In our latest AVA Newsletter, we bring you details of our AVA Live: On-The-Road event, coming live from Red Bull’s London headquarters, we introduce you to three of our newest members, share details of our Member Survey and provide a snapshot of the recent media coverage we’ve appeared in.

We’re only just into 2026 and the events and exhibitions are already coming thick and fast. Here are a just a few of the exhibitions coming up over the next few months along with special discount rates for AVA members and registration details.

The AVA 2025 Review is now available highlighting industry trends, providing strategic insights and a comprehensive overview of the vending sector. This will link to the 2025 Review page above

In this month’s AVA Newsletter, we launched our 2025 Member Survey, provided an update on our recent 2026 Board Planning Day, introduced the latest members of the AVA team, started the countdown to the Christmas Luncheon, confirmed our Christmas opening hours, and remember former AVA Chair and Director, Dan Blake, who recently passed away.

The AVA is deeply concerned about the government’s proposal to ban energy drink sales from all vending machines, regardless of the buyer’s age. This is part of their plan to restrict sales to under-16s — but the proposal goes much further than that. the government’s consultation shows a clear preference for a blanket ban, simply for ease of enforcement —...

The AVA is still hiring; Follow up to a successful Technical & Operations Webinar; You’ve missed Christmas; Looking forward to VENDEX