cent of total visitors), and public vending (21 per cent), it boosted the arrival of Horeca channel professionals, who represented 21.6 per cent of the total visitors. It will also coincide with EMPACK, an annual event for packaging professionals.


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