It seems the new coalition government may be considering revoking the ban on cigarette Vending Machines due to come into force in October 2011. Vending provides a number of significant end user advantages, including accessibility, availability, usually a good range of product choices as well as the potential to control access to the products being [...]
FLAVIA FRESH BREW DRINKS REAL VALUE FOR MONEY.
August 31st, 2010The Daily Mail is reporting on a Sri Lankan produced tea that will set you back an eye watering £25.00 for a small pot giving you two cups only for your money at a few very select outlets. Sacred White is blended by one of the world’s most respected tea blending companies Mariage Freres, who [...]
THE VENDING MACHINE AND THE SKUNK WHISPERER!
August 27th, 2010A Tulsa resident in the USA had quite a shock when she went to use her local Pepsi Vending Machine and found a furry paw reaching out to her. Two young raccoons had decided to make the vending machine their home and the local “Skunk Whisperer” was called in to coax them out with the [...]
BLOG FLAVIA CREATION 400 AS EASY AS IT GETS.
August 26th, 2010The Daily Telegraph is reporting a stand up row between staff and a customer in a Starbucks coffee shop that resulted in three police officers being called to the scene. The incident in a shop in Manhattan started when the customer, an English Professor, refused to answer a multitude of questions over the possible extras [...]
VENDING MACHINES SPOT FAKE £1 COINS.
August 23rd, 2010Following Richard’s recent blog commenting on the decision by the Royal Mint to introduce new 5p and 10p coins in 2011 which involves work on literally millions of coin mechanisms for every thing from Hot Drinks Vending Machines through to parking meters and ticketing machines it appears the Mint may have a more pressing problem [...]
MARS ANNOUNCE A NEW TWIX, IT’S CALLED THE TWIX FINO.
August 19th, 2010Without giving away my age I do remember the first Mars Twix bar arriving in the school tuck shop and I have been a regular eater ever since. The announcement that Mars are launching a Twix Fino product, the first truly new variant in 43 years, confirms the years have simply flown by!
Over the years [...]
VENDING MACHINES FOR BOOKS NOT CIGARETTES.
August 17th, 2010As tens of thousands of cigarette Vending Machines become obsolete with their gradual banning across Europe at least one enterprising book publisher has found an interesting alternative use for some. A while back I blogged about an artist in the USA who was using a converted cigarette vending machine to sell small works of art [...]
FLAVIA DRINKS COMBINATIONS !
August 9th, 2010If you are a regular Flavia drinks machine user then I am sure you aware of just how good the range of drinks are, including the fresh ground coffee, real leaf teas and of course hot chocolate. But did you also know that it is possible to mix drink sachets using the 2 pack selections [...]
FLAVIA SOURCE.SEAL.SERVE. FOR HIGH QUALITY DRINKS.
July 30th, 2010Mars claim the secret behind why the Flavia Creation 400 produces such high quality drinks is held by just three words: Source, Seal, Serve.
Source.
Flavia source the freshest and finest ingredients from around the world. Their carefully selected tea using hand picked leaf tips and a long established sustainable cocoa policy are important first stages in [...]
