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SparkyNinja Training. From portable appliance testing and maintenance, David will provide detail on the AVA engineers training scheme and portfolios


• Dealing with pests: Alex Wade, Wade Environmental: If you don’t like pests, complaints about mites, or cockroach and ant infestations; then Alex Wade is the person to see. Find out where responsibility lies with these issues by joining the webinar.


Webinar focuses on technical challenges


The Vending & Automated Retail Association (AVA), will be hosting its biennial technical day in webinar format covering everything from water quality, pest infestations, and portable appliance testing, to advancements and innovations in payment systems and the influence on equipment. The webinar, on September 20, will also also be sharing strategies for future- proofing against shifting legal requirements, as well as client, and consumer demands. With a format of 30-minute sections


throughout the day, you can follow the whole event - or dip in and out as topics of concern are presented.


Here is just some of the line-up: • The Impact of water hardness on drink


quality and machine life. How to prevent unnecessary breakdowns and callouts - with Jenny Scarrott, Brita Professional.


• A brief outline of Extended Producer Responsibility, Mandatory Cup Takeback and Deposit Return Schemes from David Llewellyn, AVA. Although we’re seeing yet more delays, the legislation is coming, so David will be giving an overview of the schemes and how they will impact your business and costs.


• Cashless and Telemetry with Robin Turver, SB Software: Robin will be talking about how vendors can boost vending efficiency and profits; covering data reporting, DRS accounting and mandatory cup takeback tracking requirements.


• Portable appliance testing and checking after maintenance: David Watts,


Food to go boosted by so-called ‘insperiences’


Indoor experiences or ‘insperiences’ fuelled an uplift in spending on takeaways and streaming services in July, according to a Barclays Bank report. The report also revealed that consumer card spending grew 4% year-on-year as Brits continue to be selective about discretionary purchases.


While clothing retailers fell back into decline after a surge in June, the hospitality & leisure sector received a boost as the British public spent more on getaways, eating and drinking out, and concert tickets.


Figures from the Barclays report are broken down as follows: • While consumers were keen to venture out in July, “insperiences” also proved popular, likely due to the wetter weather seen in the second half of the month. Takeaways and digital content and subscriptions rose 9.2 per cent and 9.9 per cent respectively, with the growth in streaming services possibly linked to platforms cracking down on account sharing, requiring consumers to pay for separate logins.


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• Why listeria matters and legionella doesn’t in vending: Mike Saltmarsh, Inglehurst Foods. Clients and their Health & Safety officers are often confused or misinformed on legislation and guidance. Mike will explain.


• Payment systems the progress of cashless (James Birch, VMC). Jim will be looking at this and the impact of 2G and 3G changes on our industry.


• With a panel discussion on the future of cashless payments - and cash. With speakers from Worldline, Vianet and Crane PI.


• How to manage new technology and legacy equipment with Mark Stevens, Scobie McIntosh. With many operators having legacy equipment, what is the impact and what are the technical implications of introducing intelligent touchscreens, telemetry, cashless payment and communication systems to a machine park with kit which could be up to 20 years old? And how?


• And then a panel discussion on some of the issues and practical solutions of refurbishing versus new equipment. With speakers from Westomatic and Coffetek.


• Supermarkets saw less growth in July (5.2%) than in June (9.8%), as the rate of food price inflation slowed, and even more Brits hunt for ways to reduce the cost of the weekly shop.


• Consumers are noticing signs of “shrinkflation” on alcoholic drinks, otherwise known as “drinkflation”, possibly as a result of the recent changes to alcohol duty.


• Spending on entertainment rose 15.8%, bolstered by pre-sales for Taylor Swift and Foo Fighters.


• Summer holidays and social plans fuelled growth at pubs and bars (7.6%), while the rate of decline for restaurants slowed


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