Chicago’s Garvey Food Court has a McDonald’s, a Dunkin Donuts and a vending machine that sells kale. At the Garvey Food Court in downtown Chicago–a somewhat bleak place that Yelp reviewers call ...

Taken together, the vending stories of 2025, and the outlook for 2026, suggest an industry that is steadily redefining its ...

It’s no secret that Japan is the country of vending machines (they even have models like this one now), but this is new: Tokyo-based beverage company Asahi Soft Drinks took the wraps off a vending ...

If you think vending machines are only stocked with chips, candy, and soda, think again. These days, vending machines distribute all sorts of goods from cupcakes to crabs, burritos to caviar, and ...

Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. The vending machine is not our most cutting-edge technology. But it’s one that we can’t seem to quit ...