Brussels, anyone? Brussels!

Well hello all you good people in the Vending Village

With just a couple of weeks before the great end of year festivities, it seems only fitting that today's blog is all about Brussels...  

Entrée:  Brussel Sprouts

The Brussels sprout is a cultivar in the Gemmifera group of cabbages (Brassica oleracea), grown for its edible buds. The leafy green vegetables are typically 2.5–4 cm (0.98–1.6 in) in diameter and look like miniature cabbages. Apparently (and we have not verified this fact with our friends in Belgium), the Brussels sprout has long been popular in Brussels, Belgium and may have originated there.  What we do know is that they are better after a sharp overnight frost and that they somewhat divisive!  Love them or hate them, they appear on Christmas menus across the UK

Après:  Brussels served in the style of EU

The place where EU regulations and other such jolly tomes are created.  Currently, we are grappling with Regulation 1169/2011, Food information for Consumers.  Whilst this may be briefly inconvenient and thought-provoking for the vending industry, it bodes well for the consumer.  Many of you may know that we have a Coeliac consumer at 24vend for whom all things gluten are pretty unpleasant.  Gluten is just one of the 14 allergens with which we need to grapple.  Everyone’s favourite allergen has to be the Lupin (Lupinous for those out there who love a little bit of Latin before breakfast!).  Any road up, 24vend believe that this regulation is a little bit of Newton; for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction ie an issue is just an opportunity in disguise…  So to our friends in Brussels, we embrace you, gluten, shellfish, lupin and more! 

Enfin:  Brussels served in the style of EVA

If you’re not planning to be at this week’s EVA AGM and Workshop, get booking.  The agenda is brimful of topics that are important to our industry and we should all be part of the conversation.   It’s no secret that 24vend will be there and that part of our agenda is to find the amazing chocolate train that we showed you a few weeks ago.  We will, of course, be blogging and tweeting the news, so if business is keeping you busy elsewhere, you need look no further; happy to be of service.

Anyway,  whatever you’re up to this week, we hope it’s successful and advendturous!

From the friendly Vending Geeks – go Brussels, go!

And now for something completely different!

Good morning all

Welcome to our all readers!  After all our talk of health and wellbeing, it seems fitting that we tell you what other products and services 24vend can offer.   Something completely different that we think you’ll like!

Our heartland is, you may be surprised to read, in all things technical.  Whilst we have a passionate interest in all things human, we love gadgets, gizmos and techy-geeky stuff.  We use that term in the most self-deprecating of manners; because we can!

24vend is today with a handful of other technical experts working with the EVA on all things Cashless.  Cash, in its broadest sense, will always be King, but we reckon that Cashless is actually Queen!  The Joker sits smirking as he just wants paying for his mendacity and the Ace? Those who embrace all forms of payment.

We’re proud to be members of both AVA and EVA and whole-heartedly support the development of our industry to be not just good but great!  Whilst beyond the point where it’s OK to be “down with the kids”, we do have a pretty clever mobile phone payment system that is super simple, super clever and well, super!  You might want to talk to us about this if you have any interest in being social, digital and mobile (to coin a phrase).

In the words of Fat Boy Slim, “We've come a long long way together, Through the hard times and the good. I have to celebrate you baby , I have to praise you like I should”  As the coin said to the mobile wallet!

Why not join us on your journey to cash and cashless?  Everything to gain and nothing to lose!  We’re but a (mobile) phone call away.

Get in touch

The Friendly Vending Geeks

Gillian and Neil

Welcome One, Welcome All!

Welcome Bienvenue Wilkommen Bienvenido

Thanks for taking a few moments to read our blog.  24vend is an international vending and unattended retailing consultancy based in the UK but with vending friends around the world. 

We're excited to announce that, following a meeting last week at Vending Paris, we have been accepted as members of EVA, the European vending trade association.  Add to that our membership of AVA, the UK and Ireland vending trade association, we are definitely linked to the best in the world when it comes to all things vending.  Great news!

We take our work very seriously, but do have a great sense of fun, so we promise to be less dull and more drole in our take on the world in which we operate!  We know you'll tell us if you believe otherwise.

To get the party started, we have included a few photos from our vast collection of vending photos.  If you happen by our offices, you'll see many more - the invitation is open to one and all - we can assure everyone of a warm welcome, good coffee and great conversation. 

Welcome to our world - a life in the year of Vending Geeks!

See you soon
Gillian & Neil
PS On the subject of Apples, we will will return this topic later.  No!  Not the one belonging to either Newton or the late, great Steve, but the fruit!  Catch you later.