Snack vending machine calculator: profit & payback

How the snack vending machine calculator works

The calculator deducts all entered sales-dependent and fixed operating costs from net sales. Your own working time is not taken into account.

• Net sales = customers per day × products per customer × sales days × net selling price per product
• Running costs = cost of goods + spoilage + location + card fees + all fixed costs
• Operating profit = net sales − running costs
• Payback = total investment ÷ operating profit

What really determines the return

The biggest lever is the location. Footfall, time spent on site and a recurring user group, for example in an office, gym or workshop, determine the number of customers per day more than any other figure. Basket size, product range and purchase prices follow.

What does a snack vending machine cost?

These net prices in CHF correspond to the configurations that can be ordered in the respective product configurator. In addition, there is a flat freight charge of 575 CHF per machine for card payment or prepayment. Swiss import duties and taxes and customs clearance fees are borne by the buyer.

• TCN-CSC-10C(V22): standard equipment with CHF cash 4’995 CHF, full equipment 5’454 CHF
• TCN-CEL-10C(V22): standard equipment with CHF cash 5’995 CHF, full equipment 6’454 CHF
• TCN-D900-9C(V22): offered equipment with CHF cash and mandatory ICT DCM5 age verification 6’995 CHF
• TCN-CSC-10C(V22) + TCN-CSC-10N: standard equipment with CHF cash 7’695 CHF, full equipment with ITL NV9 8’014 CHF; the combination contains 2 machines, so freight is 1’150 CHF
• TCN-CSC-10N on its own: 2’695 CHF, only for operation with a TCN-CSC-10C(V22) with a prepared extension port

The standard equipment comprises Nayax VPOS Touch, ICT CC6100 coin changer for CHF (379 CHF) and ITL NV9 banknote reader for CHF (289 CHF); for the TCN-D900-9C(V22), ICT CC6100 for CHF, ITL NV11 for CHF and the mandatory ICT DCM5 age verification. The coin changer and banknote reader can also be deselected. The full equipment comprises ICT CC6100 coin changer (379 CHF), ITL NV11 banknote reader with note return (429 CHF) and ICT DCM5 age verification (319 CHF). The coin changer and banknote reader are available in a CHF or euro version. The lower base prices for the machine alone cannot be ordered as a separate configuration and are therefore not shown here.

The SENVEND UX700 is not part of any of the full machine configurations or machine packages listed here. It is listed as optional equipment on the relevant machine product pages.

List prices of the modules when bought individually: Nayax VPOS Touch 309 CHF, SENVEND UX700 829 CHF, ICT CC6100 coin changer 379 CHF, ITL NV9 289 CHF, ITL NV11 with note return 429 CHF, ICT DCM5 age verification 319 CHF. Surcharges in the configurator: ICT CC6100 379 CHF, ITL NV9 289 CHF, ITL NV11 429 CHF, ICT DCM5 319 CHF, SENVEND UX700 instead of the Nayax VPOS Touch 529 CHF, extension port 199 CHF. Whether a module can be ordered individually is shown under spare parts.

Which running costs are involved

The fields above cover these items. As a guide:

• Cost of goods: for a mixed range, around 55 % of net sales
• Electricity and cooling: energy label 2’340 kWh/year, i.e. around 49 CHF per month at 25 centimes per kWh; your grid operator’s tariff is decisive
• Card fee: guide value around 3 % of card sales
• Terminal, SIM and telemetry: guide value around 25 CHF per month and device
• Trips, spoilage, location, spare parts reserve and insurance: depending on location and footfall

Your own working time is not included. What else operators should clarify (labelling, age requirements and requirements at the location) is covered in the FAQ.

From calculator to real offer

If the figures work for you, we will clarify the model, configuration and delivery. SnackDragon sells exclusively to business customers (entrepreneurs within the meaning of Section 14 BGB).