The next time you’re in line at Nifty Nut House in downtown Wichita, look up. Above you is an unofficial museum of gum, candy and nut vending machines. Some might call it Steve Jahn’s nutty obsession.

Vending machines debuted in the United States in 1888 when the Thomas Adams Gum Company installed machines in subway platforms in New York City. These machines dispensed stick or block shaped gum. It ...

Small business owners who wish to operate a vending machine business have choices when it comes to the types of vending machines the business will offer. Although people generally think of snacks and ...

The global vending machine market was worth over $30 billion in 2018, reports Grand View Research. Nowadays, anyone can rent a vending machine and place it in a store or on the street to generate ...