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Cold drinks outsell everything else in Sydney vending machines by a factor of 2 to 1. Chips and chocolate fight for second place, and healthy options are growing fast — nearly half of workplace vending installations now include protein bars, low-sugar drinks, and better-for-you snacks. Seasonally, summer flips the entire product mix: water and sports drinks spike 40% between December and February, while hot drink sales drop to near zero. ...

If your Sydney workplace has a vending machine — or you’re thinking about getting one — the question isn’t “should we stock healthy options?” The question is “what actually sells?” Because here’s the uncomfortable truth most operators won’t tell you: a vending machine full of kale chips and raw almonds will sit untouched while your staff walk to the servo for a Coke and a Mars Bar. Healthy vending works when you stock what people want — made slightly better. Not when you try to turn the break room into a health food store. ...

Free vending machine hire is a commercial placement model where an operator supplies the machine, installs it at your venue, stocks it with products, and handles all maintenance — at zero cost to your business. The operator earns revenue from product sales. Your venue provides the space and a power point. That’s the whole arrangement. ...

Most Sydney venues with 20–30 staff on site qualify for a free vending machine. For a single-shift office, the practical minimum is around 20–30 people regularly in the building. For shift-based workplaces like warehouses, factories, and hospitals, operators count cumulative daily traffic across all shifts — so a site with three shifts of 15 workers each (45 daily users) qualifies comfortably. What matters is daily foot traffic past the machine, not raw employee headcount on paper. ...