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From milk to sausage rolls: how vending machines could help tackle UK ‘food deserts’
UK NewsBusinessLifestyle•September 1, 2026 at 10:00 AMNational

From milk to sausage rolls: how vending machines could help tackle UK ‘food deserts’

By Joanna Partridge•The Guardian - UK News

Selling direct to public helps squeezed farmers control prices and improves access to food in rural areasFizzy drinks, packets of crisps and bars of chocolate: for decades, vending machines were known as a place to grab a quick snack.Now one family of farmers is trying to change that by bringing vending machines offering fresh milk and local produce – including scotch eggs, sausage rolls and brownies – to villages and other rural locations. Continue reading...

Selling direct to public helps squeezed farmers control prices and improves access to food in rural areas

Fizzy drinks, packets of crisps and bars of chocolate: for decades, vending machines were known as a place to grab a quick snack.

Now one family of farmers is trying to change that by bringing vending machines offering fresh milk and local produce – including scotch eggs, sausage rolls and brownies – to villages and other rural locations.

Continue reading...

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