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Vendtrade supplies machines for EPIC Tyson Fury v Francis Ngannou promo
One of this year’s biggest boxing matches takes place on tomorrow. Ahead of the Tyson Fury v Francis Ngannou showdown, we provided four vending machines for the electrifying official promo video, which set fans’ pulses racing. Labelled #BattleOfTheBaddest, the...
Trusting Gyms to Provide Healthy Snacks
When members attend gyms they trust the workers and the establishment to provide them with accurate information when it comes to maintaining an active lifestyle. This advice includes things such as exercise, equipment, clothing, the latest exercise trends, diet and...
Pot Noodle Vending Machine: UK First
The Pot Shop appeared on Mansfield Road in Nottingham at the beginning of the month, joining other vending machines serving customers 24/7 in a refurbished shopfront in the city centre run by City Vend.
Shop 24: Vending Machine or Convenience Store
Shop 24 is an exciting new vending concept, allowing a wide range of goods to be sold in a huge variety of locations, 24 hours a day, every single day, through a hybrid vending machine/convenience shop.
The UK’s First Beer Vending Machine Appears in Pub
After what we can only assume was a long drinking session, the landlord of The Fox pub in Hackney decided to install a beer vending machine.
Vending Machine Sustains Large Village
Vending machines have been topping the news articles this year with the launch of the first pot dispensing vending machine in Colorado, USA. But machines have made their mark in the newspapers closer to home here in the UK as well. Last month the BBC ran a story about a corner shop with a difference in a little village in Derbyshire.
Luce X2 Touch, the Future of the Vending Industry
Say “Hello” to the Luce X2 Touch TV vending machine. Or, more accurately, let the Luce X2 say “Hello” to you. Developed by Rhea Vendors and supplied by Smart Vend Solutions, the Luce X2 is the world’s first machine to introduce facial recognition technology.
History of Vending Machines: Part II
In 1883, after our friend Simeon Denham had patented the first fully-automatic stamp machine, a fellow innovator named Percival Everitt decided to one up his compatriot by creating the first modern coin-operated vending machine. For a shilling or two, the machine would dispense postcards, notepaper and envelopes.
History of Vending Machines: Part I
Believe it or not, the earliest reference to a vending machine was in the First Century AD. Yes, you read that correct. Vending machines have such a lengthy history that their origin begins even before the peak of the Roman Empire.
The ZaZZZ, America’s First Pot Machine
It didn’t take long for the vending industry to capitalise on the legalisation of marijuana. Colorado, the first US state to officially decriminalise the drug, has just seen the introduction of an over-the-counter pot-dispensing vending machine.