Vending machines have changed a lot thanks to new inventions. The first coin-operated vending machine was used in England in the early 1880s and this machine dispensed postcards. In this article, altitudementor.com will discuss the most profitable type of vending machine.
Most Profitable Type of Vending Machine
It seems that vending machines, which we encounter with a new one every day, will continue to bring profit to their investors and surprise their customers.
Here are 42 interesting vending machines we researched for you:
1. Live crab vending machine, China
Located in Nanjing, China, this vending machine sells “live” crab. The internal temperature is set at 5 degrees to prevent the crabs from moving. If the crab coming from the vending machine turns out to be dead, they give 3 free crabs to compensate.
2. Caviar vending machine, Los Angeles
If you suddenly want Imperial River Beluga caviar while walking around Beverly Hills at 2 a.m., you can immediately go to a caviar vending machine and get your caviar. You can buy a piece of caviar for $500 from vending machines located in shopping malls. You can also find snails, truffles, and even a mother-of-pearl-plated spoon for $4.
3. Lettuce vending machine, Japan
Called the $90,000 “Chef’s Farm,” this vending machine can produce 60 bunches of lettuce a day using fluorescent bulbs.
4. Pizza vending machine, Europe
“Fresh” pizzas made in 3 minutes at the Let’s Pizza vending machine are sold for $6. The machine kneads the dough, puts sauce on the pizza, adds the 3 ingredients you specify, and cooks the pizzas in less than 3 minutes.
5. Banana vending machine, Japan
You can buy bananas both individually and in bunches from this vending machine at Shibuya train station in Tokyo. Both options are in plastic packages and a single banana sells for $1.50.
6. Mashed potato vending machine, Singapore
This mashed potato vending machine is used in Singapore. To get a cup of hot mashed potatoes you have to pay $1.
7. French fries vending machine, Australia
This machine stores frozen potatoes. When the order is placed, the robot fries the potatoes in two minutes and adds spices before serving. Prices vary between 1.5-2 dollars.
8. Beer and sake vending machine, Japan
Unfortunately, it closes at 11 pm.
9. Egg, milk, and cheese vending machine, Germany
Peter and Paul Hof were tired of delivering their products door to door. So they decided to build a vending machine.
10. Egg vending machine, Japan
This vending machine, located in Nagoya, Japan, is filled with fresh eggs every morning. A bag of 10-12 eggs costs $3.
11. Hot bread vending machine, Germany
This German vending machine heats bread in seconds.
12. Sprinkles Cupcake vending machine, United States
Sprinkles Cupcake vending machines have so far been installed only in Beverly Hills and Chicago. Both are open 24 hours and cupcakes sell for $4.
13. Baguette vending machine, Paris
Bread is no joke in Paris and now you can buy baguettes from this vending machine whenever you want. Breads that have been partially baked beforehand are placed in the vending machine. Breads are baked when ordered and sold for $1.30.
14. Burger vending machine, Moscow
Located at Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport, this vending machine offers fresh hamburgers to its users. You’ll never miss your flight again!
15. Rice vending machine, Japan
Located in Himeji, Japan, this vending machine sells eight different types of rice. A 22-kilo bag sells for an average of 30-40 dollars, depending on the type.
16. Hot Dog vending machine, United States
Leon’s Grill vending machine sells hot hot dogs for $2.
17. Draft beer dispenser, Japan
You can buy a half liter for $12.
18. “Hot Menu” vending machine, Japan
In Japan, there is one vending machine for every 23 people. This vending machine also sells fried chicken, cuttlefish balls, and fish fillets.
19. Pecan pie vending machine, Texas
You can buy pecan pies baked in Cedar Creek, Texas, for $17.50.
20. Vending machine restaurant, Netherlands
Thanks to the vending machine chain FEBO, fast food sales in Amsterdam have accelerated. Everything in the restaurant is sold for less than $10.
21. Canned bread vending machine, Japan
For four dollars you can get a cute little canned bread from a vending machine in Japan. You can choose from chocolate chip, coffee, and fruit varieties.
