Self-service vending machines are ushering in the best era!

Vending machines are not new, but when the content changes from ordinary bottled drinks to fresh juice, rechargeable baby or entertainment (mini KTV), the entire industry is booming. Internet players and capital markets are staring at this market. An online business empire has been formed, and most services and experiences remain online. Internet players have created an online empire and are confident and ambitious to change this route. They cooperated with offline merchants to transform food delivery, express delivery and retail, and also hope to cooperate with vending machines. As of 2015, there is one self-service machine for every 25 people in Japan. In China, with the rise of labor costs, urbanization, the upgrading of the vending machine manufacturing industry and the development of mobile payment, the vending machine market still has a lot of room for development. Mao Shengbo, a partner of Panda Capital, told Phoenix Technology. People are willing to wait in line for hours for a cup of tea with red milk, and they want to quickly buy a drink or hot coffee on the road. Vending machines provide more choices and display a broad market. Seize the opportunity before the industry exploded. In 1994, the first self-service vending machine appeared in China. In neighboring Japan, the streets and alleys are full of self-service vending machines, a wide variety of beverage machines, and hot coffee and hot lunches are also common. Vending machines are a trend, but this business is not easy to do. Or if there are resources in the upstream of the industry, they are food producers, such as Nongfu Spring; or if there are resources offline, they can enter a good location. If they can be put in schools, the cost of buying machines can be recovered in more than a year. Point resources, operational capabilities, and scale are indispensable, otherwise it will not be easy to find opportunities. The increase in advertising revenue also proves that traditional offline terminals are the physical portal of the Internet, and the driving effect is also apparent. In addition, a good spot can increase the flow of people and the conversion rate. But if entrepreneurs rush in in a swarm, the spot fee may also rise. At the same time, comprehensive utilization capabilities are also very important, including how many machines an employee can manage, how long the machines need to be repaired, and intelligent control of inventory. For entrepreneurs, the best way to achieve growth is to get money at low cost and then quickly split a lot of equipment. Another way is to find another way, but too small a duration requires greater risk. The industry broke out in 2013. There were still two factories last year, and the third one was built this year. However, the category is mainly based on beverage machines, and niche markets such as juicers or adult product machines. Due to potential food safety hazards and regulatory risks, the factory will temporarily not produce. However, people's consumption habits are changing, and more and more people are willing to drink a cup of juice or hot coffee for about 10 yuan. The latest news is that the self-service coffee machine brand Zero Coffee Bar announced that it has won the A round easily, and plans to release five or six thousand machines this year. Tiantian Orchard has reached a cooperation with Shanghai City Supermarket to develop vending machines for fresh products. On the eve of the outbreak, this industry is ushering in more new players. Previous: Talk about the characteristics of vending machines and the approximate price range