There is one appliance that just about anyone will benefit from, whether it’s located in your school, hotel, or office building: a vending machine. Vending machines are man’s gift to humankind, automatic 24/7 food machines. You never have to wonder if they will be closed or open for business.
Vending machines give the assurance that there will always be food available. Not to mention, they always offer some all-time favourite snacks. In our nearly cashless society, vending machines also provide a convenient and rewarding way to get rid of some loose pocket change. Vending machines represent one of the most innovative inventions. Learn more about the origins of vending machines and how it used today:
How They Came To Be
We can all thank the genius man behind this invention, Heron of Alexandria. He actually invented many important things that set the stage for our modern society. Long ago as early as 10 AD to 70 AD, Heron was motivated to create the first “dispenser” when people were taking too much holy water from the temples where they worshipped.
It became a frustrating problem, so Heron created a clever solution. He invented a holy water dispenser, where people had to drop a token inside the machine, then the token would push down a lever that opened a small door to release an exact amount of holy water. This ensured that no one was taking more than their fair share of holy water.
Modern society didn’t even embrace his invention for almost 1,800 years. In 1883, an inventor named Percival Everett took the idea and created a vending machine for postcards and notepaper.
Outburst of Vending Machines
Nowadays, of course, the vending machine has been adapted for everyday convenience, serving snacks, drinks, coffee. Today the vending machine industry has earned about $20 billion dollars in revenue each year in the U.S. They became increasingly popular throughout schools, office buildings, hotels, and hospitals.
There are now about 8 million vending machines in America alone. It is almost impossible to find a building of any type that does not have some sort of vending machine.
Innovative minds are also coming up with new uses for vending machines. Depending on where you are in the world, there are vending machines that now serve books, phones and tablets, alcohol, ramen and soup, cupcakes, and other wild items.
Different Types of Vending Machines:
There are a plethora of different vending machine options for food and drinks available today:
Candy
Some vending machines contain only candy. You definitely won’t be finding one of these in a school, however they are common in large crowded buildings. Candy machines often offer chocolate bars, chewy candy, hard candy, and more.
Soda/Drinks
Drink vending machines are the most popular kind. Drink machines often stick to a theme such as soda beverages, sports and health drinks, water, teas, energy drinks, and more.
Coffee
Coffee vending machines are still fairly new and are often seen in office buildings.
Other forms of vending machines today:
- Ice Cream
- Snacks
- Toiletries and Feminine Products
The innovative developments in vending machines offers an exciting moment for food manufacturers. For powdered food such as creamers, dry blends for coffee vending machines, and much more, contact Dure Foods today!
The Origins of the Vending Machine and Its Continued Use Today
in Trends, Facts and Fun!/by Dure FoodsThere is one appliance that just about anyone will benefit from, whether it’s located in your school, hotel, or office building: a vending machine. Vending machines are man’s gift to humankind, automatic 24/7 food machines. You never have to wonder if they will be closed or open for business.
Vending machines give the assurance that there will always be food available. Not to mention, they always offer some all-time favourite snacks. In our nearly cashless society, vending machines also provide a convenient and rewarding way to get rid of some loose pocket change. Vending machines represent one of the most innovative inventions. Learn more about the origins of vending machines and how it used today:
How They Came To Be
We can all thank the genius man behind this invention, Heron of Alexandria. He actually invented many important things that set the stage for our modern society. Long ago as early as 10 AD to 70 AD, Heron was motivated to create the first “dispenser” when people were taking too much holy water from the temples where they worshipped.
It became a frustrating problem, so Heron created a clever solution. He invented a holy water dispenser, where people had to drop a token inside the machine, then the token would push down a lever that opened a small door to release an exact amount of holy water. This ensured that no one was taking more than their fair share of holy water.
Modern society didn’t even embrace his invention for almost 1,800 years. In 1883, an inventor named Percival Everett took the idea and created a vending machine for postcards and notepaper.
