How Much Can You Really Earn from a Vending Machine?

The vending machine business looks like passive income but the average machine makes just $525 a month. The film breaks down America's 3 million machines and $18.2 billion industry, from $3,000 drink fridges and Cantaloupe telemetry to power, card fees and 10% location commissions. It does the math on a $700 hallway machine and why scale players like Compass Group and Aramark win on routes, wholesale and choke points where people wait and can't leave.