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| IMPORTANT FEATURES REMINDER, SEPTEMBER 2010 ISSUE OF AUTO VENDING As the summer - and for many of us the drought - marches on, Auto Vending is now looking ahead to autumn and the September issue. As always, we will bring you a comprehensive round-up of industry news and reports from relevant events. In addition, the issue will carry the following in-depth features: 1. Chocolate Drinks You just know autumn and subsequently winter are on the way when we start talking about indulgent and warming hot chocolate drinks. Last winter was the coldest on record for more than 30 years. If 2010 sees a repeat, sales of hot chocolate drinks will boom. So what's new for the vending industry from the hot chocolate manufacturers? This feature will look at product choices and availability as well as the latest news from the manufacturers. 2. Competing with the High Street Vending has finally started to stand up for itself against the threat posed by the high street, with paper cups growing in popularity, a sustained move towards a 12oz hot beverage, a focus on beverage quality and overall improved presentation. Operators that are embracing these principles are seeing the results. Consequently, more options are arriving on the market, providing the operator with more choice of supplier with whom to work. This feature will look at the packages and products that are available now, but will also pose the question 'what next?' Vending has come this far, but already the high street is moving on again, with the flat white now becoming the talked about drink. What can vending do? And what about retail sales and marketing techniques - is vending making enough of them? 3. Kiosks This feature will look at the development of the kiosk retail concept and the solutions available there. So far traditional vending and the kiosk vending a variety of products and services have not converged, but as kiosks continue to develop new applications for the technology, should vending not be more open to these revenue streams? The deadline for editorial contributions to these features is August 17. Please send contributions to me at amanda-roberts@btconnect.com I look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes Amanda Roberts Editor |
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