That’s one small snack for a man…

Astronauts could soon be feasting on freshly baked space cakes thanks to a prototype oven being developed for upcoming space missions by NASA. The purpose built cooker is the work of NanoRacks in partnership with Zero G Kitchen, a company that creates appliances for microgravity use in long haul space flights. It is believed that […]

Eat my inflight coffee cup?

Ahead of this year’s Farnborough Airshow there is much talk about how the airline industry globally can combat waste. New Zealand’s national carrier Air New Zealand seems to have come up with a rather nifty way of dealing with the problem by allowing passengers to actually consume the waste, in a manner of speaking with […]

How do Russians like their tea?

Ever wondered how tea is drunk in Russia? Well it is, as you might expect in Russia, taken very seriously. In early January the Russian Orthodox Church stages a traditional feast on the 6th January. Hot Tea from the samovar is used to keep everyone warm while Kissel is toasted. But what tea do they […]

10 THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT TEA

Tea plants need at least 50 inches of rain a year. The United Kingdom drinks about 165 million cups of tea a day, or 62 billion cups per year Most of the world’s tea is grown in mountain areas 3,000-7,000 feet above sea level and between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. […]

Happy New Year from all the team at UK Vending

WWF steps in to help in Laos

It is a side of coffee production that is rarely, if ever talked about: – the impact coffee growing, and extraction has on the local population who grows it. The people of Laos in South East Asia have benefited greatly from growing coffee and it is a superb source of income for the country. 90 […]

Merry Christmas

What Vending Machine would Santa choose?

Here at UKVending we love this time of year. All the prospects of presents and good food in good company. Christmas is a time to reflect and we thought we’d give you some examples of the most interesting Christmas Vending Machines we could find from around the world this year.

Fun facts about chocolate

  With Christmas just around the corner we thought we’d look at some fun facts about chocolate, after all we’re all going to enjoy eating a little too much of it this time of year. A chocolate river exists Well it did, back in 1971. The famous chocolate river Augustus Gloop almost drowned in in […]