One of the first vending machines most of us ever encountered involved a penny, a knob, and a colorful piece of gum. At one time, gumball machines could be found almost everywhere, from grocery stores ...

A gumball machine business can be a profitable venture for small business owners. The key is finding the best locations for your gumball business. Most gumball machine owners will start a gumball ...

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.

Part of Josh Sanders’ job is to keep vending machines working properly in four east-central and southeastern Illinois counties. As a route manager with Pepsi Midamerica, the Marshall man has become ...

As a child, there was something magically rewarding about dropping some small change into the slot of a gumball machine, turning the lever and being rewarded with some hard candy. The Razorfish ...

LOS ANGELES - Amid shifts in the gum industry, a bit of Americana might be going away - the colorful gumballs once sold for a penny from machines at drugstores, arcades and supermarkets. The main ...

Vending machines have certain advantages that make getting into the vending machine business attractive, particularly to beginning entrepreneurs with limited capital. However, there's also a lot of ...