Vending machines are popular side hustles, thanks to founders who share their stories on social media. Vending-machine businesses require minimal investments and are low-maintenance to operate.

Like many Americans, 21-year-old Jaime Ibanez is always looking for new ways to make money. In high school, he sold snacks to his friends, which netted him around $5,000 all told. After he graduated ...

There are days that just don’t go as planned. A meeting runs late, an email comes in asking for one more report and suddenly instead of eating lunch, you find yourself staring at the vending machine.

The ubiquitous vending machine has long sold snacks to office workers and people on the move. Now they're selling bigger consumer goods in "robotic stores." These are machines that sell items such as ...

Despite the fact that we are now well over the socially-acceptable age to trick or treat, Halloween candy still seems to mysteriously appear everywhere during the month of October. There are bowls of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – When looking at a vending machine, you can usually see gum or candy, but a vending machine business in Portland is adding unusual items to the mix. The Venderia is a collection ...