Thursday, July 31, 2008

Advancements In Planet Antares Vending

New advances in the vending machine technology are opening up new markets and new possibilities. This has increased the potential to boost sales y a significant margin. Planet Antares Inc, for one has introduced a new refreshment center and vending programs that suit different customer needs. Many companies are coming up with new ideas that will eventually boost their vending sales.

Last year, Coca Cola made headlines by designing a vending machine that could raise prices when the temperatures rose. It has been reported by The Vending Times that there are innovations in the field of data collection from vending machines. If your vending machines are compatible with DEX, it can transmit its records to a computer carried by route distribution personnel. Using this system, all kinds of information can be exchanged.

In 2005, the new revolutionary Planet Antares Refreshment Center was sold for the first time. It consists of all that is needed to make it useful. This machine can vend various size drinks in plastic, cans and glass. Also, it can dispense water in containers between 10-12 ounces including the most popular 16.9 oz bottle. On top of that, it can dispense 12oz canned beverages and 10 to 12 oz drinks. This includes energy drinks, chilled coffee beverages and juice flavors. This makes it a unique machine in the vending industry.

Several vending innovations are making vending machine more intelligent and high tech. this can make the business run smoother for the vending operators. Vending machines in Japan are the most advanced as they have been innovating for decades.

However, vending machine technology is still taking a whole new turn for the new millennium. Now, you can grind your own coffee or use a cell phone to buy a coke with a vending machine. The new Planet Antares vending machines give the purchaser the ability to sell everyone’s favorite snacks and candies. Moreover, it has a bill changer to enhance the purchase process. The machine never goes out of order as it is controlled by a patented manually operated coin mechanism.

In the future, vending machines will be cashless and operated with debit and credit cards. The variety and technological daring will only survive and continue to grow.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Ensuring Vending Machine Security

Nowadays, vending machine crime has become commonplace. Apart from the products inside the machine or the cash, entire vending machines are getting stolen. In such circumstances, it has become essential for the vending operators to take preventive measure against theft and vandalism.

Planet Antares vending machines have security systems that consist of:
• 2 control timers
• Alarm
• Reed switch
• Tilt switch
• Disable switch
If any unauthorized door opens up, tilt activates the loud alarm to indicate any illegal access to the resources of the vending machines. This ensures prompt action against infringement and attempts to break into the vending machine.

VMSS applies with state of the art anti-theft technology to avoid theft of money from vending machines or game machines, as well as avert the data theft in organizations effectively.

You can also use smart cards as electronic wallets. The smart card chip can be loaded with cash and utilized in parking meters and vending machines. With such technology, there are several benefits for the Planet Antares vending operator as well as the customers. Evidently, there is greater safety of vending machines along with more convenience for the customers who are not carrying change.

The cost and time required to handle cash are also eliminated. At the same time, cashless vending machines are less likely to break down or get vandalized and therefore, result in greater security.

Other techniques for preventing or minimizing vending machine theft is the use of surveillance cameras, secret codes on the machines indicating that money is removed once or twice daily and codes that note examination for theft or vandalism. Don’t underestimate the power of high security locks, padlocks, security bars and other similar precautions.

Planet Antares Inc offers vending machines that are easy to operate, reliable, durable and have great market potential.

Friday, July 04, 2008

Rise In Snack Costs For Planet Antares Vendors

These days, consumers seem to be the constant victim of rising prices and declining value of the dollar. This means that consumers will be more wary of vending machine purchases. Thus, vending operators are left with the burden of creating new merchandising strategies to deal with this, in order to maintain their sales.

As a Planet Antares vending operator, you will be reluctant to increase the product prices due to a number of reasons. The only way to combat this price rise is to develop strategies that will help you maintain your business. The Natural Choice vending program will help you in achieving this.

While certain vending operators refuse to increase prices, others are waiting for price points of competitors to rise before increasing prices. The purpose is to increase prices without much resistance from the consumer market. Some of the vending operators have decided to reduce the selection of snack vending machines and offer only top selling snacks. There is no need to waste space on your Planet Antares vending machine, on a product that doesn’t sell much.

You can get to know which products are selling more than others from the sales that are made from your Planet Antares vending machines. Once this information has been obtained, it is up to you which products you want vended out of your machine. This is the only way to maintain the sales from your machine, without raising product prices.

Nowadays, health conscious consumers are demanding healthy products in the vending machines. These changing consumer demands combined with increased prices will have an effect on your business. You can choose healthy products fro selling through your Planet Antares vending machine so that you can cater to the ever increasing health conscious consumers. The health trends will have a definite impact on the vending industry in the coming years.

We will always observe price changes in our economy that will bear an impact on businesses. That is why Planet Antares offers you great vending programs that will work for you at all times. Higher snack costs should not be an obstacle in your path of continuing vending machine business. The price change in products is something that can be overcome by you.