According to Forbes, several current trends are leaving the vending machine industry at a crossroads. One current trend is the obesity epidemic, which is changing the compilation of products vended from machines. The second trend of consumer laziness and busy schedules, according to the source, is helping fuel the need for convenience, a key vending machine draw. The third trend of the growth of online ordering impacts the vending industry and as the source writes, “As turnaround and delivery times get faster, the convenience of online ordering could eventually begin to rival the convenience of vending machines.”
The author goes on to suggest seven future vending machine trends such as healthy vending, customized vending machines, connected machines, interactive vending machines and new locations.
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