Learn about vending machines

What is a vending machine? Vending machines are commonly used facilities for commercial automation. They will not be restricted by time and location, and can save manpower and facilitate transactions. It is a brand-new form of commercial retail, also known as a 24-hour micro supermarket. There are three types: beverage vending machines, food vending machines, and comprehensive vending machines. The origin of the vending machine The vending machine has a history of 2,000 years. In the 1st century AD, the Greek Helen (also known as Roche) made a device for automatically selling holy water to help the church distribute the'holy water' and put coins into the narrow part of the machine. In the slot, the coin will push the lever downward to release the holy water. In England in the early 17th century, vending machines could sell tobacco. In 1822, the first vending machine to distribute newspapers was invented. In Western Europe in the 1950s and 1960s, people could buy a piece of chewing gum on the vending machine for 1 cent on the vending machine that appeared on the subway in the United States. After World War II, vending machines began to develop in Europe, and they truly entered their heyday after being introduced to Japan. Japan has a small land area and a small population. The process of an aging society is intensified. Labor costs and space costs are very high. Vending machines are rapidly developing after entering Japan. Their convenient and fast features are very popular, and Japanese vending machines are very popular. The cargo plane has passed the factory technology, the performance of the machine is guaranteed, and the coin-operated consumption habits are also very suitable for the consumption situation of Japanese nationals. At present, the vending machine has developed to an average of 60 people in Europe owning one, and an average of 40 people in the United States owning one vending machine. At present, the world's total annual sales of goods through vending machines has reached nearly 200 billion U.S. dollars. Vending machines have indeed made great developments in the United States, Japan and Europe. Today, there are 7 million vending machines in the United States, with an average of 40 people owning one. There are nearly 6 million vending machines in Japan, with an average of 23 people owning one. Entering China was around 1990, and it is still a minority in the whole country, and it has very big prospects. At present, there are about 190,000 units in China, with an average of more than 700 talents owning one. Entering the 21st century, with the domestic brand-new RFID radio frequency intelligent identification technology, image recognition technology and goods weighing technology, it can realize the free purchase and intelligent settlement of a variety of goods, greatly reduce the shopping process, optimize the shopping experience, and redefine the original There is a vending machine concept-China leads the world vending machine revolution!