The Fresh Vending Podcast

About The Fresh Vending Podcast

Unattended Fresh Food Vending is seeing explosive growth in the US market. Join us as we share insights, data and first hand experiences about this rapidly emerging market. hello@launchfoodspot.com

Publisher

Isaac Wu & Nathan Downs

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Jun 2022

Latest episode

26 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Aug 2026

   5 Drivers of Food Vending Profitability – How much $$$ can I make with smart vending???

   In this episode, we discuss the 5 biggest drivers of smart fridge profitability and how to optimize them. Hardware CostsOngoing UtilitiesTransaction FeesLocationProduct Mix https://launchfoodspot.com/

2. 

   15 Jun 2026

   5 Ways Universities Solve Late-Night Dining (Only One Scales!!!)

   Most universities have the same problem: Students want food after dining halls close. In this episode, we break down the four most common ways campuses handle late-night dining demand, from extended dining hall hours and convenience stores to vending machines and delivery apps. We discuss why labor—not food—is usually the real constraint, what we've learned from deployments at universities across the country, and why many schools are shifting from centralized dining to distributed food access...

3. 

   28 May 2026

   The 3 Biggest Mistakes Smart Vending Businesses Make (AVOID THESE!!!) - Ep. 19

   Launching a smart fridge microstore sounds simple. Place fridge. Stock food. Start selling. In reality, most operators make the same few mistakes early — and those mistakes compound fast. In this episode, we break down the 3 biggest mistakes we see in unattended food retail and smart fridge deployments: Choosing the wrong locations Underestimating operations and logistics Scaling before the model actually works We also talk about: What separates profitab...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

751

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

11

Social presence

0

YouTube

64

Engagement

68

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