Evaluate snack food equipment options

Before buying snacks, make sure you have the budget to purchase snack food machines and other equipment to distribute your snacks. Also, consider if you would prefer to have complimentary or coin-operated snack equipment for your staff and/or customers.

I recommend: Global Vending Group sells new and used snack food equipment including machines for soda, snacks, coffee, candy and combo machines (mixture of snacks and beverages). Vendco offers free and subsidized snack machine options for companies that offer complimentary snacks and beverages to employees and customers.

Review options for snack supplies

Once you have determined that you can afford the cost of snack machines and service, start reviewing options for snack supplies. Be accommodating to your staff and customer cravings for not only junk food snacks, but also healthy snack food supplies. Stock your machines with an even proportion of both.

I recommend: Betty Mills is a snack food distributor offering a range of snack supplies including candy, crackers, chips, gum, cookies, quick meals, breakfast foods, nuts and popcorn. Healthy-Vending specializes in stocking snack machines with healthy snacks and beverages such as nutrition bars, protein cookies, soy chips, caffeine-free sodas, juices and a variety of flavored and non-flavored bottled waters.

Purchase snack equipment and food for your office

Now that you have evaluated your budget and reviewed options for snack supplies and equipment, it's time to find a snack food equipment distributor. Be sure to choose a distributor that is local, offers regular stocking services and a variety of healthy and junk food snacks.

I recommend: Buy Rite Vending offers a variety of tabletop and standard-size snack machines. Sunset Orchards distributes a range of snack-size nut combinations and candy options.