Eu'Vend
Eu'Vend & coffeena | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | vending industry |
Venue | Cologne Trade Fair Center (Koelnmesse) |
Location(s) | Cologne |
Country | Germany |
Inaugurated | 2003 |
Attendance | 5,000 from 60 countries |
Organized by | Koelnmesse GmbH |
Website | http://www.euvend-coffeena.com/ |
Eu'Vend (official subtitle the international trade fair for the vending industry) is organised every two years by Cologne Trade Fair (koelnmesse) at the fairground in Cologne - Germany. The conceptual sponsor of the fair is the German Vending Association (bdv), international partner is the European Vending Association, Brussels.[1] The show is open for trade visitors only. Last Eu'Vend took place from 19.-21. September 2013. [2] The next show will be from 24.-26. September 2015 again.[3][4] Since 2011 Eu'Vend takes place in conjunction with coffeena (official subitle "international coffee fair").[5] In 2013 the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe was the official education partner of coffeena for the first time.[6]
Product Segments
The trade fair focuses on[7]
- Vending machines (including hot drink vending machines, Water cooler, snack vendingmachines, reverse vending machines, change machines)
- Filling products (coffee, tea und cold drinks, food, other filling products)
- vending machine cups
- Payment systems (cash dispenser, bill validator, cashless payment systems).
- Machine accessories/Components and spare parts in and for vending machines (for example water filter).
- Services for Operator (including Money counting and sorting machines).
- Kiosk Systems.
- Operator.
Visitor target groups
Eu'Vend is addressed to Operators but also to people searching for a professional solution for employee or customer catering. Including
- Canteens, caterer
- Transport authorities, airlines
- Bakeries
- Schools, universities
- Hospitals, homes
- Hotels, youth hostels
- Tobacco product wholesale
- Casinos, gambling halls
- Doctors, tax consultants, lawyers
History
Till 2001 the interested companies exhibited their products at Anuga Food Fair [8]
. Than the vending industry decided to launch an own platform. At the first Eu'Vend in 2003 [9] there exhibited 178 companies from 13 countries.[10] Within these three days there came 3.968 trade visitors from 49 countries to Cologne - Germany. In the following years Eu'Vend has grown further. The participants in Eu'Vend 2013 comprised 217 suppliers from 23 countries.[11] These consisted of 126 exhibitors from Germany and 91 exhibitors (42%) from abroad.[12] With approx. 5.000 visitors from 60 countries (34 percent from abroad) Eu'Vend & coffeena is deemed to be the most international vending and coffee fair.[13]
Innovation Award "Vending Star"
Koelnmesse has been granting the innovation award 'Vending Star' since 2007 in conjunction with the German Vending Association (BDV) at Eu'Vend & coffeena Night. The competition aims to optimize the application possibilities and services in the vending field and thus also acts as the instigator for the branch. [14] The Members of the jury are: Helmut J. Düvel (CA Vending Krugmann GmbH & Co KG), Dr. Aris Kaschefi (BDV), Hans-Jürgen Krone (Lebensmittel Praxis Verlag), Ralf Lang (JAM Verlag), Asim Loncaric (Forum Zeitschriften), Michal Piotrowiak (Mastercup Vending, Polen), Matthias Schlüter (Koelnmesse), Eric Schwaab (Vending Report), Wolfgang Schwarzenberger (Dallmayr Automaten-Service serviPlus), Gerald Steger (café+co International, Österreich), Gerold Stüwer (Stüwer GmbH) und Jan Marck Vrijlandt (Selecta Group).[15] .
References
- ^ "European Vending Association Once Again Partner Of Eu'Vend & coffeena 2015". vending marketwatch.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Eu'Vend & coffeena at Foodbev". foodbev.com. FoodBev. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Eu'Vend & coffeena presents international focus". Auto Vending UK. October 7, 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ Sanford, Tim (October 2013). "vendingtimes.com". Vending Times Inc. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "This Week's Eu'Vend And coffeena Shine Spotlight On Away-From-Home Coffee". vendingtimes.com. Vending Times. October 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ Lang, Ralf: Mehr Kaffe, Euvend + coffeena vom 19. bis 21. September 2013 in Köln. In: Vending Spiegel 4/2013, S. 18
- ^ "EuVend - International Trade Fair for the Vending Industry". vendinginternational-online.com. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Anuga--remodelled for 2003: this year's show has been reorganised to sharpen the focus on its 6,000 exhibitors and the Anuga brand itself". hostelvending.com. Hostel Vending. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Eu'Vend & Coffeena, cumpliendo objetivos para 2015". hostelvending.com. Hostel Vending. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "EuVend successful premiere". cafe-future.net. Deutscher Fachverlag. 16 September 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Artikel about EuVend 2013 at Yumda". yumda.de. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ audited figures of Eu'Vend & coffeena by AUMA
- ^ "Cologne Will Host Eu'Vend In Conjunction With coffeena In 2011". vendingtimes.com. Vending Times Inc. February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Registration Deadline Approaches For Eu'Vend & coffeena 'Vending Star'". vendingmarketwatch.com. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Innovation Award - Here are the nominees". German Vending Association. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
Further reading
- Italian article about EuVend 2015 - punto dincontro di tutti i principali costruttori di distributori automatici
- Eu’Vend & coffeena: positiva evaluación intermedia para 2015
- Eu'Vend+Coffeena Organizers Hail Brisk Exhibit Sales For 2013 Event at Vending Times
- This Week's Eu'Vend And coffeena Shine Spotlight On Away-From-Home Coffee at Vending Times
- VENDING – Alla fiera Eu’Vend & coffeena a Colonia dal 19 al 21 settembre. Il vending parteggia per la responsabilità ecologica, economica e sociale
- article about innovations at Eu'Vend 2013
- Portuguese article about Eu'Vend 2013
- EuVend and the Innovation prize "Vending Star" at Vending Marketwatch.com
- European Vending Associations comment on EuVend
- USA Department of Commerce: major trade shows in Germany and the U.S.
- spanish article about Eu'Vend 2011 at Hostel Vending
- russian article about Eu'Vend 2011
- German Radio spot about EuVend
- Turkish article about EuVend 2009
- KOELNMESSE SVOLGERA’ IN COMUNE A COLONIA I SALONI EU’VEND E COFFEENA 2009