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Aurora Café joins the EVA

19. Oktober 2020 Automaten

Aurora Café is a leading Slovenian vending operator providing high quality vending services since 1997. Oto Helbl, Director of Aurora Café, explained why the company has joined the EVA, “We are really honoured to join EVA after 23 years in vending business, which happened on symbolic date, 1st of October – International coffee day. Our main reason for joining the EVA is the desire for cooperation, information and support. As we all know year 2020 is not the nicest yearweiterlesen

Kellogg Europe joins the EVA

14. Oktober 2020 Automaten

The globally renowned cereal and snack producer, founded more than 100 years ago in the US, is keen to expand business in the vending sector. The Pringles brand is highly associated with out-of-home consumption, and with vending seen as an important on-the-go channel Kellogg’s is targeting growth in the coming years. The Marketing Manager for Pringles, Aisling O’Hara, explained why the company has now joined the EVA, “We’re looking forward to being a member of the European Vending & Coffeeweiterlesen

Pierre Albrieux re-elected as NAVSA President

13. Oktober 2020 Automaten

On 18 September, NAVSA, the French vending association, celebrated its first virtual Annual General Assembly which was appreciated by many members who could join the meeting despite the sanitary measures in place. A new Board was elected and Pierre Albrieux (Alfragest) was unanimously re-elected as President for the third time, but this time for a term of three years, since the new statutes of the association were also adopted during this General Assembly. Florent Moreau (Planète DA), Alessandro Rampoldi (IVSweiterlesen

EVA persuades Payconiq to change damaging advert

13. Oktober 2020 Automaten

Payconiq is a market leader of financial services in the Benelux, with their Belgian app ‘Payconiq by Bancontact’ for mobile payment supported by over 20 Belgian banks with now 11.5 million app transactions per month. A new advertising campaign ‘Beep’ was recently launched on TV and online to demonstrate how easy it is to pay with the mobile app in a variety of situations. One of the transactions shown in the advert is a quick and efficient ‘beep’ payment atweiterlesen

Leo Palumbo passes away

12. Oktober 2020 Automaten

It is with deep sadness that we inform you that Leo Palumbo, who worked in the vending industry as a manager since the 1960s, passed away yesterday. In his career of over 50 years, he contributed to several milestones in the development of Italian vending, during his first experience in Faema and in the following ones in Bianchi and Saeco. He was a longtime EVMMA (European Vending Machine Manufacturers Association) member and in Confida he held several times the roleweiterlesen

Bundesweiter Aktionstag gegen Glücksspielsucht

30. September 2020 Automaten

Georg Stecker, Vorstandssprecher Die Deutsche Automatenwirtschaft, anlässlich des bundesweiten Aktionstages gegen Glücksspielsucht am 30. September 2020: „Mit spielsüchtigen Menschen wollen wir kein Geld verdienen. Deshalb setzen wir uns selbst Ziele für den Spielerschutz, die über die gesetzlichen Regelungen hinausgehen. Wir begrüßen die Einführung des Spielersperrsystems mit dem kommenden Glücksspielstaatsvertrag. Und wir fordern eine gesetzliche Verankerung der unabhängigen Spielhallen-Zertifizierung und setzen uns für eine Qualifizierung des Berufszugangs ein. Denn: Effektiver Spielerschutz und Vorbeugung von Glücksspielsucht beginnen mit sinnvoller Regulierung.“   Dieweiterlesen

EVA Webinar discusses the role of vending in the post-Covid workplace

29. September 2020 Automaten

On 29 September the EVA hosted a webinar with almost 100 participants to discuss and better understand how the Covid-19 crisis has and will affect the working environment in many companies, and importantly how vending operators can meet the new expectations of the consumers in the workplace. Moderated by the EVA Director General Erwin Wetzel, participants heard from Aurélie Oberti (Lyreco), Fabien Claus (CBC Bank) and Jan Marck Vrijlandt (Selecta) on their experiences of the change in working habits sinceweiterlesen

Damaster Group joins the EVA

28. September 2020 Automaten

Damaster Group is a Polish refurbisher of all types of vending machines and spares and has provided services in the vending industry since 1989. Within the group Mastercup Vending has been serving customers since 1997, offering customised professional solutions for refurbishment, service and modernisation of vending and coffee machines. Every year more than 1,700 machines are refurbished. Jan Kaszewski from the company explained why they have decided to join the EVA saying, “We are excited to join the EVA Europeanweiterlesen

Hot issues for vending – September 2020

31. August 2020 Automaten

EN 50597 becomes IEC standard. The official European standard on how to calculate the energy consumption of refrigerated vending machines, EN 50597, has now been accepted as a global IEC Standard, IEC 63252. While undoubtedly it is positive that EN50597 will have global recognition,  and a validation of the hard work of EVA technical experts, it comes at a time when the EU Commission has asked that EN50597 is updated with some minor changes and wording, in order to betterweiterlesen

Avangard joins the EVA

31. August 2020 Automaten

Avangard is since 2002 a Ukrainian producer of vending, banking and payment equipment. With its inhouse R&D and IT departments, this year the company launched 7 new products in the vending line. With a leading position established in Ukraine, the company is now seeking to expand into other European vending markets. Alexander Kislyuk, explains why Avangard has now joined the EVA, “To join the EVA for a manufacturer like Avangard LLC is a great opportunity to be in one informationweiterlesen