This $90,000 vending machine called “The Chef’s Farm” can grow 60 heads of lettuce a day using florescent light bulbs. This is how we shall grow produce in the post-apocalyptic future Finally – a vending machine that will guarantee we can still grow vegetables in the dark, after a nuclear holocaust has blocked out the […]
Consider yourself in luck if you have a sudden craving for Imperial River Beluga Caviar wandering around Beverly Hills, Los Angeles – as long as it hits before 2 AM. A few vending machines in the neighborhood’s malls will sell you an ounce of the roe for a cool $500. They also have escargot, truffles, […]
This vending machine in Nanjing, China sells live “fresh” crabs. The vending machine maintains an internal temperature of 41F to keep the crabs in a hibernation state without killing them. If you receive a dead crab from the vending machine, the company says it will compensate you with three live ones.
France has them for baguettes, Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport has them for welcome home banners, and now the vending machine fun arrives on the shores of Australia. We’re not talking a machine full of boomerangs or koalas. The world famous Brazilian flip-flop manufacturer, Havaianas, have made their rubbery comfort much, MUCH easier to buy. There are […]
Vending machines have been around for a long time. I think Noah had one on the ark! The problem with old-generation vending machines (closed front refrigerated models) is that they are energy hungry and very inefficient. They use a lot of energy to keep products cold and to operate the large fluorescent tubes. ACTIVEND only […]
Many people work in places where it is difficult to leave to walk down the road, locate a store or takeaway or fast food outlet, order their breakfast or lunch and get back to work on time. The typical lunch break isn’t usually long enough to walk, queue, wait for the meal to be prepared […]
Here in Australia we’re used to seeing vending machines with chocolates, drinks and snacks. (Although ACTIVEND vending machines contain a lot more than this including our fresh and healthy product range). But the worldwide love affair for vending machines is seeing an amazing transformation. For example, in Italy you can order a pizza which is […]
Cycling becomes increasingly popular in big metropolitan centers around the globe. That is perhaps the reason why new services for bicycle riders start to become interesting business concepts. Bike Fixtation is a DIY bicycle repair station vending machine recently launched to serve stranded bicycle riders in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area in the USA. The […]
Even though Activend sources our automatic vending machines from world-best suppliers and they have all of the latest features…once in a while it is possible that a machine might “play up”. This is what happened to our customer (pictured) when she ordered a product and it didn’t come out. She sent us this photo showing […]
