Montagu Group Limited has announced that ‘The Vending People’ will be the new brand for its vending division, which the group says is ‘the UK’s largest independent vending company with over 200 operators and 50 engineers supporting 9000 operated vending machines nationally’.
The Vending People is the new trading name for the following companies: West Country Vending Service Limited (including the South Wales Vending trading name), LTT Vending Ltd, Cambridge Vending Limited and Espresso Plus Limited (previously trading as Snacktime Vending). The companies are all subsidiaries of Montagu Group Limited which also owns Expresso Plus, Snack in the Box and Tavern Snacks.
You can access full details of and comment on these events, as they happened, in Planet Vending’s archives: LTT Vending, West Country Vending, Cambridge Vending and Uvenco Brands. These names will now disappear from the vending landscape.
Paul Arnold, General Manager at The Vending People, said: “Our new brand will unite the different companies within Montagu Group as the UK’s largest independent vending company”, he said, adding: “It’s a significant step in bringing together our collective experience and expertise; demonstrating our clear vision to become the UK’s most recommended vending company. Whilst all of our communications will be branded as ‘The Vending People’ going forward, we will ensure that our customers will continue to experience the same great service, provided by local people, all supported by our national scale.”
“It’s a significant step in bringing together our collective experience and expertise.” Paul Arnold
Helen Walker, Marketing Manager at The Vending People, who is based in Leeds, said “our new brand is built around the importance our people play, because they make us who we. We know that a vending machine is only as great as the people behind it. We’re proud to have individuals who know their job inside out, love what they do and go that extra mile for our customers.”
FYI…
Montagu Group is an affiliate company of Tayto Group Ltd (TGL) owned by Northern Ireland family, the Hutchinsons. TGL employs more than 1,500 people across its operations and is the country’s largest UK-owned crisp and snack manufacturer. Tayto Group’s portfolio includes Tayto, Golden Wonder, Mr Porky, REAL Crisps, Jonathan Crisp and Portlebay Popcorn and its products are currently exported to around 43 countries, including Australia, Dubai, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United States of America.