22. Ice cream vending machine, United States
You can buy fresh ice cream from Moo Bella, a touch-screen vending machine. You can make your own combination by choosing what you want from 96 types of ice cream.
23. Lobster vending machine, Las Vegas
You insert $2 into this quirky vending machine at Tinoco’s Bistro in Las Vegas (now closed) and try to catch a live lobster for your lunch. If you catch the lobster, the restaurant cooks it for you for free.
24. Vegetable-Fruit Vending Machine
Vegetable and fruit vending machines are also an increasingly popular business line. If you want to be successful in this business, you must guarantee the freshness of the products and position the vending machine in the right places. For example, workplaces, university campuses, and plazas are ideal places for vegetable and fruit vending machines. Employees and students here can choose to buy and eat a banana or a cucumber instead of chocolate or cola. In other words, people who care about healthy eating are your target customer base.
25. Frozen Food Vending Machine
It is also possible to sell products such as frozen fish, chicken, pizza, and yogurt through the vending system. For this job, you need to purchase a vending machine that is good at cooling. However, for this job, you must pay maximum attention to hygiene. Otherwise, people may be right to think, “If we buy fish from a frozen food vending machine, we will get poisoned.” In addition, to prove that your products are always fresh, you should write an appropriate description of the vending machine and run a marketing campaign for this business.
26. Ice Cream Vending Machine
Ice cream vending machine is one of the types of vending machines that can do a very good job. If you wish, you can sell ice creams of different brands, or you can sell the ice cream you make yourself. It would be a good idea to buy a brand new, high-quality vending machine for this job. Because the automaton must constantly cool itself, its mechanics and electronics must be solid. Of course, since you will be selling open food, both the inside and outside of the vending machine must be hygienic.
If you can find a refreshing and delicious ice cream recipe on hot summer days and are considering a vending machine business, an ice cream vending machine may be just for you.
27. Toy Vending Machine
Selling toys is one of the most ideal jobs that can be done in a vending machine format. Try to place toy vending machines, which can be seen especially in arcade halls, in places where the child population is dense, such as primary schools, nurseries, daycare centers, and playgrounds.
Considering that children are cute little kids who are not satisfied with just one trip, it is highly likely that a child will buy products from the vending machine 2-3 times!
28. Cosmetics and Personal Care Vending Machine
A vending machine containing products such as cosmetics, hand cream, make-up, mini gel, toothbrush, deodorant, perfume, shampoo, and nail polish can operate in environments such as airports, plazas, workplaces, universities, shopping malls, and cafes.
Another simple but effective type of vending machine is the napkin and wet wipe vending machine. The gym can be an ideal location for this job. Selling such products that almost every person may need in environments with heavy foot traffic can have a serious profit margin. For example, you can buy 1000 wet wipes from a wholesaler for 400 rupees and sell them for 1.5 rupees.
29. Sandwich Vending Machine
Sandwiches with different ingredients can also sell well for people who want to have a snack but do not prefer things like biscuits or chocolate.
You can prepare dozens of different sandwiches, such as cheddar sandwiches, hot dogs, curd cheese sandwiches, and vegan sandwiches, and sell them through vending machines.
30. Stationery Vending Machine
Stationery is always needed in exam centers, schools, universities, and business centers. You can sell products such as pens, mini notebooks, erasers, highlighters, correction fluid, and mechanical pencil nibs in vending machine format. Let’s repeat again, you can buy such products for 1/5 of the sales price by purchasing them in bulk…
31. Flower Vending Machine
A vending machine selling artificial or real flowers can be ideal for men to make a gesture to the woman they love, especially in places such as cafes, bars, and restaurants; It can also add a stylish atmosphere to the space. The flower vending machine is something that can be evaluated in the context of the concept space.
32. Bread and Bagel Vending Machine
Bread is a food that is considered sacred and widely consumed in our country. There is no reason why a vending machine selling products such as bread, pastries, and bagels should not be successful at bus stops, and metro and Metrobus stations. After all, we are a country that loves pastry.
