A blog on vending solutions by Planet Antares.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

What It Takes To Start A Vending Business

If you long to invest in a unique home based business opportunity and fast, Planet Antares Inc can help you!

As you probably know, the vending machine business is a booming industry that virtually anyone looking for a lucrative business opportunity can participate in. by becoming a vending business owner, you can join the bandwagon of successful entrepreneurs.

So what does it take to get started in a vending business?

Research

I would suggest you do this if you don’t want to be one of the hundreds who lose their money b starting on the wrong foot. You need to be wary of “new” vending concepts. Carry out lots of research before venturing into the vending business. Selling fresh juice, newspapers, or frozen yoghurt isn’t as certain as selling the more traditional products like snacks and beverages.

Moreover, you will need to have access to sufficient capital. From home, a vending business can be started with one or two vending machines.

If you want to run it as a part time business, you will find that you are restricted in the type of locations that you can have. If you have a full time job you will need to adjust your schedule, so that you can service the vending machines efficiently.

Placing right vending machines at the right locations

Planet Antares Inc offers quality vending machines as well as great vending programs that will help you choose the right locations for the vending machine. This is important since the two have to go well together.

Before venturing into vending business, you must gather as much information as you can. This will come in handy when you are looking for the right location. If the location doesn’t look right or feel right, it most likely isn’t. Basically, it has to be suitable for the type of vending machine that have. A snack and beverage vending machine usually does well in high traffic locations.

Planet Antares vending machines are high quality equipment that will ensure successful running of your vending business. Keep your machines in good condition so that there are not frequent mechanical problems with the vending machine, resulting in loss of sales.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Review Of Plans By Planet Antares Vending Operators

Due to changes in key supplier’s programs, Planet Antares vending operators have been forced to review their plans in the candy vending segment of the vending business. Already, vending operators have suffered one round of price increases, only to be faced with another one now.

Such circumstances have led vending operators to revise their buying plans for candy products. In reality, many of them believe that they cannot raise prices more than they already have, due to the competitive pressure.

Keeping larger sized bars has been considered as an effective alternative by certain vending operators. These allow them to provide greater value for a higher price.

In spite of being unsure about their plans, most vending operators agree that there could be more changes to the candy bar offerings in future since the introduction of the glass front Planet Antares snack/ candy vending machines.

In the meantime, Planet Antares vending operators are waiting for price points to go up just a little more before they start offering large sized candy in their vending machines. You may go for selling of lesser candy in your vending machines by decreasing the candy facings from two shelves to one and a half. If candy is not one of your vending machine bestsellers, this can work well for your vending business.

Changing candy spirals to larger snack spiral will involve some extra costs. In the long term, this cost will be worthwhile for your Planet Antares vending business. At the same time, some snack companies and suppliers are willing to offer incentives in exchange for guaranteed placements.

Gradually, you will realize that higher priced items will ensure that your profitability will not be compromised. No doubt, certain customers will complain about the rising prices of products. However, a lot of vending operators have found the number of such customers to be less than expected indicating a positive change in customer response towards rising prices.

You should understand that all these changes will take time to find acceptance with customers who are used to the previous prices of candy. However, large sized candy is finding popularity and huge market share and shows potential for great growth and profitability. By taking advantage of this trend, your Planet Antares vending business will definitely generate higher returns and more sales.

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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Buying A Planet Antares Vending Route

I can tell you a lot of options for starting your own vending business. Still, the simplest and most common way to get started is to purchase vending equipment from a reliable company like Planet Antares Inc.

Of course, many other vending opportunities may be offered to you and claim to be lucrative business opportunities. However, it is your responsibility to choose the right one for your business.

Planet Antares Inc provides some of the best ways to get into the vending industry. What I’m talking about is buying an existing vending route!

This means that you will get existing vending locations, machines and customers of the machines. Obviously, this will save a lot of time and energy on your part. To know more about this option, read on…

Many vendors begin with their search for vending routes by looking at sales in their area. These are usually advertised in newspapers and local dailies. Go through the different options and try to look for vending routes in your area or surrounding areas for greater convenience.

Picking a Planet Antares vending route means ensuring that the existing vending machines work properly. These will usually be in good condition. There should not be need for regular servicing of the vending machines. Other times, vending routes on sale may have faulty vending equipment that keeps breaking down frequently. This is an unwanted scenario that can be quite costly for the vending operator.

I suggest you to be open in enquiring about the reasons for sale of the vending route. The previous owner should disclose the reasons for getting out of the vending business. Generally, the reasons for sale of vending route include:

1. The previous owner may be shifting to a new location.
2. They may be changing their line of business.

No matter what the reason for the sale, a Planet Antares vending route will be worth the investment you make.

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