Kofola has acquired 100% of ASO VENDING, the largest operator of coffee, food and beverage vending machines in Slovakia. The purchase price was not disclosed; Kofola shares opened unchanged. Rastislav Kráľ, former retail commercial director for Kofola ČeskoSlovensko, will head ASO VENDING; Daniela Dlouhá will replace him at Kofola. ASO VENDING operates about 8,000 machines, reported turnover of ~€18.8m (≈CZK 460.6m), employs ~180 people and uses over 600 external collaborators, serving more than 152,000 customers daily. Kofola said the deal fits its distribution and innovation strategy and expects synergies with its growing coffee assets, including holdings in Colombian and Panamanian coffee plantations. The Kofola group runs 14 production plants across five European markets and employs nearly 3,000 people. #Kofola #ASOVending #Slovakia #FiatNews