Thursday, March 01, 2007

Vending During the summer

During the summer, vending machine operators usually struggle to maintain vending machine sales. This does not apply to snack and beverage vending operators. If anything, the sale of cold beverages increases in the summer while the sale of snacks usually remains more or less the same. If you have the right product mix in your vending machine, your sales will definitely be maximized during the summer.

Hot weather affects consumer preferences
During the summer people want like to have food that cool, fresh and light. This is the main reason why a Planet Antares vending business would only thrive during the hot season. Planet Antares vending machines usually offer all kinds of snacks and beverages. These beverages are cold and anyone would prefer to have a cool drink on any given hot day rather than to have coffee or soup. Snacks found in these vending machines are usually light, so no one will hesitate when it comes to buying a snack.

Keep the snack and beverages fresh
If you have a Planet Antares vending machine in a hot location make sure that you keep the vending machine in a cool spot, away from direct sunlight. If the vending machine is in direct sunlight, things like chocolate will melt and the other snacks can easily lose taste. This would a loss to you, since if customers see this; they will in future avoid your vending machine

Increase in cold beverage sales
July and August are very profitable months for cold beverage vending. This is despite the general decrease in sales of traditional high sugar sodas. Health concerns have changed many peoples attitude towards high sugar sodas. People would prefer to grab a diet soda or energy and sports drinks from vending machines than other beverage. To continue making a profit, keep diet sodas and health drink in your vending machines. This will ensure that during the summer you will have maximum sales since this is the time that people need something cold to drink. These health drinks cost much more than regular drinks, however customers are always willing to pay more for beverages that contain health benefits like vitamins and antioxidants. All in all, having these products in your vending machine will be profitable, especially during the summer.

Snack and beverage vending has the advantage of not being affected by seasonal changes. These are products that have a long shelf life, so you don’t have to experience the kind of loses that fresh food vendors go through. The sales of snacks will always remain constant and the sales of beverage will increase in the summer, so long as you use the right strategies in your Planet Antares vending business.

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