He’s the new vending machine king of Brooklyn — and Linus Piepmeyer hasn’t even finished the third grade. What began as a lesson about the value of money — and savings — has become a minor sensation on one block in Boerum Hill, where the 8-year-old boy with an artist’s eye has been hawking homemade Big Apple-themed buttons … Read more
He’s a money-making mini-mogul. A plucky South Florida tween with business on the brain found himself a rather sophisticated side hustle this summer — owning and operating his very own vending machine. Adrian Peña, 12, decided to take a bite out of the snack racket after a TikTok how-to video awakened his entrepreneurial spirit. Peña, 12, … Read more
Curd your enthusiasm. An enterprising Philadelphia dairy recently unveiled a highly sophisticated cheese and charcuterie vending machine that’s receiving raves — and attracting customers at all hours of the night. Perrystead Dairy, steps from the City of Brotherly Love’s fashionable Fishtown district, is now robotically selling many of its own high end cheeses — some good enough … Read more
A new set of whale meat vending machines debuted in Japan this week. Kyodo Senpaku Co., a Japanese whaling operator, unveiled them in the port town of Yokohama, approximately 20 miles from its capital city of Tokyo. This is the third vending machine outlet the company has installed in an effort to promote sales after … Read more
A couple said they purchased a vending machine to rake in some extra cash and were shocked at the profitability of the snack-on-demand business. In a viral TikTok clip with 2.7 million views, Jade Davis, known as @jadedavis0802 on the app, claimed she and her fiancé bought a vending machine for only $250 — a … Read more