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Healthy snack dispenser for UK’s tiny tots is world’s first

September 18, 2012 – 1:08 pm

by Nancy Ludwig WHAT’S HAPPENING A tiny vending machine dispensing healthy snacks for toddlers has been launched by food brand Ella’s Kitchen (FDIN.org.uk, 21 August 2012). Standing 115 cm tall, and with “bespoke features” to help little hands access their own nutritious treats, it was designed with the average 1-year-old (and their parents) in mind […]

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Sliding scale: Spain gets its first fish vending machine

February 28, 2012 – 11:58 am

by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING A fishmonger in Spain’s Basque region has come up with a novel way to serve fresh fish in a flash. By installing a vending machine in the doorway to their shop, the owners of Pescadería Martín Arrandegia invite customers to stop by round the clock (ABC.es, 12 January 2012). Whether […]

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Kids get the cold shoulder from Jell-O’s adults-only vending machine

February 7, 2012 – 12:37 pm

by Nissa Hanna WHAT’S HAPPENING Sorry, kids, you’ll just have to wait: Jell-O’s concept vending machine dishes out free samples of its Temptations desserts — but only to sweets seekers with facial features that reveal a bit more mileage. Kraft is using the facial-recognition device to promote its first line of indulgent adult treats (layered, […]

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