3 percent of vending share of sales
each in 2013, according to operators.
Healthy vending products
While the AM State of the Vending
Industry report does not specifcally
break out healthy vending products,
there is an increasing demand for
these among both consumers and
operators. Vendors reported that
healthy food attributed as much
as a 25 percent upswing in sales.
At the same time, operators report
struggling to fnd product within
the desired price point, taste profle
and stale date. Operators are only
starting to understand the oppor-
tunity and the path for executing
against the opportunity of healthy
vending products.
It will require developing new,
low-cost distribution platforms which
support delivery of fresh healthy
products as well as a robust data
aggregation system to understand
consumer behavior.
Vending is changing
It's clear that operators in areas
where the economy is recovering
are able to advance. They have
CHART 16B: FOOD MACHINE SALES, 4-YEAR REVIEW % OF SALES
Type 2010 2011 2012 2013
Freshly-prepared 23.76% 27.40% 29.32% 28.53%
Frozen-prepared 54.56 55.27 44.76 41.56
Shelf stable 13.79 15.6 15.91 20.66
Other* 7.87 1.6 10.26 9.25
* Non-food items in food machines
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