Monday, May 21, 2007

The Right Kind of Locations for Snack and Beverage Vending

Different kinds of vending machines suit different locations. If you don’t place your vending machine in the right location, it would mean that you stand a very good chance of your vending business being unprofitable. Snack and beverage vending is a very lucrative type of vending business. This is because the percentage of snack and beverage purchases in a year is far greater than any other item in vending machines. This is what makes a Planet Antares vending business a great opportunity.

Snack and beverage vending machines are big in size because they are full line vending machines. This is one of the factors that will make it difficult for you to find locations for your Planet Antares vending machines. The locations for these types of vending machines have to have a high amount of foot traffic in order for it to be financially beneficial for your vending business. On an average, it takes about 300 calls to businesses to find a qualified snack and beverage vending machine location.

Looking for a location for your vending machines is something that you can do for yourself or you can choose to use a locating service. It is always recommended that you look for a location on your own since you are the one that knows what you are looking for. If you don’t have the time to look for a location on your own, this is when you can use a locating service to do the work for you. Just make sure that you inspect the locations on your own, after the locator has found a suitable one.

A locating service usually makes calls to all potential locations when they are looking for a suitable location. If you are using a locating service, they would make a call to a potential location where they will make a telephonic presentation of your Planet Antares vending machine. They can even decide to fax pictures of the vending machines, as well as describe the type of snacks and beverages that the vending machine sells. If there is a location owner that is interested in having your vending machine there, an appointment should then be set by the locator, for you to inspect the location. The advantage that snack and beverage vending has is that these are vending machines that are in demand in most of the locations. A location owner knows that there is usually a high demand for snacks and beverages, and so if there is a snack and beverage vending machine in the location, the location owner stands to make a good profit. It’s quite common to come across locations that already have snack and beverage vending machines. This should not deter you from placing your vending machine in the same location.

When you are looking for locations, carry out some research on your own, on what type of locations are ideal for snack and beverage vending machines like those that are provide by Planet Antares Inc. Visiting locations that already have these types of vending machines would provide you with some helpful tips that you can use. Locations that have high foot traffic or where people have to wait for 1-15 minutes would be ideal locations. These can be places like shopping malls, subways, bowling alleys, cafeterias, motels, lunchrooms and companies with more than 50 employees.

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