Bianchi Vending
Founded in Italy, Bianchi Vending has a long-standing reputation for excellence in the design and manufacturing of vending and coffee machines. With decades of industry experience, the company is known for combining elegant Italian design with advanced engineering, delivering machines that are both stylish and reliable. Bianchi has maintained a strong global presence, with many of their older models still operating effectively today in markets across Europe, Australia, and beyond.
Bianchi Vending offers a wide range of solutions for hot beverages, snacks, and combination vending, catering to both public and private spaces. They are renowned for their proprietary espresso brewer in all their coffee machines. Their machines feature intuitive user interfaces, touchless technology, and energy-efficient systems designed for the modern consumer. By continuously investing in innovation and user experience, Bianchi remains at the forefront of vending automation, offering versatile solutions that reflect the brand’s commitment to quality and Italian craftsmanship.
Basil Hourmouzis
BCom, BAcc, ACA
Founder
Basil founded AVS after successfully persuading Crane to entrust their distribution rights for Australia to him. Basil is uniquely positioned to distribute vending machines. Having spent 20 years as a vending operator, initially at Aussie Snacks and then Natvend, he has experienced and fully understands the challenges faced by all vendor operators.
Basil started Aussie Snacks in 1994 and very quickly grew it to become one of Sydney’s largest and most respected vending operators. In 2006/7, he merged his business with four other operators, bought the Mars vending business and Natvend was formed. Under Basil’s leadership, Natvend grew to be Australia’s third largest vending operator after Coca-Cola Amatil and PepsiCo/The Smith’s Snackfood Company. In 2012, he successfully negotiated the sale of Natvend to Coca-Cola Amatil.
Basil’s excellent understanding of the retailing and operational challenges that vending businesses face in today’s marketplace enables him to recommend successful, profitable solutions.