Turnkey Vending Route with Smart Coolers, Van and Warehouse
Business Description
Established Southeast Michigan vending route serving manufacturing and workplace host locations along a single corridor in Oakland County. The business combines traditional cash and cashless vending with camera enabled smart coolers and operates from a built out warehouse with a climate controlled storage room.
The sale delivers a complete operating package in one transaction: 33 seller owned machines in drink, snack, combination, freezer, cooler and smart cooler formats, most fitted with working coin mechanisms and bill validators, 25 Cantaloupe card readers, a 2015 Ram ProMaster cargo van, warehouse shelving, storage platform, commercial freezer and refrigerator, pallet jack, spare parts and supplies, and established supplier accounts with Coca Cola, Pepsi, Keurig Dr Pepper, Vistar, Costco and Sam's Club. Four additional supplier owned machines are on site.
Platform reports show $134,132 of sales in 2025 and $80,388 for the first half of 2026, with smart coolers growing to 36 percent of sales. Cashless share is above 80 percent. Sales since mid 2026 are running below the first half pace after the largest account relocated out of state and the seller consolidated the route; full disclosure is provided to qualified buyers. Roughly half the machines are idle and available for placement, so a new owner can add locations without buying equipment.
No employees and no location commissions. The owner runs the route in approximately 15 to 25 hours per week at the current account base. Warehouse lease assumption is optional. Seller will provide three weeks of training and a five year noncompete. Ideal for an owner operator, an existing vending operator adding density, or an investor who will staff the route. Confidential listing; details released after a signed confidentiality agreement.
The sale delivers a complete operating package in one transaction: 33 seller owned machines in drink, snack, combination, freezer, cooler and smart cooler formats, most fitted with working coin mechanisms and bill validators, 25 Cantaloupe card readers, a 2015 Ram ProMaster cargo van, warehouse shelving, storage platform, commercial freezer and refrigerator, pallet jack, spare parts and supplies, and established supplier accounts with Coca Cola, Pepsi, Keurig Dr Pepper, Vistar, Costco and Sam's Club. Four additional supplier owned machines are on site.
Platform reports show $134,132 of sales in 2025 and $80,388 for the first half of 2026, with smart coolers growing to 36 percent of sales. Cashless share is above 80 percent. Sales since mid 2026 are running below the first half pace after the largest account relocated out of state and the seller consolidated the route; full disclosure is provided to qualified buyers. Roughly half the machines are idle and available for placement, so a new owner can add locations without buying equipment.
No employees and no location commissions. The owner runs the route in approximately 15 to 25 hours per week at the current account base. Warehouse lease assumption is optional. Seller will provide three weeks of training and a five year noncompete. Ideal for an owner operator, an existing vending operator adding density, or an investor who will staff the route. Confidential listing; details released after a signed confidentiality agreement.
About the Business
- Years in Operation
- 2
- Employees
- 1 Contractor
No employees. Route support has historically been provided by an independent con - Facilities & Assets
- Approximately 1,200 square foot leased warehouse and office in Oakland County with a grade level delivery door, a climate controlled 16 by 12 foot storage room for heat sensitive product, remote controlled garage door with wired cameras, heavy duty shelving, storage platform, commercial freezer and refrigerator, pallet jack, utility cart and two desks. Included equipment: 33 seller owned vending machines (3 smart coolers, 14 drink, 12 snack, 2 combination, 2 freezer, 1 cooler), 25 Cantaloupe card readers (22 owned, 3 leased), coin mechanisms and bill validators on most machines, spare readers and parts, and a 2015 Ram ProMaster 2500 cargo van. Lease assumption is optional; the route can be run from a buyer's own storage.
- Market Outlook / Competition
- Host locations are manufacturing and workplace settings, with manufacturing the strongest segment. Relationships are informal without written contracts and no commissions are paid to hosts, which is common for routes of this size. Cashless share on the route exceeds 80 percent versus a 71 percent industry benchmark, and smart coolers carry a higher average ticket than conventional machines. The route was consolidated to a single corridor for drive time efficiency. Account concentration is meaningful and is disclosed to qualified buyers.
- Opportunities for Growth
- Roughly half the machines are idle and available for new placements at no equipment cost. The route served up to 13 locations before consolidation, so rebuilding account count along the existing corridor is the most direct path back toward prior sales levels. Additional upside from expanding smart coolers, adding frozen food offerings through existing freezer capacity, targeting manufacturing hosts near current stops, optimizing assortment and pricing with device level data, and formalizing host agreements.
About the Sale
- Seller Motivation
- Owner is selling the route to focus fully on his primary business.
- Transition Support
- Seller will provide three weeks of training after closing at up to 20 hours per week, including introductions to each host location, route sequencing, supplier and rebate program handoff, payment platform administration and machine troubleshooting. A five year Michigan noncompete is contemplated.
- Financing Options
- Subject to review
Listing Info
- ID
- 2557356
- Listing Views
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