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Who owns and operates the Vending Machines?
Home » Small Business » Vending Machines » Who owns and operates the Vending Machines?Most vending machines are operated either by store owners, or by individuals who buy or rent several machines, stock the merchandise, and keep some of the profits. U.S. Postal Service machines are owned and maintained by governmental or pseudo-governmental entities.
An independent vending machine business attracts people who have never been in business before. Vending machine businesses operated by these individuals can be divided into two broad categories: bulk candy and soda/snack vending. Any type of independent vending operation requires the entrepreneur to be willing to act as a salesman in persuading locations to accept the machine. Operators typically report high rejection rates. The key is not to get discouraged when people tell you no. Unless you are a natural-born salesman, you'll get turned down many more times than you are told yes. However there are many businesses that don’t say no, so even if you only get a few good locations per day (and a large number of
no'sto go with them), it's still well worth the time to find locations.
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