winners
Here’s a run-through of the winners from The Vendies 2024 – huge congratulations to you all!
Best Overall Operator
Excel
NEW! Best Operator (Medium)
Westways
NEW! Best Operator (Small)
East Midlands Vending
Best Website
Automatic Refresh
Customer Service Award - Supplier
SB Software
Highly Commended: Coffetek
Customer Service Award - Operator
Coinadrink
Highly Commended: Westways
Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Westomatic
Best Vending Project
Decorum & Pepsic
Woman of the Year – Supplier
Andrea Goswell
Highly Commended: Louise Wardle
Woman of the Year – Operator
Natalie Baker
Highly Commended: Samantha MacKirdy
Rising Star
Flynn Bradley
Best Service Engineer
Keiran Jones – Coinadrink
Highly Commended: Matt Tovey – Coffetek
NEW! Vending Hero
Chris Penn – 4 Aces
NEW! Automated Retail Award
Boost Inc
Highly Commended: Storelift (Boxy)
NEW! Sales Shark Award
Jack Whitehouse – Pepsico
Best Area Manager
Stuart Neal
Highly Commended: Dino Verlardo
Best Machine Innovation
Vitro X5 MIA – Coffetek
Highly Commended: Stockwell 2.0 – 365 Retail Markets
Best Payment System
VPOS Touch – Nayax UK
Best Snack/Confectionary Product
Original Drumstick Squashies 120g – Swizzels
Highly Commended: The Jelly Bean Factory 113g Pouch
Best New Product - Machines/Solutions
The Refreshment Destination – Nebrak
Best New Product - Snacks/Beverages
VITHIT Sparkling – VITHIT
Best Ancillary Product or Service
Vendmanager – SB Software
Highly Commended: Nebrak Print & Branding Services
Best Healthy Product
VITHIT Detox – VITHIT
Best Sustainable Product
PURITY C Product Range – BRITA
NEW! Best Hot Beverage Brand
Galaxy Hot Chocolate – Aimia Foods
NEW! Best Soft Drink Brand
Carabao – Carabao
Highly Commended: JUICEBURST Summer Fruits 500ml – PURITY
NEW! Vending Paper Cup of the Year
The Red Swirl – 4 Aces
Highly Commended: Go-Vend Paper Vending Cup – Go-pak
Lifetime Achievement Award
John Crichton