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Whether your vending machine business is a success so far or otherwise, there’s always room for improvement. In this article, we offer some pointers in increasing the revenue generated by your vending machines.
Part of being successful in this business involves regularly monitoring what’s going on in the general marketplace. Go around town and take a look at some of your competitors. What type of items have they focused on? Are they drawing in customers? One recent trend to watch is the growth in popularity of “healthy” foods being sold in vending machines. If your candy sales are falling you might want to consider selling healthy snacks instead!
The vending machine business has the reputation of being “hands-off” – meaning that revenue is generated like clockwork after you’ve set up your machines. While this is partly true, you do need to keep an eye on how each machine is doing. Which area, if more than one, is progressing and which are not? If a particular machine is consistently faring badly then it is very important to find the cause of the problem and resolve it as soon as possible. You may find that moving locations will considerably raise product sales.
Good stock management is vital for both maintaining and increasing revenues. If your machines are constantly out of stock you are leaving money on the table. Customers will tire of using your machines and may end up going elsewhere.
For a customer, there is little more annoying than having money disappear inside a vending machine. Complaints can be a major headache for you and your employees. Instead, keep ahead of potential problems by servicing your vending machines on a regular basis. Your reputation depends upon it.
Have you ever had a bag of chips not fall during your vending machine purchase? With the recent advent of new technology, vending machines can ensure that your product fall or the machine will refund your money back. This is called ultra-vend technology.
Ultra vend technology works by infra red beams of light that criss crosses over the drop product bin. If the product does not drop and pass through the infra red sensor, then the machine will know it has not successfully dropped the product. Within the 10-12 second time frame, the computer will give a credit to the customer and ask to make another selection. There is no fail-proof system that ensures every product drop in a vending machine but this new technology helps ensure that the customer will walk away with their purchase.
This design is crucial for today’s vendors. It helps with keeping the customers and locations happy and complaint-free.
There is a huge health food craze happening. Everyone tries to be concious about healthy eating. It’s becoming a national trend. Vendors all across the country are capitalizing on that trend by providing healthier snacks and drinks to be competitive to the changing tastes of the consumers.
Food manufacturers are increasing the varities of healthy foods in addition to the typical candy bars and bag of chips. Companies like Nabisco came out with perfect 100 calorie snack packs for just about any type of snack they offer. Those items are perfect for a vending machine and offers the consumer both a healthy snack and convenience on the go. Zero calorie drinks are available and range from flavored water to energy drinks to sodas and juices.
Of course, there’s still a percentage of consumers that stick with the basics of snacking on a Snickers bar and a Pepsi during their work break. That’s why vending machines are so perfect for places that have to accommodate both junk food lovers and health enthusiasts. You can have items from both spectrums. The great thing about vending machines is that you have both junk foods and health foods inside one machine. You can literally have everything available for a consumer and they can choose when they step in front of your vendor.
The reality is, a person goes up to a vending machine to make an impulse purchase. The average will purchase junk food before they think logically and pick healthy food. You will almost always sell more junk food then health food. The best bet would be to only carry one or two health food items and that will accommodate everyone.
Colder weather tends to lower drink sales in your vending machines. The best thing to do is to concentrate on keeping fresh and enticing stock of snacks in your combo vendors. Look for danishes, mini donuts, fruit pies, cookies and fill them in your snack vendors. Entice even more sales by adding a hot drink vending machine. Most coffee machine models have the capacity to also make hot chocolates, hot teas, Lattes, and Mocha drinks. Give Piranha a call and we will help you pick out the perfect hot coffee vending machine to add to your existing snack area.
We all tend to feed our hunger based on visual interests. We are encouraged to try foods purely by aesthetics. Make sure you keep your vending machines clean and shiny free of finger prints, stickiness and dust. Wipe the glass front down so potential clients can clearly see the items they are interested in. Never put dirty snacks or drinks in your vending machine! If you have artwork on your units, make sure they are clean, crisp, and food related. Remember, you vending machines make the sales for you without ever having to be there! Help it do it’s job!