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Creative Vending Revolution
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Creative Vending Revolution

Vending should not be boring!
Created byTaylor Valdes
Last updated 3/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • How to start a non-traditional vending business, from picking out machines and locations to stocking and pricing items in your machine.
  • How to manage inventory in order to appeal to every type of customer.
  • How to assess a location and make a pitch to the owner of that business.
  • What to look for when buying a machine, and how to update machines for your business needs.

Course content

6 sections7 lectures1h 8m total length
  • Welcome3:30

Requirements

  • A sense of adventure!
  • An interest in having or expanding a vending machine business.

Description

The Venderia is thrilled to bring you Creative Vending Revolution, a 6-part online course covering all the ins and outs of starting a successful, nontraditional vending machine business. And just like our vending machines, there is nothing boring about it!

This complete, self-paced online course covers:

  • Where to buy a machine & what features to look for

  • How to evaluate potential locations

  • Where to locate your machine within an establishment

  • How to pitch to and land excellent locations

  • How to customize and brand your machine

  • How price and source your product

  • How to package your products

  • How to work with local artists and businesses

  • Where to find and how to work with local collaborators

  • AND MORE

This course is brought to you by Taylor Valdés, owner & founder of  The Venderia, a wild & whimsical, non-traditional vending machine business based in Portland, OR. 

​Established in 2013 with one very old, very glittery refurbished snack machine, eight years later, The Venderia is a now fleet of 20 machines in bars, boutiques, hotels and mixed-use spaces across the city.  We  retail the works  hundreds of local artists from our machines, wholesale our own products nationwide, and now want to show you how to do it too!


Who this course is for:

  • Anyone looking for a lucrative side hustle.
  • People who already sell small items and want to expand their reach.