Types of Bulk Vending Businesses

Candy

Bulk vending machines that are stocked with candy have been around in the vending business for a long time. Bulk vending business operators typically use mechanical machines that vend various types of candy from gumballs, bite-sized candies or individually wrapped candies. Bulk vending machines filled with candy usually have high profit margins. For example, the typical gumball machine usually charges $.25 for each gumball vended, even though each gumball usually costs the vending machine owner only $.02 to purchase.

Snack and drink vending business owners utilize machines that vend a varied assortment of popular snacks and beverages including chips, cookies, cold food and soda. The snack and drink vending machines are often refrigerated and much more expensive to initially purchase than the typical candy vending machine. Snack and drink vending machines are usually located in high traffic areas where the customers do not have easy access to food outside of the location where the machine is located.

Lottery ticket bulk vending businesses require the use of an Instant Ticket Vending Machine (ITVM) to automatically vend lottery tickets through a machine to paying customers. The Instant Ticket Vending Machines usually require online connectivity, a thermal printing machine and a connection to the lottery network in your area. Lottery ticket vending machines can only be managed in municipalities that legally allow the sale of lottery tickets. Lottery ticket vending machines are usually operated by grocery and convenience stores as an additional source of income.

Bulk toy vending businesses commonly utilize two types of vending machines to dispense toys at a set currency to customers. One machine used by bulk toy vendors is the "toy capsule machine." Toy capsule machines have a small footprint much like candy vending machines and use small plastic capsules to dispense a small toy to paying customers. Another machine commonly used to vend toys is the "Crane Merchandiser Claw Vending Machine," which is filled by the bulk vending machine owner with an assortment of larger toys and novelties.