Business models

A machine, or a whole business. Your call.

Whether you want a single machine for one great location or a fleet across a city, SmartVend gives you a way in, backed by hardware we build and a platform we run.

Own it

Buy & operate

Purchase your machines outright and keep every cent of revenue. Ideal for entrepreneurs and existing food brands ready to scale without staff.

  • Full ownership, full margin
  • Choose any food format
  • Platform & support included
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Most popular

Turnkey franchise

Launch a branded automated food business with our playbook: location analysis, branding, menu setup and ongoing support from install to scale.

  • Location & site analysis
  • Branding & menu done for you
  • Onboarding & growth support
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Partner

Distributor program

Represent SmartVend in your market. We supply factory-direct hardware, spare parts and the platform; you own the customer relationship.

  • Factory-direct wholesale pricing
  • Territory & training
  • Parts & technical backup
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A SmartVend machine in a busy metro station at night

Placement is everything

We help you find the spots that sell.

Footfall, dwell time and demand analysis turn a good location into a great one, before you commit a single machine.

Where SmartVend earns

Proven in high-traffic, always-open spaces

Airports & transit

Round-the-clock travellers with time to spare and money to spend. Premium hot food where kitchens can't operate.

Offices & co-working

A staff perk that pays for itself, and revenue for the building. Fresh meals without a canteen or catering contract.

Universities

Students eat at every hour. Late-night, always-open food across campus with no extra staffing.

Hospitals & clinics

Staff, patients and visitors need food at 3am. Reliable, hygienic hot meals when the cafeteria is closed.

Malls & retail

Grab-and-go food that needs no kitchen, no lease-heavy food court, and runs long after stores close.

Gyms, hotels & leisure

Protein snacks, coffee and fresh meals for members and guests, day and night, on-brand and on-site.

SmartVend machines in a university campus corridor

The economics

Lower overhead, higher margin

A SmartVend replaces the cost of a small food outlet with the footprint of a fridge, and it never clocks off.

No wages, no shifts

The single biggest cost of food service simply disappears.

24-hour trading

Three shifts of revenue from one small footprint, every day.

Scale by copy-paste

Prove one site, then roll out an identical machine to the next.

Let's talk numbers

Find the model that fits your ambition

Tell us where you want to place machines and how you want to run them. We'll map out the right path and the numbers behind it.