Image of Vending award

 

 

The award

 

The “Image of Vending” award was designed to give recognition to innovation from every segment of the vending industry, where a marked improvement has been added to the global image of Vending. 

The 2011 contest was open to products, services and initiatives introduced to the market since 1 June 2009, from EVA Members and National Association Members. The 2011 jury included an international panel of industry experts.  The twelve people representing  the jury are from National Associations, which comprise most of the countries present in the EVA's membership, ingredient suppliers, machine manufacturers, cup manufacturers, technology, operators, marketing reps, food experts, sales, training, vending press, communication and management.

The jury

The following industry experts were siting on the jury:  Roger Williams from Coin-a-drink- UK, Cyril Raffy from Darea – FR, José Bruna from  Nestlé –SW, Massimo Daolio –from Flo – IT, Johann Wieland –-from N&W – AUT, Javier Arquerons from Alliance Vending – ES, Chris Decroix from Peak Communications – BE, Amanda Roberts from Auto Vending – UK, Valérie Michollet from Sielaff – DE, Dina Soliman from Selecta – SW, Anna Livermore from MEI Group – UK, and Carlo Majer from Rheavendors –IT.

The projects

Adding much interest and excitement to the award, even though there was only one category in its debut edition, the EVA received some of the top projects representing the various segments of the industry, from all over Europe.

Please find below, the companies and projects that were been selected for evaluation:

• Alliance Vending: Earth Hour: Adding value to vending
• Belgacom S.A/Mobile-For: PingPing-Mobile payments
• Benders Paper Cup Company: Paper Vending “Assisting Operators boost their profits”  FrieslandCampina Benelux and Jaski Automaten BV: Campina Crush
  
• Coges S.p.A.: Lithos Bill Validator
• B.V.DaSilva Beans & Leafs: DaSilva Leaftender® The new way of drinking tea
• Hello Coffee Ltd.: “Hello Coffee – Drink&Smile!”
• H-Vend Service Kft..: NFD Upgrade for the future
• Lavazza: LB 1200 Galactica
• N&W Global Vending S.p.A.: Rock Revolution
• Quantis and Nestlé Professional: Nestlé Professional Footprinter
• Rhea Vendors Group S.p.A.: new interface for luce X2 touchTV
• Selecta UK Ltd: Grande Milano

The winners

The “Image of Vending” award was conferred by Arnaud van Amerongen, the EVA's President, and Roger Williams, representing the 12 Members of the jury, during the last evening in EurOps, on15 April 2011.  The winner of the prize was the Rheavendors Group, for its innovative, new interface for Luce X2 touchTV.  There was also the “EVA team's Special Prize” awarded to the project: the “Earth Hour: Adding value to vending” from Alliance Vending.