Plastic Free July – What’s it all about? Plastic Free July is the global initiative run by a non-profit organisation called the Plastic Free Foundation that encourages everyone to help reduce their consumption of single-use plastics throughout the whole month of July. Plastics are found everywhere – beverage cups, food packaging, anti-bacterial & baby wipes, […]
We have been working to make your lives easier with our WestoNET support site and you have given us your thoughts. We listened to your feedback and have developed a more in-depth parts ordering system for you… WestoNET PARTS SHOP 2.0 is now LIVE WestoNET Parts Shop has proved successful since its official launch 12 […]
Be 2020 Ready – with a Sigma Travel mugs have been around for a long time now. In fact, they were introduced in the 1980s. In light of the recent escalating problems with plastic pollution, every responsible retailer is now stocking personal beverage products and it’s about time that everyone caught up, as the coming […]
Give me Coffee and TV …and Coke …and Snacks This week, we are going back through the last 30 years or so to look at the way in which our industry, its machines and products, have been portrayed on television. Obviously public perception of vending machines, and the products stocked, has a direct impact on […]
EVERYONE IS ORDERING THESE THINGS! Since we launched the Primo Compact in March, the uptake on this new machine can only be described as sensational. With dozens of demos carried out up and down the UK, our Technical Manager Steve Naylor reports that he’s yet to demonstrate this machine without it resulting in an order! […]
IT’S OFFICIAL…ish! According to a new study, partially funded by the British Heart Foundation, drinking up to 25 cups of coffee a day is no longer considered to be harmful in stiffening your arteries and therefore not as bad for the heart as previously thought. “In a bid to put all the conflicting media assumptions […]
European Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks Expo 2019 Last week, we attended the European Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks Expo at the London Olympia. We are delighted to say that the entire event was an astounding success. The Expo only began in 2018, boasting to be the first of its kind in the UK to […]
Vending in Education Is Education a difficult nut to crack for the Vending Industry? Well granted that 12-year-olds aren’t clamouting for a coffee machine, the answer seems to depend on what type of machine you’re marketing. THE POWER OF MILKSHAKE In 2018, two Westomatic Sigma Touch machines were installed in an English grammar school, both […]
European Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks Expo 2019 If you are in need of smooth coffee, fresh tea, soft drinks, coffee equipment and accessories then the European Coffee Expo is the place to be! Come and join us on stand F14, showcasing a selection of our outstanding HoReCa machines Including the *NEW* Primo Compact. PLUS meet our new dedicated […]
I was having a chat with an established figure in the industry at Vendex last month. We were discussing the necessity of offering cashless options across all machines in 2019 and began discussing the expanding nature of automatic retail stores that seem to be a looming threat on the retail horizon. I thought it would […]