Outburst of Vending Machines
Nowadays, of course, the vending machine has been adapted for everyday convenience, serving snacks, drinks, coffee. Today the vending machine industry has earned about $20 billion dollars in revenue each year in the U.S. They became increasingly popular throughout schools, office buildings, hotels, and hospitals.
There are now about 8 million vending machines in America alone. It is almost impossible to find a building of any type that does not have some sort of vending machine.
Innovative minds are also coming up with new uses for vending machines. Depending on where you are in the world, there are vending machines that now serve books, phones and tablets, alcohol, ramen and soup, cupcakes, and other wild items.
Different Types of Vending Machines:
There are a plethora of different vending machine options for food and drinks available today:
Candy
Some vending machines contain only candy. You definitely won’t be finding one of these in a school, however they are common in large crowded buildings. Candy machines often offer chocolate bars, chewy candy, hard candy, and more.
Soda/Drinks
Drink vending machines are the most popular kind. Drink machines often stick to a theme such as soda beverages, sports and health drinks, water, teas, energy drinks, and more.
Coffee
Coffee vending machines are still fairly new and are often seen in office buildings.
Other forms of vending machines today:
The innovative developments in vending machines offers an exciting moment for food manufacturers. For powdered food such as creamers, dry blends for coffee vending machines, and much more, contact Dure Foods today!
Of Men and Mousse
in Products/by Dure FoodsMousse is an airy, whipped dessert that brings all the richness and flavour of a dessert into a light, rich, and delicious treat. Akin to whipped cream, mousse is delicately whipped but has an even airier texture. It comes in a wide variety of flavours, the most common being chocolate, but it also can come in sweet, fruity, herby, and even savoury flavours as well. The primary binding ingredients for a mousse are eggs, cream, or even gelatin. This allows the mousse to be stiff while retaining its airy qualities.
The Historical Significance of Mousse
The word mousse is French for “foam,” and the dessert is French in origin. The evolution of flavoured mousses actually began with savoury mousse in 18th century France. Dessert mousses didn’t appear in the food repertoire until the latter half of the 19th century, and they were generally fruit mousses.
Chocolate mousse was first popularized in America in the 1930’s, which coincided with the introduction of both chocolate pudding mix and the electric mixer. This fateful meeting brought about the invention of mousse dishes in America as they are known and loved today. Beyond the chocolate mousse, other flavoured mousses began getting popular after the second World War, when French food became more popular in the United States.
Mousse represents technological advances in the kitchen. It represents the melding of cultures, and the experiment of flavours.
Dure Mousses
Dure Foods was first started by Scott Malcolm in 1978. At first, they only manufactured one product, dish soap, but as the years went on, the company grew. It wasn’t long before Dure Foods were producing some of the beloved favourites, such as specialty coffee powders, and also their flavoured mousses.
Dure mousse comes in a wide variety of flavours, each one just as good as the next. They feature lemon, peach, strawberry, cherry, banana, blueberry, raspberry, tiramisu, butterscotch, and coconut flavours, in addition to the classic vanilla and chocolate mousses. This exciting variety of flavours ensure that everyone can find a Dure Mousse that will quickly become their new favourite dessert.
The flavoured mousses made by Dure Mousses are simple to make, delicious desserts for the whole family. With simple, long lasting ingredients, Dure Mousses are a great last-minute dessert option for parents on the go. Dure Mousses are an all-around crowd pleaser. They seem like a fancy dessert, but they are actually very simple to make, which makes them a great kitchen hack.
Contact Us Today for Your Favourite Mousses!
To this day, Dure Foods is family owned and operated. Dure Foods offers a wholesome glimpse at the food manufacturing and sale business in Canada. Our top-of-the-line products continue to impress their customers after all these years. From coffees to their famous mousses, Dure Foods is sure to impress the entire family.
For a better, easier dessert, turn to Dure Mousses. These fun, family friendly, desserts are a departure from the norm in the best way possible. Light, fluffy, airy, and delicious, Dure Mousses are a taste of international history conveniently manufactured in an easy-to-make powder form. To indulge in your favourite mousses, contact us today!