The Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) decision to impose a blanket ban on vending machine sales of high-caffeine energy drinks, has been condemned by AVA: The Vending & Automated Retail Association, warning it will cost the industry an ...

The Automatic Vending Association (AVA) has appointed its new Board of Directors, bringing together a diverse and highly experienced group of industry professionals from across the vending and automated retail sector. The new board spans operations, technology, finance, food and ...

AVA: The Vending & Automated Retail Association recently hosted a dinner at the House of Lords, bringing together MPs and vending industry representatives to raise the profile of the UK vending sector, introduce parliamentarians to the people and businesses behind ...

The UK’s vending, coffee services and automated retail industry generated £3.78 billion in total revenue in 2025, according to the AVA’s 2025 Census & Market Report. The figure, up 3.3 per cent on 2024, places the industry 5 per cent above ...

The 2024 AVA Census & Market Report published by the AVA: The Vending & Automated Retail Association reveals that the UK vending, coffee services, and automated retail sector has now seen the industry exceed pre-pandemic revenue for the first time. ...