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English | 中文 You walk into a station. The bright orange IJOOZ machine hums quietly in the corner. Tap. Squeeze. A cup slides out. Fresh juice on demand , ready in under a minute. Bruce Zhang , the founder, built it that way. He wanted juice to be fresh, consistent, and convenient  - without a café or staff in sight. He started in Singapore . Every detail mattered: cup size, squeeze timing, storage, cleaning cycles. Every adjustment was guided by a simple instinct: what would make this seamless for anyone in a hurry? People noticed at first. They paused to watch. They talked. Some took a picture. The curiosity faded. That was the milestone. The  IJOOZ  automated juice vending machine became part of daily life. Commuters grabbed a cup between stops. Students paused between classes. Office workers rewarded themselves during long afternoons. The juice was cold. Fragrant. Reliable. The machine didn’t brag. It didn’t need to. View this post on Instagram ...

English | 中文 爆米花通常不是主角。 它是電影院的小配角，或隨手可得的零食，吃過便忘。但在十二月的幾天裡， 柔佛州新山 Mid Valley Southkey 的一個小型裝置，悄悄翻轉了這個習慣 。 POPPU 新鮮爆米花自動販賣機 沒有依靠噱頭登場。 它的吸引力在於過程本身 — 點餐後現做爆米花 ，透過 透明自動機器 ， 聲音、動作與香氣在眼前展開 。從 12 月 19 日到 21 日， 人們不只是買爆米花，而是停下來看它被製作 。 這不只是爆米花的故事。 它關乎 自動化的重新定義 。販賣機通常被視為 快速與便利 的象徵，但 POPPU 卻放慢了節奏 ，讓 新鮮感變得可見，而非僅是標示 。 這套裝置由 NU Vending 支援，他們一直在 探索如何讓自動販賣機超越瓶裝飲品與預包零食，進入現做食品領域 。在這裡， 自動化不再隱藏 ，而是 直接呈現過程，成為一種體驗 。 有趣的是，公共討論相對安靜。 除了少數短片與活動貼文外， 這次亮相沒有引發大規模討論 。這種沉默很值得觀察：自動化食品已不再新奇，但仍足夠陌生，讓人停下腳步注視。 POPPU 在新山的短暫現身，雖未登上頭條，卻傳達了小而深遠的訊息。 它展示了日常零食的演變,  不是透過誇張噱頭，而是透過細微、刻意的方式改變食物的製作、呈現與公共體驗 。 资料来源: NU Vending

English | 中文 This is not a message. It’s a move. At selected Australian production sites operated by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners , something quietly decisive has appeared: reverse vending machines placed at the source . The same places where bottles and cans are produced now welcome them back - plastic bottles, glass bottles, aluminium and steel cans - completing a loop that can be seen, touched, and understood. Drink here. Return here. No explanation required. In partnership with Return-It , the brand turns an industrial space into a shared public point of return. A factory steps beyond output and efficiency, and takes on another role: participation . What was once invisible to everyday life becomes part of it. Culturally, this matters more than it first appears. Sustainability is often framed as belief or intention. Here, it becomes behaviour . A container goes in. Value comes back. The system reveals itself in real time. The action is simple, but the meaning is expansive ...

English Version | 中文版本 KFC didn’t rely on a louder flavour to get attention. With Sweet Tokyo Hot & Crispy, the brand focused on how the product was encountered , not just what it tasted like. The vending machine mattered more than the recipe . By placing a short-run menu item inside a physical object, KFC turned access into an event . You didn’t just order it. You came across it. That shift changed the launch without changing the food. The product stayed intentionally simple . Crunchy boneless chicken. Sweet teriyaki glaze. Sesame to finish. Familiar elements, easy to read. That restraint left space for the activation to do the work . This is where KFC shows confidence . Instead of pushing bigger flavours or louder claims, it used the vending machine as a tool . A way to compress attention , create scarcity , and move the launch from screen to street . “Tokyo” works as a flavour signal , not a cultural statement. Sweet. Savoury. Playful. The name helps the product la...