Vending-machine businesses are gaining popularity because they require minimal overhead. The success of your business can depend on the products you sell and where you place the machine. Here are five ...

“DISC, or "Delays to Influence Snack Choice,” … is a platform inserted inside a vending machine that catches snacks falling from the top half of the machine, where a vending machine operator would ...

North America leads the market due to widespread adoption of automated retail technologies and advanced payment systems.

BENSALEM, Pa. — Forget the clanging of coins. It’s more the sounds of silence at the vending machines in area schools these days. Many students aren’t buying the healthy snacks, fruit juices and water ...

At lunchtime, the Cougareat fills up fast and students get impatient waiting for their food. Some students have figured out a trick to skip the wait in the Wilkinson Student Center: the vending ...

In the middle of a nationwide obesity epidemic, a handy device dripping with temptation often lurks around the workplace corner – the vending machine. America’s vending machine industry earned $21.6 ...

CSPI researchers surveyed snack vending machine options at schools nationwide and came up with the following list of the "best" and "worst" vending machine options, based on their nutritional value.