After a drop in the early 2000s, the output of vending machine operators has risen from roughly $6.3 billion in 2011 to nearly $9 billion in 2023, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A cheese vending machine has opened in Philadelphia. ABC6. These include Moonrise, a 35-day aged blend of French calf rennet and Iberian cardoon thistle flowers, and Treehug — a gooey concoction ...