The new MyKey designed for those who love the environment
31 Jul
2024

Coges presents the new version of the MyKey cashless key, made with 100% recycled plastic for a lower environmental impact

The world of vending has been dealing with the issues of environmental sustainability and waste reduction for many years, seeking solutions that can improve the impact of our industry on the environment and meet the increasingly aware needs of end users. To meet these needs, Coges is proud to offer the new MyKey made from completely recycled plastics.

“Coges MyKey is one of the most loved payment media in automatic distribution due to its immediacy and practicality of use, so much so that it has become an indispensable support for coffee breaks in Italy and in other Countries.” Underlines Daniele Ioriatti, sales manager of Coges. “The new version of MyKey, previewed at Venditalia 2024 and available in an exclusive black color, contributes to reducing the demand for virgin plastic and creating a circular economy, in which materials are reused and recycled.”

The new plastic has the same characteristics as the other versions of MyKey both from a functional point of view and in terms of resistance to daily wear and durability. With the new 100% RECYCLED MYKEY, Operators will be able to demonstrate their concrete commitment to a more sustainable future, distinguishing themselves from the competition and attracting customers who are increasingly sensitive to the environment.

We are confident that the 100% RECYCLED MYKEY represents a significant contribution towards more environmentally friendly vending. Contact our sales network or visit our website to find out how to purchase 100% RECYCLED MYKEY and start making a difference in your business!

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Summer holidays
30 Jul
2024

We inform you that COGES S.p.A. will be closed during summer holidays from Monday 5th up to Monday 19th  August included.

For any technical issue you can send an email to technical.support@coges.eu or call:

  • Marta Leonardi at the number +39 3481514520 from the day 5th to the 7th
  • Davide Rossato at the number +39 3921319115 from the day 8 to the 13th
  • Michele Gardellin at the number +39 3484696082 from the day 14 to the 19th
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Coges and Vendon Set to Showcase New Solutions at Venditalia 2024
24 Apr
2024

Coges, a payment systems leader for vending machines, alongside Vendon, a top provider of telemetry and payment solutions for the coffee and vending industry, are thrilled to announce their participation in Venditalia 2024 marking this exhibition as a significant milestone in their synergy consolidating their expertise under one roof.

Exciting news awaits at Venditalia as both companies are set to unveil an integrated IoT platform tailored for data-driven success and business optimization specifically targeting cost-saving initiatives through remote management of the machine and payment devices. Coges will additionally present its latest product “Elysium,” a system that connects payment systems to vending machine displays, along with a focus on open-loop cashless systems. In turn, Vendon will present new advanced Route Planning functionalities for generating highly efficient routes seamlessly leveraging historical data, real-time inventory analytics, and location prioritization, ensuring optimal logistics management.

Discover all the news of Venditalia 2024 in our brochure!

The joint presence of Coges and Vendon at Venditalia will be a turning point for the partnership between the companies and a new milestone in their ever-growing synergy. In addition to showcasing their newest solutions, both companies will focus on the huge advantage of using Vendon telemetry solutions and Coges cashless payment products in combination. This collaboration aims to provide vending businesses with complete payment and telemetry solutions, enabling data-driven decisions, cost reduction, and utilization of a comprehensive loyalty platform to enhance customer engagement.

Daniele Ioriatti, Sales Manager of Coges, shares his enthusiasm for the collaboration: “I highly value the partnership between Coges and Vendon. It’s very important to have this synergy and mutual benefit in order to create valuable products for operators. With Coges payment systems and Vendon IoT and telemetry solutions complementing each other, we can bring a higher added value to our customers in the vending industry and adapt to their needs even better.”

Janis Jukna, Head of Sales at Vendon, also shares the importance of this partnership: “Coges and Vendon are global players and recognized as points of reference in their respective sectors. Our collaboration allows us to offer the most complete payment, loyalty, and telemetry solutions for the world of vending. Our solutions are compatible with most vending machine brands and models in the market, and we remain open to integration with third-party services to provide the best possible experience for our clients.”

An integrated IoT platform – Vendon Cloud – is initially designed to help operators make informed decisions that are based on data, allows to eliminate machine downtime and to reduce costs by offering various features, including real-time monitoring, remote management, technical event alerts, route planning, stock control, transaction monitoring, preventative maintenance, etc.

