Machines automatically operated where they are able to accept cash and also offer the requested product to the customer are referred to as vending machines and offer products such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes as well as tickets used in lottery. One has to insert money through an indicated slot where the machines identifies the amount of money inserted and releases the requested item in an open compartment where an individual can easily pick it. The money inserted is usually identified in various ways such as the coin is weighed then its weight is similar to that set in the machine of a similar coin and the machine can also read paper money Use of electromagnetic fields which enables a vending machine to measure both the diameter and the thickness of the coin is another common way that the machines use to identify the value of money. Vending machines which have been developed recently usually have a touchscreen interface for operation and can enable an individual to pay for an item using a debit or a credit card.
Healthy You vending machines are operated in a similar way to the other vending machines with the major difference being that they only dispense food products to consumers that are considered healthy. The main products in a healthy you vending machine which is developed using very recent technological advancements includes healthy snacks, drinks, main dishes among other dishes. The products sold in a healthy you vending machine have been produced using organic production techniques which do not use fertilizers nor agrochemicals in controlling pest and diseases hence do not have any chemical residues. Healthy you vending machines are also environmentally friendly as they release very little solid and hazardous waste into the environment. The healthy you vending machine use a small compressor and have a fan motor required for cooling that utilize very little energy hence reducing the cost of energy needed and also there is less pollution of the environment.
There is positive criticism for the healthy you vending machine business since one does not work as an agent for the company selling their products but as a sole proprietor.Costs associated when working as an agent for a given company are not there when doing the healthy you vending machine business hence higher incomes are generated. There is also some training offered to those who wish to start a healthy you vending machine business to ensure successful running of it. Those in the healthy you vending machine business get the required products directly from the manufacturers without involving the middlemen making the prices of the products to be lower attracting more customers hence more returns to the business.