The number of consumer products developed over recent years to target specific sectors of the market based on age, gender and leisure interests has increased dramatically. Look out in your KSV Snack Machine for the new Kit Kat® Senses Caramel Cream, ideally if you are female and in the 25 to 34 age bracket! The [...]
KSV VENDING MACHINES AND THE COCOA PLAN FROM NESTLE.
January 25th, 2011Every time you press the Kit Kat selection button on a KSV Snack Break Machine you are buying into the Nestle Cocoa Plan. Structured as a ten year commitment to support sustainable Cocoa product with Ivory Coast the £65 million is aimed to make a real difference to the producer’s quality of life. Nestle are [...]
VENDING MACHINE BLOGGING PERSPECTIVE!
January 21st, 2011It’s now almost three years since I began commenting on various aspects of the vending industry, some funny, some historical, some hopefully educational, but above all every blog I write tries to be different. Over in Japan where vending machines are more popular than anywhere else in the world one guy has a blog that [...]
A MARS A DAY HELPS YOU WORK REST AND PLAY!
January 18th, 2011I was sitting at my desk recently when I started to feel a little bit hungry! It was too early for lunch and as luck would have it, we have a goody box in the office which is filled with various chocolate treats including the iconic Mars Bar. Needless to say one was quickly unwrapped [...]
SIEMENS ARE NIVO AWARD WINNERS AGAIN FOR 2010.
January 13th, 2011Another year has passed and we are already mid way through January 2011 ! Looking back to 2010 the team from KSV just wanted to congratulate Siemens Financial Services for winning the NIVO (National Independent Vending Operators) award for Service Supplier of the Year 2010. To win any award is a great accomplishment but Siemens [...]
DRINKS MACHINES FOR RAINFOREST ALLIANCE PG TIPS.
January 10th, 2011Back in 2007 when PG Tips first announced they had joined forces with Rainforest Alliance to provide their tea the commitment was made to achieve fully certified status as quickly as possible. Although PG Tips has had some involvement in sustainable tea production for over twenty five years starting with the purchase of a Kenyan [...]
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 TO ALL.
January 4th, 2011Welcome to 2011 and the first KSV Blog of the year. We just wanted to say happy New Year to everybody and we hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and are ready for what 2011 brings? There is no doubt that this will be another tough year and we can think of no better [...]
