The Vending Choice Coalition, VCC (Formed and chaired by the Automatic Vending Association) brings together a number of Trade Associations, Brand Owners and Food Service organisations, all of whom operate in the vending market. It serves to lobby and communicate the broader role and importance of Vending as a 24/7 consumer led sales channel.
The Vending Choice Conference held at UWIC on Tuesday 6 July 2010 aimed to:
- Increase the choice of products available from vending machines
- Introduce new products to the vending stream
- Enable Vending Operators understand the changing needs of consumers
The programme for the day included:
Welcome and Introduction by:
Jonathan Hilder, CEO of the AVA
Gillian White, Chair of The Vending Choice Coalition
Professor Adrian Peters, Dean of Cardiff School of Health Sciences, UWIC
Presentations (click on the title to see the presentation)
Increasing Choice in Drinks Vending by Mike Watson of Calypso Drinks Ltd
Hospital Vending; Friend or Foe by Janette Briggs of University Hospitals Bristol
Healthy Vending – A Pragmatic Approach by John Dyson of the British Hospitality Association
Product Supply to Operators by John Ferguson of Bettavend Ltd
The Role of the Vending Buying Group by Graham Kingaby of NIVO
Zero 2 Five by David Lloyd of the University of Wales Institute Cardiff