Many states and counties need a permit to sell food or drinks from a machine, and fresh food machines need a health permit. Operators with 20 or more machines must show calories for most items under federal rules.
Snacks and drinks are the easy way in. Fresh food pays more but needs more rules and more visits.
Light paperwork, plus the food and tax permits for your state.
The site is the business. A good machine in a bad spot earns nothing.
Buy reliable machines, used if they are refurbished, and stock what sells.
More good sites, not more machines in poor ones.
No steps match.
VendKing's machines were in offices, and the offices emptied. As Madrid companies moved to hybrid work, footfall at Diego Martín's sites fell by more than half, and machines that had earned $340 a month dropped below $115, less than the cost of restocking them.
Often yes. Many states or counties need a vending licence or a sticker on each machine, plus a sales tax permit. Machines with fresh food usually need a health permit too.
A few refurbished machines, stock and a card reader can start a small route for a few thousand dollars. New machines cost much more.
Look for places where people spend hours with nowhere else to buy: warehouses, factories, hospitals, gyms and apartment buildings. Sign a written deal with each site.