Cold Drink Vending Trends

COLD DRINK COMEBACK

In the past years there was a dip in the sales of vending machine cold drinks. This is not the case anymore. There has been a gain in the sales of cold drinks since then. Bottled cold drinks have made the biggest gain in recent years since bottled drinks appeared on the vending machine market in the late 1990s.

Although vending machine cold drink cans like those in Antares vending machines remain more profitable, consumers still prefer bottled cold drinks from vending machines. They are more fashionable, and that is why they are a preferred choice. Consumers preferred bottles because they could sell the bottles again. The problem with bottled cold drinks is that they are more expensive for vending operators. As a result, the percentage of can versus bottles sold is a reflection of the vending machine company size with smaller vending operators selling fewer bottles than cans. In Antares vending machines you will find cold drinks in cans and juices in bottles. Cold cup beverage vending continued to decline despite its potential to be very profitable. Increased placement of vending machines also helped to expand vending machine cold drink sales.

GLASSFRONT COLD DRINK VENDING MACHINES

Glass front cold drink vending machines have helped to boost cold drink vending machine sales. Antares vending machines are glass front. Despite this the proportion of closed front vending machines remains higher than glass front vending machines. Glass front vending machines must be front loaded and thus usually have less capacity. An Antares Refreshment Center has quite a large capacity even though it is a glass front vending machine. The advantage of glass front vending machines is that they increase cold drink vending machine sales because they can showcase a larger selection of beverages than closed front vending machines.

Despite gains in cold drink vending machines, vending operators have always found it hard to keep up with the retail carbonated drink sector. One reason for this is that bottles have been more prevalent in retail outlets than in vending machines. One thing that will remain undisputed is that cold drinks in vending machines have brought in incredible profits for Antares vending operators as well as other operators.