PADERBORN, Germany — Wincor Nixdorf has signed an agreement with NETTO Marken-Discount, a subsidiary of leading German food retailer EDEKA, to equip NETTO's stores with 1,500 reverse vending machines. The deal makes Wincor Nixdorf NETTO's primary supplier of reverse vending. According to a news release, the rollout already has begun and should be finished by the end of 2010.
"With this contract, the majority of the volume of reverse vending that has been tendered in Germany in recent months has gone to Wincor Nixdorf. This represents a positive development of the business in line with our expectations," said Dr. Herbert Machill, who is responsible at Wincor Nixdorf for business with retailers worldwide.
NETTO has ordered the Revendo 9000 system, which is suitable for all types of empty containers and will be used for the return of bottles and beverage crates. In addition, the Revendo system meets NETTO's specific requirements, owing to its flexible and customizable background technology. Rigorous use of standard technology makes service work easier and also ensures high availability.
NETTO operates solely in Germany with a network of about 3,800 stores, more than 50,000 employees and sales of some 10 billion euros.
