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Why we have chocolate Easter Bunnies

Why we have chocolate Easter Bunnies

Easter is the time of chocolate and of chocolate bunnies, but why a bunny? The simple answer is it has everything to do with the bible, after all Easter is all about Christianity and rabbits are seen as a sign of fertility and new life. But it wasn’t until the early 13th century that the […]
Coffee: Keep on running

Coffee: Keep on running

You’ve drunk your coffee and now you want a walk, what are you going to wear on your feet? Obviously, you’re going to wear sneakers made from coffee…well aren’t you? The science behind turning coffee waste into other useful products is something we’ve covered a great deal here at UKVending, but these new coffee shoes […]
Vending machines bring happiness?

Vending machines bring happiness?

Since the beginning of the current Covid-19 pandemic people have been wary to get too close to one another and communication between people is at an all time low. One innovative Japanese company has decided to let vending machines be the catalyst to get people talking to one another again. Suntory Beverage and Food Ltd […]
We’ve even cut out cuppas to save money

We’ve even cut out cuppas to save money

The cost of living crisis in the United Kingdom has hit us all hard where it hurts the most – in the pocket. We all are making cut backs and seeing where we can save money and it appears that that one thing that defines the British around the world is seeing a cut back […]
5 facts about sugar you probably didn’t know

5 facts about sugar you probably didn’t know

1: Originally sugar was considered to be a spice and not a sweetener alongside spices such as Ginger, Cinnamon and Saffron 2: There are at least 61 different names for sugar from Sucrose to High Fructose corn syrup. Most of these names have been devised by food manufacturers to disguise the amount of sugar in […]
Supercritical water: critical to recycling future

Supercritical water: critical to recycling future

A new process developed by The University of Birmingham that promises to deliver a new approach to the recycling and extraction of products from a variety of plastic materials has been licenced for use by a company called Stopford. Stopford provides technological solutions for reprocessing mixed plastic packaging that delivers a greater proportion of high-value […]
World’s oldest cat drank a daily coffee

World’s oldest cat drank a daily coffee

The Guinness Book of Records recognised oldest cat ever was named Cream Puff, she lived to the ripe old age of 38 years old and died in 2005. Cream Puff’s owner would feed her cat a daily diet of a morning coffee, eggs and bacon and broccoli. Important: Cats sometimes like coffee, but the high […]
World Water Day 2022

World Water Day 2022

Today is World Water Day, a celebration of the life giving and sustaining natural resource that is vital to our very survival. The planet Earth beneath our feet is the only place that we know of that has liquid water on its surface anywhere in the cosmos. It is precious and incredibly rare, but we, […]
How to make the perfect Irish Coffee

How to make the perfect Irish Coffee

It’s St Patrick’s Day today, so it seems the perfect day to enjoy one of the finest ways to drink a coffee. An Irish coffee, which allegedly was first made for an American travelling through Shannon Airport and in a hurry. But, that aside, all you need is good coffee, good ‘Irish’ Whiskey (not Scotch […]

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