The first ever SELF SERVICE EXPO 2013 will be held in Bengaluru from November 14 to 16 at The Nimhans Convention Centre.

The first ever SELF SERVICE EXPO 2013 will be held in Bengaluru from November 14 to 16 at  The Nimhans Convention Centre.

FIRST OF ITS KIND IN INDIA EXPO ON VENDING MACHINES & KIOSK

Urban lifestyle, changing consumer behavioural patterns and a growing economy has propelled the market for vending machines in India. The market is growing and it is estimated that less than 15 per cent of the potential for vending machines has been tapped in India.

According to analysts in the next five years, the vending machine/kiosk industry is going to rake in a business of over $1 billion. Vending of foodstuff (juices, beer, water, coffee, chocolates etc) other products (cigarettes, boarding passes, DVDs etc) and above all money, are going to become the order of the day, as consumers are increasingly finding them not just user-friendly, but also bringing down human interface.

To further promote this segment and exploit newer opportunities of automatic vending, the first-ever SELF SERVICE EXPO 2013 will be held in Bengaluru from November 14 to 16 at  The Nimhans Convention Centre.

According to Infinite Expositions, the organisers of the show, the unique exhibition-cum-seminar will highlight the latest trends in dispensing a variety of items/ services through vending machines and kiosks.

The demand for vending machines is growing at a rapid pace, states Mr.George Johnson of Infinite Expositions.  There are massive plans to install about 30,000 condom vending machines across the country, mostly in BPOs in the major metros. Besides, there is a huge demand growing for snack vending machines from corporate houses, shopping arcades and other retail outlets.

At the Self Service Expo, the highlight will be the Visitex Touch Kiosk, a touch-screen based Visitor Management kiosk. It helps enterprises in managing their security in a streamlined and uniform way all across the enterprise. The terminal is normally placed at the security gate and visitors can create the badge themselves.

Thus from the first modern coin-operated vending machine introduced in London in the early 1880s, dispensing post cards, India has caught up with the latest in vending machines / kiosks.