Coffee: What to expect in 2022

The Covid-19 Pandemic is still with us as we leave 2021 behind and enter into a New Year, but what will 2022 have in store for us with regard to coffee, after all for many coffee, chocolate and sweet stuff has been a lifeline in keeping our feet on the ground and our sanity in […]

Sri Lanka pays debt with tea leaves

An outstanding £190million debt to Iran for oil is likely to be paid for with tea leaves. Sri Lankan Plantations Minister Ramesh Pathirana said he aimed to start sending Ceylon tea to Tehran each from January 2022 with each consignment worth £3.8 million until the debt is settled. That will be around four years. The […]

Why we all love a biscuit

As a nation Great Britain is one of the world’s largest consumers of biscuits. Here at UKVending we love biscuits too and we also know that some of the best biscuits in the world are manufactured here in the United Kingdom, but few people know of the long and impressive history of biscuits. For example, […]

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How many tea bags?

As we get close to rounding out yet another year it sometimes interesting to look back at the last twelve months and here at UKVending we like having a look at annual statistics, particularly if they relate to our work providing the best service and vending machines in Kent. One statistic caught our attention, and […]

What’s in your vending machine?

Here at UKVending we have some of the world’s most sophisticated and modern vending machines for you to chose from. They are sleek in design and flawless in function, but around the world there are some uses that other businesses have put vending machines to that are perhaps just a little weird or outlandish. Here […]

More interesting facts about sugar

Here at UK Vending we love sweet stuff and there are few things sweeter than sugar. We have a range of sugars and sugar substitutes. Have a look at our website to place your orders. 1 The average person eats 61 pounds of refined sugar each year, including 25 pounds of sweets. Halloween accounts for at […]

80 years ago today

In the early hours of Sunday 7th December 1941 the United States came into the Second World War following the surprise attack by the forces of Japan against the US Navy at Pearl Harbor. This devastating attack led to the bitterest four years in the history of the United States, but also had a surprise […]

Dark chocolate good for your kidneys

Here at UKVending we are partial to a nice nibble on a deliciously dark chocolate bar and now we have scientific proof of what we knew all alone, it is actually doing us some good. Not too much of it mind, but just a little can do us good. A recent two month long trial […]