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. Vending machines usually have a slot for inserting money and a compartment where an item is released such that the item is able to know the amount of money that has been inserted and then it releases the requested item that is of the same value as the money. 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 Another way in which vending machines use to identify money inserted is by the use of electromagnetic fields which enables it to measure both the diameter and the thickness of the coin. More recent vending machines are more technologically developed and can have a touch screen interface for operation and also enables one to pay using a card which can either be debit or credit and then the item paid for is provided by the machine.
The major difference between a healthy you vending machine and other vending machines although operating in a similar way, a healthy you vending machine usually deals with food products that are considered healthy only. Healthy you vending machines have used recent technological developments to make them and they deal with snacks, drinks, main dish of a meal and other dishes which are healthy. All these products are usually organically produced where there is no use of agrochemicals in control of pest and diseases and also fertilizers are not used. Healthy you vending machine release very little solid as well as hazardous waste into the environment hence ae preferred for being environment friendly. 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. Regular trainings are common to those wishing to start a healthy you vending machine business hence increasing the success rate of the business. Healthy you vending machine business investors can purchase the products needed for the machine directly from manufacturers which avoids middlemen hence the products are sold at lower prices which attracts customers and hence the income is high.
