Telford and Wrekin Council have had a fresh milk vending machine installed in their two town centre buildings. This was fitted by Taylor’s Farm in an effort to ditch single-use plastic. In similar fashion to a project we worked on last year, Coinadrink provided the “fresh food” machine that we adapted to dispense the glass bottles required.
We have some fascinating facts about chocolate for all the chocoholics out there that enjoy a bar or two from our snack machines or Micro Markets. They range from stating what the largest chocolate bar weight is, the relationship between the smell of chocolate and the effect it has on brain waves as well as a unique snack made with potato crisps! Keep reading…
If you haven’t be sure to get down to your local Micro Market, top up your Express Refreshments card and get your hands on these new products: Twix white, Maltesers buttons and Kinder Bueno white. These chocolate additions are perfect snacks for everyone around the office and make a great break time snack. So, what are you waiting for? Read more
Ask some people what their favourite chocolate bar is and you’ll probably receive a wide range of answers. The fact remains that there’s now more to choose from than there ever has been before and our preferred choice is truly unique to us. Now, though, there’s another one to consider. Brand new Cadbury Darkmilk is coming very soon, and those with a Micro Market should be particularly excited… Read more
Here at Express Refreshments we are proud to announce an exciting, new addition to our Micro Market selection: the new KitKat Ruby! The KitKat Ruby introduces a fourth variety of chocolate and we’re delighted that our Micro Market customers can now experience the refreshing tongue-tingling sensation.
For those who follow us on Twitter, you may have noticed our little poll that asked our followers just how many KitKat varieties there were in Japan. It may seem a strange question, but a good one nonetheless because the answer is simply staggering. As 58% of you correctly guessed, there were indeed over 200 variations of chocolate wafer bar in production. And as this title *ever so subtly* hints at, there’s actually 350 of them…
We’ve posted an article like this before, but there seems to be few new machines popping up now so it’s only right to share an ‘update’. It’s hard to believe that such vending machines around the world exist, especially when you primarily deal in workplace refreshments like us! But without further ado, here’s some of the best vending machines from around the world…
Snack vending has been apparent in schools since the arrival of glass fronted vending machines in the 1960’s and has been streamlined throughout the years to adapt to market trends and innovation. They don’t get much more innovative than this latest development, however, a robot vending machine in the USA known as ‘Snackbot’ that allows students to have their snacks personally delivered to them!
Ever fancied getting your milk from a vending machine instead of nipping to the corner shop? Residents of Shropshire now can, thanks to H W Chatham & Co farm in Brockton, near Shifnal in Shropshire.
Big news for white chocolate lovers! The delicious white Twix bar has made a permanent return and we’re delighted to say that we’ll be bringing it to a snack machine near you very shortly. After a successful limited-edition run of the bar in 2017, Mars decided to bring it back for good at the back end of the year and it will be available in both single and twin form, just like the original.