New to Tastemodern but not to the vending industry – Nigel Hill joins as National Accounts Manager – Vending and will be heading up the sales and design team creating inspired vending housings and beverage stations working with vending operators and clients across the commercial spectrums.

Nigel boasts an eclectic mix of experiences which gives him a unique quality and approach to vending housings and breakout hospitality solutions. Having started life in the domestic kitchen market with MFI he then took an unusual turn by joining the technical sales team at Street Furnishing Services. He has also worked on special vending projects in universities sites for Coca Cola and store logistics for Sainsbury’s

Whilst with food branding agency Atlantic Creative Solutions.

As we work with various plastic materials to help give our customers a new lease of life by looking more appealing via their signage and point of sale, the news item today about Matthew Green getting a new lease of life thanks to a plastic heart powered by a portable driver in a backpack caught my eye. At only 40, this plastic heart buys him some time whilst he awaits a transplant and means that he can enjoy a quality of life with his family.

Today the news has been dominated by the fact that there is just one year to go before the Olympic Games. Various activities planned throughout the day to heighten the excitement with previous Olympic winners taking part in events up and down the country. It is very exciting and even if you were originally or still are an Olympic sceptic it will be very hard to stay that way as the momentum builds over the next 365 days.

The Morning Advertiser hosted their spring 2011 Freehold 500 Business Club last month at the engaging Olde Oak Inn Hurley, Berkshire - with a guest list to include independent publicans from around the UK and specialists in the food and drink industry.

Tastemodern, a new company spear headed by a team of retail, fine dining and corporate restaurant professionals is to provide high quality innovative point of sale and promotional display products with the launch of  www.tastemodern.co.uk.