SHANGHAI, Dec. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The 12th China International Self-service, Kiosk & Vending Show, held concurrently with iFair 2015, ran from Sep.16-18 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center, and turned out to be a great success. The show, organized by Shanghai UBM Sinoexpo International Exhibition Co., Ltd and co-organized by Shanghai Tiansheng Exhibition Service Co., Ltd., provided an incomparable place for exhibitors and visitors to exchange information, grow up business and reinforce relationships in the vending and OCS industry.
Covering an area of 20,000 square meters, the Show attracted more than 250 exhibitors and more than 22,000 visitors. The conferences and trade exhibits with the latest trends and technologies, top-notch educational programs and multiple interactive activities provided an extraordinary experience for all attendees.
Visitors
Among all the attendees, 19,869 were from China and 2,208 from abroad. The number of visitors had increased by 91%, hitting a historical high together with the number of countries.
More than 70 industrial leaders participated in the forums and summits held together with the show. These educational programs focused on the current hot issues of the respective industries and attracted more than 400 attendees.
Exhibitors
90% of industrial leaders from around the globe attended the China Vending Show to showcase their latest products and technologies: Fuji Bingshan, Fujitsu, LOTTE E&M, Sanden, Panasonic, Fuji electronics, LEIYUNFENG, Happy Line, CPI, ITL, ICT, JCM, Kubota, MIQUAN, U-Box, AUCMA, TCN, Pyramid, Componenti, Le Vending, KIMMA, SZZT, etc..
Exhibits
The show offers an excellent networking platform for all participants to experience the latest innovative technologies and market development trends of the vending and OCS industries at home and abroad. Exhibited products include vending machines, machine accessories, components and spare parts, services, coffee machine and machine parts, self-service terminals and solutions, payment systems, self-help printing equipment, food & beverage can be sold in vending machines, remote data transmission, etc.
Educational Programs
A series of conferences and seminars were held in conjunction with the trade show.
2015 Worldwide Self-service Terminals Conference and Awards Ceremony
During the Awards Ceremony, nine prizes were presented, including prizes for the Most Innovative Vending Machines, the Top Ten Professional Managers, Personalities of 2014 in the Chinese Vending Industry, and Lifetime Contribution Award in the Chinese Vending Industry.
Cooperation with Overseas Association -- NAMA
Mr. Jeff Parks, the representative of NAMA, President of Southern Refreshment Services in Atlanta, Georgia came to deliver a speech on site. Mr. Parks is an outstanding executive with an excellent background in the vending, coffee and foodservice management industries. He shared his valuable experience with us in Profitable Vending Service and Micro Market Initiatives in the USA. His speech provided us the latest information on the American Vending and OCS industries.
Sino-Japan Exchange Meeting
Mr. Kiyoaki Takeda, the chairman of the Japanese Vending Machine Manufacturers Association (JVMA), together with more than 50 JVMA members, came to attend the second round of the Sino-Japan exchange meeting at the 12th China Vending Show. The exchange meeting was crowded with experts from the Chinese and Japanese vending industries. Those specialists discussed the hot issues, challenges and opportunities of the industry. The meeting, which pushed the communication between JVMA and CVS, was constructive and fruitful. Commonweal Training, presented by the China Vending College, was still as popular as during the last several years. Due to its dedication to popularize industrial knowledge, improve the overall management level and expand related markets for all practitioners, the training has been well received since its inception.
See you in 2016
In order to meet the needs of visitors from different regions and different levels, the 2016 China Vending Show will be held in both Shanghai and Shenzhen.
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Profile of Shanghai UBM Sinoexpo
Shanghai UBM Sinoexpo International Exhibition Co., Ltd is a professional O2O event company that operates trade shows/events/online B2B platforms formed out of a joint venture between Shanghai Sinoexpo International Exhibition Ltd and UBM Asia Ltd, a division of UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange.
With more than 20 years of professional experience, Shanghai UBM organizes 62 international trade shows covering an exhibition area of 900,000 square meters. Shanghai UBM also boasts eight online B2B platforms and four industrial publications. We provide one-stop solutions for eight main market sectors, namely Furniture (Furniture/Manufacturing & Supply), Hospitality (Hotel, Shop, Hotel Furniture, Food & Beverages), Design & Deco (Construction materials, toilet facilities, design & decoration), Ingredients (Pharmaceutical, Food, Machinery, Nutraceutical, Starch), iFair (digital signage, self-service terminals, intelligent education) and lighting. Our platform attracts more than 350,000 professional buyers from around the globe. Headquartered in Shanghai, UBM Sinoexpo operates three regional offices in Beijing, Guangzhou and Zhongshan in China with a total headcount of more than 350.
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