Many of us rely on being able to lay our hands on a good cup of coffee when we need one, whether that’s first thing in the morning, ahead of a big meeting or just to get us through a long afternoon. For that – unless we’re prepared to fall back on a quick mug of…
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Fridges used to be things that just kept other things – usually food and drink – cold. Vending machines, meanwhile, used to be things that exchanged unhealthy snacks and drinks for the correct change only. In today’s world of the Internet of Things (IoT), mobile phone apps for absolutely everything, controlled refrigeration and other technological advances, modern…
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When you’re eating on the go, it’s too easy to just grab what’s available regardless of whether it’s good for you or not. And all too often, what’s available from most vending machines tends not to be good for you, being mostly made up of crisps, chocolate and cans of fizzy drinks. It’s understandable why…
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It seems that there’s a coffee shop on every street corner these days, whether it’s a multinational such as Starbucks or Costa, or a local trader turning their love of the bean into a business opportunity. And as the number of coffee shops has exploded, so has the breadth of choice we’re being offered in…
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We’ve all been there: you’ve only got 15 minutes or so and you’re desperate for a snack and/or drink to keep you going until lunch or the end of the working day. You put in your money, make your selection, watch as your choice edges its way forwards…only for it to then get stuck. Now…
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A vending machine can be a great addition to any workplace, allowing staff and visitors quick and easy access to drinks and snacks when shops and supermarkets may not be convenient or quick to get to. But vending machines aren’t just for business owners looking to provide a facility for their staff. Enterprising people can…
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There are many reasons why users of your coffee machine may not want to have cow’s milk in their drinks. Veganism has grown increasingly popular in recent years – The Vegan Society reported a rise of 400% of those in the UK identifying as vegan between 2014 and 2019, rising from 0.25% of the population to…
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Today, vending machines in schools are rightly perceived as both an easy source of healthy snacks and drinks for children while at school, and a useful extra stream of income for increasingly financially hard-pressed headteachers and governors. But it hasn’t always been this way, and it wasn’t so long ago that vending machines were being…
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It’s always exciting at the start of a new year as a time to look forward to what the next 12 months will bring. Here at Nu Vending, we believe that it’s important to stay in touch with all the latest developments in our industry so that we can make sure that we’re offering our…
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When you think of vending machines in the workplace, you tend to bring to mind row after row of the unhealthiest snacks imaginable – chocolate and bags of crisps, mainly – along with a wide selection of fizzy drinks with the sort of sugar content that would make your dentist blanch. Not that we’d tell you never…
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