One of the first vending machines most of us ever encountered involved a penny, a knob, and a colorful piece of gum. At one time, gumball machines could be found almost everywhere, from grocery stores ...

The ubiquitous vending machine has long sold snacks to office workers and people on the move. Now they're selling bigger consumer goods in "robotic stores." These are machines that sell items such as ...

Forget a swim-up snack bar. This summer, Airheads is bringing its candy poolside with a completely submerged underwater vending machine. The candy company is debuting what it calls a ...

Buying a vending machine business can mean buying an existing business in operation or buying the rights to open a franchise, where you still need to establish distribution locations. Lots of enticing ...

Miami, Florida, United States, 27th Oct 2025 — VMFS USA has announced the availability of its Commercial Services Program, a structured offering designed to support organizations managing or expanding ...

The next time you’re in line at Nifty Nut House in downtown Wichita, look up. Above you is an unofficial museum of gum, candy and nut vending machines. Some might call it Steve Jahn’s nutty obsession.

Vending machines have certain advantages that make getting into the vending machine business attractive, particularly to beginning entrepreneurs with limited capital. However, there's also a lot of ...