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We sell vending machines and we operate them, which means most of what follows is the advice we give customers on the phone. No sales copy dressed as a guide — where a machine is a bad idea for your site, these pages say so.
Cosmetic and retail vending machines: when the machine is the shopfront
In beauty retail the machine is part of the shopfront. It gets judged on how it looks before anyone reads the price.
Popcorn and candy floss machines: when the making is the product
These machines draw a crowd in a way a spiral cabinet never will. They also need footfall a spiral cabinet does not.
Smart locker vending machines: for everything that must not be dropped
Forty individual doors instead of coils. The one machine in our range with a complete published spec.
Smart fridges and grab-and-go: vending without spirals
The machine that finally sells sandwiches, cut fruit and tiffin properly. Note the minimum order before you get attached.
Protein shake vending machines: what gym owners should ask
A second revenue line for gyms that does not need staff. The screen above it may be worth more than the shakes.
Hot food vending machines: feeding a night shift without a canteen
The machine that makes 2am viable on an IT campus. Also the most service-intensive thing we sell.
Ice cream vending machines in India: the temperature question nobody asks
A freezer that holds temperature in a European mall is not automatically the same machine in an Indian corridor in May.
Coffee vending machines for Indian offices: premix, combo or bean-to-cup
The cheapest way to get an unattended machine into a site, and the one most often over-specified.
Snack and drink vending machines: choosing between 36, 60 and 120 selections
The workhorse of the category. The decisions that matter are capacity, delivery mechanism and whether you need a screen at all.
Fresh orange juice vending machines: what operating one is actually like
We run a fleet of these ourselves. Here is what the spec sheet does not tell you about operating one.
UPI, cards and cash: how payment works on a vending machine in India
UPI changed vending economics in India more than any machine feature of the last decade. Here is how to specify payment properly.
Importing a vending machine into India: what it actually involves
Buying direct from a factory abroad looks cheaper until you become the importer of record. Here is what that job entails.
How to choose a vending machine for your office
Six questions, answered honestly, get you to the right machine. Most buyers only ask the last one.
Is a vending machine business profitable in India? An honest look
Most machines that fail commercially never fail mechanically. They run out of stock, or sit in the wrong corridor.
Buy, lease or rent a vending machine: which actually makes sense
The right structure depends almost entirely on one thing: whether you already know the site works.
What a vending machine actually costs in India
Every supplier gets asked for one number. Here is what the number is actually made of, and the four decisions that move it most.
Got a site in mind?
Tell us where the machine goes, who walks past and what you want to sell. We will come back with a specific recommendation — including when the answer is no machine at all.