Following my recent blog about the re-launch of the Wispa bar I was surprised to see just how long some of our chocolate and confectionary favourites have been made for. The oldest chocolate product regularly sold in the UK that I could find was Fry’s Chocolate Crème first produced way back in 1866! I have [...]
VENDING MACHINE SCRAPPAGE ?
August 24th, 2009With the UK Government car scrappage scheme finally gathering momentum it is interesting to see different product manufacturers looking to offer similar incentives. Sony are currently offering a generous scrappage allowance against their latest TV’s and several domestic fridge manufacturers are also offering scrappage trade-in deals for upgrades to more energy efficient products.
The latest table [...]
GALAXY HOT CHOCOLATE FOR FLAVIA, LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCED BY MARS DRINKS
August 20th, 2009After teasing visitors that attended the Vending Exhibition “AVEX” this year, Mars Drinks have finally announced the launch date for the long awaited Galaxy Hot Chocolate to be used with the Flavia Drinks Machine, which is planned for the 14th September 2009.
Having tried samples at AVEX, I can confirm that Galaxy Hot Chocolate for Flavia [...]
TABLE TOP DRINKS MACHINES
August 18th, 2009At KSV we offer a wide range of Vending Machines and tea & coffee machines but we specialise in the equipment often referred to as Table Top Drinks Machines.
As the name suggests this type of equipment is designed to be able to fit on the average table top and although they are normally quite small [...]
CADBURY’S HOT CHOCOLATE, A VENDING FAVOURITE.
August 12th, 2009Looking at the overall range of vended drinks enjoyed by KSV customers recently a clear branded favourite is Cadbury’s Hot Chocolate. I have blogged previously on the history of chocolate but have not written before about how chocolate products developed.
Until around 1700 chocolate only really available as a very dark almost bitter drink that was [...]
SEE THE NEW VENDING INGREDIENTS SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE
August 11th, 2009At KSV in addition to our wide range of Vending Machines we also supply Vending Ingredients suitable for most types of hot drinks machines, including In-Cup, Flavia, Kenco Singles and bulk ingredients in pillow packs for tabletop coffee / cappuccino machines and traditional automatic equipment.
We offer brand named products such as Nescafe Gold Blend, Alta [...]
WORKPLACE INSIGHTS RESEARCH
August 7th, 2009Three recently commissioned research surveys on behalf of Mars Drinks confirmed what many enlightened employers have known for years, namely that good refreshment provision for staff has positive benefits.
An IPSOS coffee buyer study in 2008 showed 76% of decision makers believe there is a positive impact on staff morale based on the choice of coffee [...]
THE MARS BOUNTY BAR SHAPES UP
August 5th, 2009The world is full of iconic brands, logos and product shapes. I guess the best known shape world wide is the Coca Cola bottle, with the Microsoft ‘flag’ and ‘GOOGLE’ rapidly gaining strong recognition. Car producers including BMW, Ford and VW have brand logo’s that are instantly recognisable to most consumers.
Mars Inc also have strong [...]
ASDA CUT PACKAGING WASTE WITH VENDING MACHINE TRIAL
August 3rd, 2009ASDA have announced the introduction of Vending Machines on a trial basis in certain stores between September 2009 and February 2010 with the aim of further reducing the amount of packaging waste they produce. Since 2007 ASDA have managed to remove 50,000 tonnes of packaging from their supply chain but are clearly looking to do [...]