There are even vending machines selling cupcakes in the USA.
If you offer a wide product selection, guarantee the freshness of your products, and choose a vending machine that can heat these products, a bread-bagel-pastry vending machine will be a good choice. If you sell stale products, no one will give you a second chance, keep that in mind.
33. Phone Charging Vending Machine (Charging Machine)
In order to be successful with the phone-charging vending machines that we see in almost every kiosk today, you need to be precise about the location because phone-charging vending machines are literally everywhere!
34. Photo Booth
This is also called photo-booth abroad. Basically, you insert 10 or 20 rupees into a vending machine-like machine and pose in front of the camera attached to the vending machine. This photo is printed out in a few seconds. You can also place photo booths, which we can often see especially in tourist places, in places with beautiful views.
You can also offer a service where people can print photos from their phones.
35. Ice Vending Machine
Ice is very important in the summer. Ice is needed for reasons such as keeping food and drinks fresh and cooling drinks. An ice vending machine that you will place especially in picnic areas will be a solution to the problems of picnickers and will attract their attention.
36. Egg Vending Machine
Who doesn’t love fresh village eggs? You have probably seen egg buffets in many neighborhoods. It might also make sense to bring this buffet concept to the vending machine concept. The egg vending machine can also do a good job if you install a precise delivery mechanism that will enable the vending machine to deliver the eggs without breaking them, and if you take cooling measures to preserve the freshness of the eggs.
37. Condom Vending Machine
Condom vending machines are something that exists in nightclubs, bars, and hotels. In terms of promoting sexual health, you can both make money and provide social benefits from condom vending machines.
38. Supplement Food Vending Machine
Especially in gyms, protein powder vending machines can do a good job. In addition, a vending machine that contains vitamin and mineral pills and diet products for weight loss is likely to attract interest.
39. Newspaper, Magazine, Book Vending Machine
Nowadays, people’s habit of buying magazines and newspapers is decreasing. To keep this habit alive, vending machines selling printed publications can be useful. In fact, after a while, the distribution format of printed materials may become vending.
40. Bus and Train Ticket Vending Machine
Nowadays, people prefer to buy bus, train, and plane tickets online, but there are still many people who want to buy tickets physically.
Especially urban public transportation stops; People can buy tickets in a short time with a ticket vending machine located in bus terminals, stations, airports, or crowded public areas. It is of great importance that such a vending machine accepts credit card payments, allows cash shopping, and operates smoothly without any lag.
41. Lottery and Ticket Vending Machine
We watch the queues in front of Nimet Abla’s on the news every New Year’s Eve. However, things such as lotteries, scratch cards, and numerical lotto tickets can also be sold through vending machines. A lottery ticket located in high-traffic areas may do well, but you’ll need to investigate whether such a service is legally permissible. However, in the USA, such vending machines are quite common.
42. Coin Vending Machine
When you want to convert all 10 rupees in your pocket into 1 rupee, you can do this with a coin vending machine. Generally, 1 or 5 dollars are inserted into coin vending machines, which are common in the USA, and this money is returned from the vending machine in cents. At the end of this process, the machine gets 25 cents for itself.
Or you can also consider a vending machine that integrates coins. Coins cannot be brought into places such as stadiums for security reasons. For example, fans can use coin vending machines to replace the coins in their pockets. If you need to insert 11 rupees into the vending machine to turn a 10 rupee coin into a 10 rupee banknote, this 1 rupee becomes the vending machine’s right.
Similarly, we sometimes travel for days with 200 rupees in our pocket, because no one will change this money. As a solution to this, you can try a coin vending machine. For example, if 200 rupees is deposited, the vending machine can give money in the desired combinations. A vending machine that can offer 200 rupees in the form of 2 50-dollar bills, 4 20-dollar bills, and 2 5-dollar bills would be very useful.
Of course, the vending machine must also receive a share for this transaction. This may be a few rupees.
We will continue to bring interesting and innovative vending machines to you around the world.
