Vending-machine businesses are gaining popularity because they require minimal overhead. The success of your business can depend on the products you sell and where you place the machine. Here are five ...

A delay can help people pick healthier snacks. Creative Commons When faced with a 3 p.m. stomach grumble, it’s pretty difficult to pick a Clif bar over a Snickers. But this new vending machine thinks ...

Vending machines have undergone a major transformation in recent years, evolving from simple snack dispensers into intel ...

The refurbished machine offers simple challenges — from writing notes to helping strangers — designed to create a ripple ...

“DISC, or "Delays to Influence Snack Choice,” … is a platform inserted inside a vending machine that catches snacks falling from the top half of the machine, where a vending machine operator would ...

New snack vending machines have appeared on campus this year, sporting a new look and stocking healthier food, though they do not accept Brown Cards. The changes are the result of a decision by Dining ...

BENSALEM, Pa. — Forget the clanging of coins. It’s more the sounds of silence at the vending machines in area schools these days. Many students aren’t buying the healthy snacks, fruit juices and water ...

In the middle of a nationwide obesity epidemic, a handy device dripping with temptation often lurks around the workplace corner – the vending machine. America’s vending machine industry earned $21.6 ...

Go nuts for nuts. They are good for you! "If you see plain or mixed nuts in the vending machine, go for it. You know you'll be getting healthy fats and a dash of plant protein and dietary fiber as ...