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Did you know that bulk vending can be traced back to the late 19 th century? Vending machines were very popular in Europe before making their way to the U.S. In 1888, the Thomas Adams Gum Co. used machines to [...]]]>

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Our Top Selling Machine-

Did you know that bulk vending can be traced back to the late 19 th century? Vending machines were very popular in Europe before making their way to the U.S. In 1888, the Thomas Adams Gum Co. used machines to sell Tutti Frutti gum on elevated platforms in New York City .

Fast forward to the 21 st century, and there are so many options it will make your head spin. Our top selling bulk vending machine is the Triple Shop and it comes in black, red and yellow. For $159.00 plus shipping, you can be on your way to owning and operating your own vending business. So if you want to take the plunge into the bulk vending industry and begin earning extra income, you can’t go wrong with the Triple Shop .

The Triple has 3 compartments that dispense both candy and gumballs. We also have Triple Shop business vending packages for buying multiple machines that is discounted as well as terrific shipping rates for shipping by volume.

Come visit us at www.candymachines and check out the Triple Shop machines. If you’re looking to fill the gumball and candy sections of the machine, why not try our assorted gumba lls for $25/case, or possibly some M&M Peanuts , Hot Tamales or Skittles ?

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Here’s a Japanese TV report on the machine:

March 2 – 4, 2010 Booth Numbers: 687-786 [...]]]> Make sure you join candymachines.com at the 2010 International Pizza Expo! We look forward to seeing everyone at the Las Vegas Convention Center (March 2 – 4, 2010). We will have two booths there (687-786) with all sorts of goodies , so stop by and say hello!

March 2 – 4, 2010
Booth Numbers: 687-786 – side by side end cap, so we are visible on 3 sides!
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas, Nevada

If you’re a pizzeria operator looking to improve your business or if your business provides equipment or services to the pizza industry, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find networking, learning, great deals, and just plain fun at International Pizza Expo® – the World”s Largest and Oldest Pizza Tradeshow.

Designed for pizzeria owners and operators, there’s something for everyone at International Pizza Expo®, whether you’re a veteran or just opening your first store. When the show closes on Thursday afternoon, you will have had the opportunity to visit nearly 1,000 exhibits and attend your choice of more than 70 educational sessions. Rounding out the experience are numerous culinary competitions, contests, demonstrations and other special events. And, you’ll find more pizza to sample than you can imagine.

Here is a quick video of our very own Harris, V.P. Sales & Marketing, at last year’s International Pizza Expo:

Here is some of the brief history of the vending machine that is quite interesting.

Bulk vending dates back to as early as the late 19th century. Vending machines were used widely in Europe before they became very popular in the US. In the early 1880’s, the first commercial coin operated vender came out in London stocked with [...]]]>

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Bulk vending dates back to as early as the late 19th century. Vending machines were used widely in Europe before they became very popular in the US. In the early 1880’s, the first commercial coin operated vender came out in London stocked with postcards. In 1888, the Thomas Adams Gum Company introduced bulk venders to the US, using the machines to sell Tutti Frutti gum on elevated subway platforms in New York City. In 1897, the Pulver Mfg. Company added animated figures to its gum machines. In 1907, the round gumball, a staple product in modern vending machines, came out. In 1909, Emerson A. Bolen formed the Northwestern Novelty Company, selling the Yankee, a penny matchstick vending machine, at this point Bolen’s company is now one of the most popular bulk vending machine manufacturers. In 1913, Ford Mason leased 102 machines and placed them in stores and shops of communities in western New York, he would eventually open the Ford Gum and Machine Company, an empire of over half a million vending machines. In 1948, Oak Manufacturing opened up; it would become one of the largest equipment manufacturers in the vending industry ever. In 1949, Roger C. Folz purchased his first vending machine, Folz Vending was the largest operator of bulk vending equipment in the US, owning and operating over 150,000 machines nationwide at their peak.

In 1950, the US Treasury Department attempted to impose gambling excise taxes on bulk vendors on the grounds that there was no way for consumers to know for sure which item the machine would dispense. For a short time, manufacturers installed viewfinders in bulk vending machines to display the next item to be purchased. Vendors organized to found the National Bulk Vendors Association (NBVA), which successfully lobbied against the taxes, saying that items being vended were of equivalent value. The NBVA has since lobbied on behalf of bulk vendors on a variety of issues.