Free Vending Machine

Here’s the truth most vending operators won’t tell you upfront: The machine itself matters less than who’s operating it. A brand-new machine stocked with garbage products and restocked once a month is worse than a five-year-old machine maintained by someone who shows up twice a week and actually cares what your team eats. You’re not buying a machine. You’re buying a relationship. Here are the 10 questions to ask before you sign anything. ...

Most venue managers don’t choose a vending operator. They get approached by one. A rep walks in, says they can put a machine in the break room at no cost, leaves a card. And then the decision gets made by default — whoever showed up first, whoever was least annoying, whoever made the process easiest. That’s not choosing. That’s settling. Here’s how to actually choose: six questions that separate the good operators from the ones who’ll put a machine in and disappear. ...