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Guide to Beverage Vending Machines

Add beverage machines to employee breakrooms or high traffic retail areas and increase profits


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Keep your company breakroom comfy with a wide variety of beverages and beverage vending machines. Beverage vending machine providers can help you select the right beverage machines to add extra income in your coffers every month by offering employees and/or customers a quick way to grab a juice, soda of other drink on the go.

When you consider a beverage vending machine for your business, you’ll need to look at many factors, including customer traffic and beverage vending machine location, or the number of employees in your business if you’re considering a soda vending machine for a breakroom.

Look at these factors when selecting beverage vending machines:
  1. The number of servings the beverage vending machines can dispenses;
  2. The frequency of refills for the beverage machines;
  3. Vendor and co-op situations with beverage vending machine providers; and
  4. Outright purchase of used juice vending machines, soda vending machines, or other beverage machines.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Choose a convenient countertop beverage machine


Decide whether you want a generic vending machine or a smaller cabinet model. Compact beverage vending machines that fit on a counter in a communal lunch area or waiting room or in a small retail store.

I recommend: Browse Instaoffice  for compact juice vending machines and beverage machines. Check out the information about counter top soda vending machines at Betty Mills Company  if you have more demand than space.

Save time, space and money by purchasing a beverage and snack machine in one


If you want to offer a selection of snacks and beverages without purchasing a separate snack dispenser and beverage vending machine, look for information about soda vending machines and other beverage machines that offer snacks as well.

I recommend: 

Contact 1-800 Vending for beverage vending machines that also offer candy bars, chips, sandwiches and other food in addition to juice and soda.  Select a beverage only machine, that sells only one brand like Pepsi  or Coca-Cola  that’s serviced and restocked by the beverage manufacturer or an intermediary.  Call  Vendforus or a similar company in your area that has this option, along with beverage vending machines  that contain many beverages like juice, soda and bottled water .                       

Look at healthy choices, like juice vending machines


In today's health conscious world, many consumers choose juice or sports drinks over soda. Juice vending machine distributors and other suppliers of healthy drinks now cater to all kinds of businesses.

I recommend: A vending machine clearinghouse like the Vending Connection
contains the names of new and used juice vending machine distributors and suppliers.  If your employees or customers prefer sports or energy drinks, Contact companies like RedbullUSA
for energy drink beverage machine information.

Check out refurbished beverage vending machines


Several major vending machine companies sell used vending machines. Always inspect any used juice vending machine or juice vending machine yourself before purchasing unless you've bought from the used, beverage vending machine provider in the past and trust them.

I recommend: Check Usedvending for deals on refurbished and pre-owned soda beverage machines. Click on more choices at  Global Vending Group , which sells combination machines ,bill changers and new beverage vending machines in addition to a wide selection of used vending machines.

Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

  • Consider leasing and financing options. Monthly rental costs for beverage vending machines decrease the longer your lease. Some companies offer rent to own situations. Comparison shop with several vending companies to get the best deal.

The official source of Beverage Vending Machines is
the Beverage Vending Machines page at Business.com


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