Moreover, the IoT platform includes an advanced loyalty solution known as QuickPik. QuickPik consists of a Loyalty Platform and Payment App, seamlessly integrating with employee loyalty programs and mobile payment applications. This innovative solution empowers businesses to reward customers with bonuses and facilitate swift, secure transactions.

With a shared commitment to excellence and innovation, Coges and Vendon are aiming to expand their presence in the vending industry. As global leaders in the vending payment system and telemetry field, planning to expand their reach and drive growth in the Italian market as well as the entire European market.

Venditalia is the top international vending trade show, taking place in Fiera Milano, Rho, from May 15th to 18th, 2024. The event is a global stage that will allow all operators in the industry to connect, learn, and grow in the vending sector on an international level. Visit Coges and Vendon at Venditalia 2024 at stand F10 – G09 (Hall 8) to get some firsthand insights into the newest telemetry and payment solutions for vending businesses.

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Coges joins the Common Smartcard Solution Association
09 Apr
2024

Coges is proud to announce today its membership in the German association Common Smartcard Solution Association (CSSA), dedicated to fostering standardized data structures for RFID applications. The aim of this association is to support modern closed-loop payment systems in community catering, campus and leisure projects as well as access control.

“This membership represents a further step forward by Coges towards strengthening its presence in Germany.” comments Günter Maas, Country Manager of Coges “We intend to contribute to the activities of this association with the aim of offering even greater transparency and security to managers in the vending and in the catering sector, closely interconnected markets especially in operators and in the D/A/CH area countries.”

The Common Smartcard association has developed an innovative smartcard data structure called openCashFile (oCF) together with leading payment companies. oCF is a data structure that provides extended and overarching functionality for digital wallets on virtually all smartcards technologies. Many enterprises have joined the Common Smartcard initiative. They include big-name companies in the smartcard industry, as well as individual professionals involved as consultants in RFID projects. All the members are committed to the Association’s goal of developing and applying common standards and data structures for their customers.

“The purpose of our membership is making our solutions even more flexible with respect to the growing demand for integration. More and more projects are involving complementary industries and ask for interconnected technologies” remarks Lorenzo Giuliani, Export Sales Manager of Coges “Our company has extensive experience in closed-loop systems throughout Europe, we are confident that we could contribute constructively to the mission of this association to offer customers a wider choice of options and a high standard of quality.”

With over forty-five years in the industry, Coges is a European leader in the design and manufacture of cashless and cash payment systems for vending machines. The use of cashless payment systems makes it possible to set a differentiated pricing policy in vending machines, to anticipate revenue from sales and to reduce cash handling costs, while providing accurate accounting data. Coges’ cashless systems use the best of MIFARE and LEGIC technologies or its proprietary encrypted system.

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Coges and Vendon join BDV association in Germany
14 Mar
2024

Coges, a leader in the design and manufacturing of payment systems for vending machines, and Vendon, telemetry and payment solution provider for coffee and vending business, are pleased to officially announce their membership in the German Vending Association (BDV).

Coges’s and Vendon’s entry into the BDV underscores our ongoing commitment to excellence and innovation in the vending industry in Germany. The association provides a unique forum for vending industry companies to collaborate, share knowledge, and address common challenges, thereby promoting sustainable growth and increased industry awareness.

“Our membership in the German Vending Association emphasizes our dedication to contributing to the progress of the industry in Germany,” said Günter Maas, Country Manager for Coges and Vendon in Germany “We will actively collaborate with other member companies to foster innovation, quality, and sustainability in the vending sector. We are currently present on the German market through two official resellers, but we are proud to be able to make our contribution to the BDV also directly with our companies.”

The German Vending Association is recognized for its leadership in promoting best practices, training, and development in the German vending industry. “Coges and Vendon’s simultaneous entry into the association is aimed at further deepening the coordination between these two companies of the Azkoyen Group in Germany.” noted Raivis Vaitekūns, Global Partnership Manager of Vendon, “ We want to provide the entire industry with the most innovative payment systems and connectivity solutions integrated into a complete package. Moreover, the Azkoyen Group is currently the only one to have three companies present in the EVA committee for the new EVA standard and this offers us opportunities that we will be happy to share with the BDV network.”

