An automated beverage dispensing system having a front and a back and a first side opposite a second side, the automated beverage dispensing system further comprising: a conveyance system that defines a plurality of cup locations each with a respective cup holder and operates to sequentially move the plurality of cup locations through a circuit comprising a plurality of indexed locations ; a cup dispensing system configured to receive a first supply of cups at a first dispensing assembly , the first dispensing assembly comprising a first selective release device , the first dispensing assembly coincides with a first indexed location of the plurality of indexed locations and the cup dispensing system is configured to receive a second supply of cups at a second dispensing assembly comprising a second selective release device , the second dispensing assembly coincides with a second indexed location of the plurality of indexed locations, the cup dispensing system operable to dispense a cup from the first supply of cups to a first cup location of the plurality of cup locations on the conveyance system at the first indexed location and operable to dispense a cup from the second supply of cups to a second cup location of the plurality of cup locations on the conveyance system at the second indexed location; characterised in that the first selective release device and the second selective release device each comprise a cam assembly comprising: a cam body ; a cam extending about the cam body, the cam comprising a cam edge , a leading cam surface and a trailing cam surface ; and a resiliently deformable cup support flap radially extending from the cam body . a conveyance system that defines a plurality of cup locations each with a respective cup holder and operates to sequentially move the plurality of cup locations through a circuit comprising a plurality of indexed locations ; a cup dispensing system configured to receive a first supply of cups at a first dispensing assembly , the first dispensing assembly comprising a first selective release device , the first dispensing assembly coincides with a first indexed location of the plurality of indexed locations and the cup dispensing system is configured to receive a second supply of cups at a second dispensing assembly comprising a second selective release device , the second dispensing assembly coincides with a second indexed location of the plurality of indexed locations, the cup dispensing system operable to dispense a cup from the first supply of cups to a first cup location of the plurality of cup locations on the conveyance system at the first indexed location and operable to dispense a cup from the second supply of cups to a second cup location of the plurality of cup locations on the conveyance system at the second indexed location; characterised in that the first selective release device and the second selective release device each comprise a cam assembly comprising: a cam body ; a cam extending about the cam body, the cam comprising a cam edge , a leading cam surface and a trailing cam surface ; and a resiliently deformable cup support flap radially extending from the cam body . a cam body ; a cam extending about the cam body, the cam comprising a cam edge , a leading cam surface and a trailing cam surface ; and a resiliently deformable cup support flap radially extending from the cam body . <EOS>