The beverage vending machine market - France

These categories can be combined, as in the case of freestanding machines (cold drinks and food) or office coffee services. [AutomaticDispenser]

The hot beverage dispenser sector dominates the market, with the continued growth of corporate coffee machines. Since the late 1960s, the coffee machine has become an essential part of office life, and represents a considerable market. Its introduction in France in the late 60s was followed by a boom in the 80s and 90s, first with soluble and then espresso coffee machines. In this study, we'll be looking at the vending machine market. As most fresh-drink vending machines are combined with snacks and confectionery, our study also sometimes takes food vending machine sales into account. Water dispensers are the subject of a separate study, and are not included here. In terms of key figures, around 1 million cold drinks are consumed every year, and 640,000 machines are installed in France. On the global and national markets, vending represents a relatively modest market in the out-of-home and corporate catering sectors, with rather low sales, mainly associated with corporate services. The business services market is the only one that is self-financed by users and consumption, with all other costs billed to the company. The vending market suffered greatly from the covid crisis, during which sales fell by more than 20%, but is gradually recovering thanks to the diversification of products on offer and the growing popularity of coffee and hot drinks. [AdialFrance]