“Through our participation,” added Lorenzo Giuliani, Sales Manager for Coges, “We aim to contribute to the association’s progress thanks to our experience in both cash and cashless payment systems and connectivity. Our coin and banknote validators can rely on a large database of currencies to help vending operators improve their business opportunities on numerous markets. As regards payment systems, we are also active in managing issues relating to the new fiscalization rules that are appearing in various European countries. We are confident that these peculiarities of our companies will benefit the entire association.”

For more information about the German Vending Association (BDV), please visit the official website: https://www.bdv-vending.de/.

For further details on Coges’s and Vendon’s membership and future outlook, please contact Günter Maas at guntermaas@coges.eu, Lorenzo Giuliani at lorenzo.giuliani@coges.eu or Raivis Vaitekūns at raivis.vaitekuns@vendon.net.

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Come and visit us at Vendex Midlands 2024
26 Feb
2024

We are thrilled to extend a warm invitation to you for the upcoming Vendex Midlands, a premier vending industry exhibition in the United Kingdom, taking place on 20 March in Milton Keynes. This event promises to be a remarkable showcase of the latest innovations and trends in the vending world, and we are excited to share our groundbreaking payment and telemetry systems with you.

Payment Revolution: Discover our state-of-the-art payment systems designed to elevate your vending experience. Seamless transactions, enhanced security features, and user-friendly interfaces await you.

Telemetry Unleashed: Dive into the future of vending management with our advanced telemetry solutions. Real-time data, intelligent insights, and remote monitoring capabilities will empower you to optimize operations like never before.

Partnership Spotlight: We are proud to collaborate with Vendon, a key player in connectivity technology for vending. Together, we bring you a synergy of expertise and innovation that is set to redefine the vending landscape.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be at the forefront of vending innovation. We look forward to welcoming you at Vendex Midlands in March!

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Intergastra exhibition
26 Jan
2024

We’re thrilled to announce our presence at the Intergastra exhibition in Germany from 3 to 7 February. Join us at the booths of two prominent retailers, Money Control and Engeltec, to discover our cutting-edge payment systems for vending machines and the most advanced connectivity solutions with Vendon.

Our sales representatives Günter Maas and Lorenzo Giuliani will be present at both stands showing the most advanced bill validator Creos and the lastest cashless developments for close loop, the new Engine Connect cashless system connected to credit card readers, the Hexis change-giver coin mechanism and the most important vending innovations intended for the German and international markets.

We extend a warm invitation to all to visit the exhibition in Stuttgart, share insights, and discover together the future of vending technology.

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COGES: the engine of innovation in vending
20 Dec
2023

Welcome to the beating heart of vending innovation! Discover an overview of Coges and get an idea of the commitment to technological progress and research that guides our company path in our new video: COGES: the engine of innovation in vending.

Within Coges we do not see innovation as an option, but as a necessity. From MyKey to cashless and cloud payment solutions, we are a hotbed of ideas and solutions that constantly push the world of vending towards the future. Our Research and Development team is the engine that powers our projects, tackling technological challenges and anticipating market needs.

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Coges welcomes a new commercial resource dedicated to the English market
23 Nov
2023

Coges is pleased to announce the entry of Chris Pyrah in the role of Technical Sales Manager for the English market. Chris will be responsible for the sales of payment and telemetry solutions by bringing together the payment technology of Coges and Vendon to the Coffee and Vending industry through Coffetek.

With a background of over 15 years as a vending salesperson, Chris brings with him consolidated skills that integrate perfectly with our mission of excellence in offering quality solutions to our customers. His tenacious spirit and desire to achieve the best makes him a valuable asset for our team.

“Coges recognizes the importance of having talented and success-oriented professionals in its team.” Observes Daniele Ioriatti, Commercial Director of the Italian company and responsible for Mr. Pyrah “With Chris by our side, we are confident of further strengthening our position in the UK market and offering an even more comprehensive service to our customers. Potential synergies with Coffetek, market leader in the OCS segment in the United Kingdom, will certainly increase business opportunities. Chris will collaborate with Lorenzo Giuliani, an area manager who has positively followed the English market for years.”

A warm welcome to Chris Pyrah, whose contribution will be fundamental in continuing our tradition of excellence and success.

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Implement connectivity in vending machines
17 Nov
2023

Helping a customer grow in the world of vending and improve their way of operating is always a source of great stimulation and satisfaction for the Coges team. Find out in this article how we have worked side by side with one of the largest vending operators in the UK in recent years. Click here to read the full article.

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