AGM 2012 + Workshop

The European Vending Association held its Annual General Assembly on 13 December.

On 14 December, the EVA hosted a workshop on a European Strategy for Vending. There has been a growing demand for the EVA to lead a communication campaign in order to promote the image of vending as a value channel, and to take action to promote the growth of the industry. Furthermore, the EVA has now carried out a market study for 2010 & 2011, which means that since 2003, we have sufficient market & consumer information to define a strategic plan for vending in the coming years.

Finally, there was a discussion on how vending can be promoted to the end consumer, government agencies and stakeholders, by centralising the message and making better use of the resources available at the EVA, across the 20 National Associations and the 70+ corporate members.

In short the question was, with all the knowledge and the technologies at hand, how do we move from Vending 2012 to Vending 2020?