Georgia-Tennessee Vending Route for Sale (Chattanooga Area)
Price: $45,000 – Weekly Sales: $900
This listing is for an established vending route with four (4) vending accounts and five (5) vending machines in Dalton, Fort Oglethorpe and Chattanooga. The accounts consist of a car dealership, mechanical contractor, a retirement community and a skilled nursing facility.
The vending machines are equipped with card readers, remote monitoring, and internet inventory/sales management. This is a turnkey vending route opportunity with consistent sales volume. Full training will be provided by the current owner. The route generated approximately $43,000 in annual gross sales for 2024.
Through March 9th (68 days of 2025), the machines have generated gross sales of $9,026. That averages out to $132.74 per day and extrapolates out to $48,450 for the year.
WHAT ARE THE DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROUTE OWNER?
The route owner is responsible for servicing the account and ensuring that product is well stocked and maintained for the consumer. Route owners will order, 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 services each account once per week. The hours are relatively flexible with two accounts being accessible 24/7 and one open six days per week. Servicing all four accounts requires approximately 4-5 total hours per week. Additional service trips to the busier accounts would certainly help improve sales volume.
GROSS EARNINGS/COMMISSIONS
The route averages approximately $900 per week in gross sales
OPERATING COSTS
Typical expenses include inventory, travel costs, payment processing fees/sales tax, insurance, etc. The large majority of expenses are inventory/cost of goods sold. Other costs will vary from owner to owner depending on their travel costs and how they choose to run the business. The current owner estimates roughly $590 in operating costs per week.
GROWTH POTENTIAL
Vending routes have unlimited growth/expansion potential. Additional machines and accounts can be added if the owner decides to pursue those opportunities. The current owner is visiting each account one timer per week and spends a total of approximately 4-5 hours per week on the route. A motivated owner could increase sales volume at the current locations or secure additional locations and grow the business significantly if they are interested in doing so.
The seller has had opportunities to expand to a car dealership and an RV sales and service business but has not had the time or resources to take advantage of those opportunities.
FINANCING
N/A
VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ASSETS
All vending machines on the route are included in the purchase.
TRAINING
The current owner has agreed to provide training to the buyer. They will do everything that they can to ensure the business has a smooth transition to the new owner.
SCHEDULE
The current owner services the route three days per week and it typically requires a total of 4-5 hours per week. The actual days and times of service is flexible. Some accounts do have weekend access and may be serviced as necessary on weekends.
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