Price: $70,000 – Weekly Sales: $1,120
This listing is for a turnkey, well established vending route with locations in the Orange County area. There are a total of 10 accounts with 29 machines and 3 entree units. The accounts include hotels, college residence buildings, schools, office buildings and recording studios. This is a turnkey vending route opportunity with consistent sales volume. Full training will be provided by the current owner.
WHAT ARE THE DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROUTE OWNER?
The route owner is responsible for servicing their customer base 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 works approximately 15 hours per week. A few additional hours may be necessary for administrative work and purchasing product.
GROSS EARNINGS/COMMISSIONS
The route averaged $1,120 per week in gross sales during Q1 and Q2 of 2023. The projected annual sales volume for 2023 is $58,259.
OPERATING COSTS
Typical expenses include inventory, travel costs and any necessary machine maintenance. The large majority of expenses are inventory. 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 a weekly margin of 50-65%. This leaves a gross margin of $560-$730 per week.
GROWTH POTENTIAL
Vending routes have unlimited growth/expansion potential. If a buyer is motivated to grow the route, the current owner does have four additional vending machines and five entree units in storage.
FINANCING
Minimum 75% down payment required
VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ASSETS
Vending machines at the locations are included in the purchase
The owner has four additional machines and five additional entree units that are available separately. They also have a 2003 Dodge Ram Van and a 2006 Ford Liftgate that are available if the buyer is interested.
TRAINING
The current owner has agreed to provide training to the buyer. They can provide some phone/text support as necessary as well.
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 15 hours per week not including administrative work or product purchasing as necessary
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