It’s always exciting at the start of a new year as a time to look forward to what the next 12 months will bring.
Here at Nu Vending, we believe that it’s important to stay in touch with all the latest developments in our industry so that we can make sure that we’re offering our customers the best machines incorporating the latest technologies and snack and drink choices.
This article examines some of the top trends in the world of vending machines that are likely to become more predominant as the year progresses. These are just a few of the key trends we see emerging or becoming further embedded as we move through 2024.
Personalisation
As more vending and coffee machines become operable via our smartphones, it enables the experience to become ever more personalised. From the moment you open the relevant app, your past purchases, tastes and preferences will be taken into account. That will mean your choice of, for example, an Americano made out of your favourite Guatemalan beans and topped with organic oat milk will be waiting for you without the need for you to make those individual choices every time you order.
Sustainability
We need to live more sustainably in everything we do, and there’s no reason for vending and coffee machines to exist outside that increasingly pressing necessity. That means things like cups and other packaging made out of recycled and recyclable materials, a general reduction in waste and the promotion of products that aren’t damaging to the planet and its atmosphere all need to be moved to the top of our list of priorities.
Innovation
It seems that every time we turn around, someone somewhere is coming up with new and exciting ideas in the field of vending. As the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence become more and more a part of our lives, what is possible in all areas of our lives seems to be growing exponentially. In short, we can all expect even more innovation to come along at an even faster pace! Just look at the recent boom of micro markets.
More locations and more choice
We still want to eat and drink on the go, but with margins squeezed by the cost of living crisis, suppliers are struggling to afford the wages needed to pay people to provide them. With customer numbers for cafes and coffee shops harder to predict as more people divide their time between home and office, that opens up the possibility of more vending machines to fill the gap. Allied to the need for more machines, there will also need to be a wider choice of instant snacks and drinks to meet the more diverse range of tastes spending their money on the service.
Quality
No longer are consumers prepared to pay over the odds for poor quality drinks and snacks in the name of convenience. If you want to attract those who used to frequent those now disappearing cafes and coffee shops we were talking about earlier, you need to offer the same kind of quality. That means good quality, freshly ground coffee beans (rather than cheap instant powder), or fresh and healthy snacks (rather than bland bars of chocolate and multipack bags of crisps bought in bulk).
If you want to provide your staff or customers with the very best available from today’s coffee and vending machines, you need to talk to the team at Nu Vending. We’ve been providing customers in and around London & the Home Counties with the best in modern vending for years and supply state-of-the-art machines made by top manufacturers backed up by our unbeatable servicing, maintenance, repairs and restocking services.
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