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01.03 '10
General, Press releases
The European Vending Association launches its marketing material for the CVS 1.3 specification
The European Vending Association launched its position paper on contactless payments in October 2009. Currently, the EVA is presenting the logo of the Cashless Vending Specification (CVS) for self-certified companies.
22.02 '10
General, Press releases
The European Vending Association supports its members with “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQ) on Bisphenol A
Lately, there have been some concerns about the use of Bisphenol A (BPA), which is found in certain plastics used in food and drink packaging. The European Vending Association has released an “FAQ” to clarify matters for its members in order to avoid potential disruption to their business activities and to allow their vending businesses to continue to operate smoothly.
17.02 '10
General, Press releases
NAMA and EVA jointly release standard MDB-ICP 4.0
The US-based vending association, NAMA, has recently released NAMA version 4.0.
17.02 '10
General, Press releases
The European Vending Association is happy to present the Bulgarian Vending Association
The European Vending Association is pleased to include a recently created, European National Association amongst its membership. The momentum gathered by the Bulgarian Vending Association and initiatives taken to recruit professionals from the vending industry are to be applauded.
15.01 '10
General, Press releases
The European Vending Association launches its position paper on HFC gas R-134a
The European Vending Association is publishing its position paper on HFC gases. Following a regulation, which bans the use of these gases in the automobile industry, the vending industry has decided to take a step forward on this issue.
15.01 '10
General, Press releases
The EVA’s 2009 AGM and event of the year: Workshop on: “The Image of Vending”
The European Vending Association was pleased to have successfully delivered, what it considers the most influential event for the vending industry in 2009. The AGM and the round-table discussions that ensued, brought together top managers from the main companies and National Associations, representing the vending industry in Europe and abroad. The workshop gave much needed impetus to a dynamic industry ready to re-look and re-position itself in the world of automated trade.
18.11 '09
General, Press releases
The European Vending Association is pleased to welcome its newest member: Simat
The European Vending Association welcomes Simat, a Catalan company, specialised in the manufacture of soluble products for vending machines.
30.10 '09
General, Press releases
EVA’s AGM 2009 and Workshop “Image of Vending”
The European Vending Association will celebrate its 15th anniversary this year, which also happens to be an lection year at its AGM and where a workshop, focused on the Image of Vending, is being organised
22.10 '09
General, Press releases
The European Vending Association has issued its contactless position paper
The European Vending Association is pleased to announce the publication of its contactless position paper,
which the Members of the Cashless Committee have been working on for almost 2 years. It is a collaborative,
comprehensive document that sets out the requirements needed to increase the uptake of contactless payment systems in vending machines.
22.10 '09
General, Press releases
The European Vending Association introduces Silke Ruschke, Huhtamaki Marketing Manager for Central Europe, elected first Chairperson of the EVA’s Cup Committee
Silke Ruschke, Huhtamaki Marketing Manager for Central Europe, has been
appointed as the first Chairperson of the EVA‘s Cup Committee.
29.09 '09
General, Press releases
The European Vending Association is pleased to welcome its latest new member: Vendin
Vendin is a leading Spanish company specialised in the production of instant products supplying high quality
ingredients for hot beverage vending machines. The European Vending Association is pleased to have such
an innovative new member aboard.
03.07 '09
Press releases
The European Vending Association was amongst the exhibitors participating at this year’s Green Week
The Green Week is the biggest annual conference on European environment policy. In its ninth edition, the European Commission has focussed on climate change, under the slogan “Climate change: act and adapt”. For the second consecutive year, the European Vending Association has attended the event as an exhibitor.
03.07 '09
Press releases
The European Vending Association (EVA) is launching its market and consumer survey on the vending industry today
The European Vending Association is pleased to announce the launching of the vending market and consumer survey, co-drafted with the premium business information and market analysis provider, Datamonitor.
03.07 '09
Press releases
The European Vending Association is pleased to announce its latest addition to direct membership, Jakob Gerhardt GmbH

Gerhardt is a leading German manufacturer of hot drinks vending machines. The European Vending Association is pleased to welcome this prestigious company into its broad membership base.
02.07 '09
Press releases
The European Vending Association is pleased to announce a new partnership with some of the main trade publications specialized in vending worldwide.
The Association has just launched a media partner programme. Its new members are committed to covering the activities of the European Vending Association. The new partners are: Auto Vending, Hostel Vending, Vending Report, Vending Times, Vending News, DA Italia and Mundo Vending.
02.07 '09
Press releases
The European Vending Association (EVA) announces its new alliance with the European Point-of-use Drinking Water Association (EPDWA)
The European Vending Association announced its new alliance with the European Point-of-use Drinking Water Association (EPDWA) on June 11. The cooperation will benefit both Associations, being both complementary in their activities.
14.04 '09
Press releases
The European Vending Association goes Web 2.0.
The European Vending Association wishes to get up close to the industry players. For this purpose, the Association has created “The 24/7 blog” (www.vending-europe.eu/en/blog.html) and a LinkedIn group, “The Vending Group” (www.linkedin.com).
01.04 '09
Press releases
EurOps© 2009 the networking edition not to have missed
EurOps© 2009 took place at the Concorde Hotel in Berlin on the 26th and 27th March. In spite of tough economic times, the European Vending Association, organiser of the event, was pleased with the turnout, which gathered more than 150 participants. The participants, representing the whole industry, included ingredient suppliers, machine manufacturers and, of course, operators. Participants were also satisfied with the conference, which provided the perfect backdrop to meet and discuss with fellow colleagues on the many issues at stake in the world of vending.
26.09 '08
General, Press releases
THE EVA ADOPTS AN ENERGY LABEL FOR VENDING MACHINES
The EVA is pleased to announce that, after two years of development, it has adopted an energy consumption scheme for vending machines. Manufacturers will be able to label the energy consumption class of their equipment in a user-friendly and transparent way. This is a pro-active and voluntary step towards a more environmentally-friendly vending world.

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