Selling Reimbursable Meals Through Vending Machines

MAX is the star of Vend-ucation’s school vending line of products. MAX offers students the capability of choosing from different selections for each component of a lunch or breakfast, literally building their own goverment approved meal from a number of choices within each component. MAX can also sell everything separately as ala carte choices for cash or credit.

MAX knows when it is time to sell lunches and when it is time to sell breakfast meals and won’t allow lunches to be sold outside the lunch period. MAX will sell ala carte selections anytime you choose. MAX accepts cash ($1,$5 & $10 bills) as well as a valid student ID for deductions from a POS lunch account balance.

Unlike many vending machines, MAX knows when the selected product has been delivered or not. Max is equipped with infrared sensors criss-crossing his delivery bin and won’t allow a credit to be cancelled if the chosen product did not pass into the delivery area. You won’t be interupted with the “lost my money in the vending machine” woes. MAX saves you grief. He’s got your back.

MAX plays well with others ... communicating with your POS system to only allow reimbursable meals to qualifying students and knows if they are free, reduced-price or regular price for breakfast as well as for lunch. MAX charges the vending purchase price against the available balance of a student’s lunch account or MAX can return cash change for a cash purchase, including dollars.

MAX is very smart, accepting multiple ID protocols such as PIN numbers, biometrics, prox cards, key fobs, and both barcoded and mag-striped student ID cards MAX keeps great records for you, allowing simple cash justification procedures to keep honest people honest. You can count on MAX to always know how many products have been sold through him from all or any specific selections.

MAX is not a glory hound, needing a great deal of attention. You do need to fill him with product regularly, take out the money, clean his air filter once in a while and keep him plugged into power. We have an average of less than one service request per year for each MAX. He is on the job 24-7 without complaints.