Technically no. Cadbury no longer own a machine fleet, however we have a network of preferred suppliers that cover the UK that provide a machine, branded Cadbury and with category layout advise.

Self fill, machine provision only or a fully operated service

The client has a machine delivered to site and then orders stock from their usual supplier and replenishes the machine themselves and manages the cash box

The client has a fully managed service supplied by a preferred Cadbury partner. This means that stock, machine, maintenance and cash box are managed by the operator and not by the client.

On delivery of your machine a full maintenance package will be provided by your machine provider or operator

No, following your machine installation, should you be a self fill site, you will continue ordering through your usual supply route, your operator will provide your stock if you are an operated service

Cadbury remains firmly committed to vending and will continue to compete strongly for space in vending machines across the UK. We feel, however, that our strengths lie in the manufacture and sale of confectionery rather than running dedicated vending machines.

No we remain firmly committed to the vending sector – we simply want to concentrate on what we do best which is manufacturing and selling confectionery. That applies to vending machines as much as it does to any corner shop or supermarket

We carried out a review of our vending operation and decided that we were best placed to supply products for vending machines owned by others rather than run our own dedicated machines. It makes far greater commercial sense.

No, this has nothing whatsoever to do with this. We had already voluntarily taken steps to remove our vending machines from schools before the legislation. This is purely about concentrating on our strengths.

Yes, we will have a dedicated vending support team which will be responsible for liaising with operators, wholesalers, customers and trade bodies such as the AVA.