Price: $60,000 – Weekly Sales: $1,209
This listing is for a turnkey, well established vending route with locations in central Florida. There are a total of 34 different accounts primarily in the Lakeland, Winter Haven and Auburndale areas. The owner has 27 snack machines, 27 drink machines, eight (8) combination drink/snack machines and four (4) stand alone change machines. There is a total of 66 machines. The owner is also including the 2007 Chevy 2500 van that they use for route servicing.
WHAT ARE THE DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROUTE OWNER?
The route owner is responsible for servicing their customer base and ensuring that the vending machines are well stocked and maintained for the locations. Route owners will deliver and stock product accordingly. There is flexibility in the days and hours as long as the customers are being serviced properly. The current owner works Monday-Friday from approximately 11am-3pm on most days.
GROSS EARNINGS/COMMISSIONS
The route averaged $1,209 per week ($62,889 annual) in gross sales during 2021. The route did over $75,000 in annual sales pre-COVID and volume is increasing consistently. Sales in January 2022 were up 20% over sales from January 2021.
OPERATING COSTS
Typical expenses include inventory, travel costs and any necessary machine maintenance. The large majority of expenses are inventory. The owner purchases product in large quantities to keep those costs low. The current owner estimates weekly costs at $700-$750.
GROWTH POTENTIAL
Vending routes have unlimited growth/expansion potential. This is not currently a full-time route so the owner would have plenty of time for expansion if they wanted to do that. Otherwise it makes a terrific part-time/semi-retirement business with a flexible schedule and consistent cashflow.
FINANCING
N/A
VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ASSETS
27 drink vending machines, 27 snack vending machines, eight (8) combo vending machines, four change machines and a Chevrolet 2500 Van with racks.
TRAINING
The current owner has agreed to provide two weeks of training to the buyer
SCHEDULE
Owning a route means that you are an independent owner/operator/contractor. You are ultimately responsible for the success of the route operation and you will need to find route coverage if you are sick or on vacation. Most route sellers and existing owners have a coverage person whose contact information they can share. Otherwise you are free to train someone to run your route while you are unavailable. It can require some effort and coordination to setup time off…but it does provide a lot of flexibility once you have a person or two that can cover your route operation when requested.
The current owner works the route for approximately 20 hours per week (typically 11am-3pm)
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