Gimme Vending turns traditional vendors into ‘smart’ machines

From:FoodBev

US-based Gimme Vending has launched a cloud-based system that instantly delivers data exchange (DEX) data from a vending machine to a business’ headquarters as the driver completes a vending machine service.

The company claims that the plug-and-play solution is poised to transform the vending industry, as it easily integrates with existing vending management systems and turns traditional vending machines into data-producing “smart” machines on demand.
 The Gimme Vending combination hardware/software solution allows vending companies to track what’s happening in the field – where the cash and inventory are – in real-time, without end-of-day downloading, synchronising or hand-keying. Gimme Vending’s patented plug-and-play Gimme Key and iPad-based Gimme Drive app replace current, antiquated wired handhelds. The system is designed to integrate with existing vending management software programmes.

Data is visually presented in an easy-to-understand interface via the Gimme Vending system. This gives owners unprecedented visibility into each and every machine and valuable business insights that enable superior customer experience and optimal product mix at the individual vending machine level, Gimme Vending said.

“Technology continues to fuel evolution in the vending industry,” said Cory Hewett, CEO and co-founder of Gimme Vending. “As a whole, the industry is ripe for disruption and efficiency. Our plug-and-play solution will do just that in a simple, fast and beautiful way.”

To deploy the technology, a Gimme Key is simply installed into each vending machine’s DEX board once and is left there. DEX data is then communicated wirelessly from the Gimme Key to the Gimme Drive app via Bluetooth Low Energy during each driver visit. The data instantaneously uploads from the app to the Gimme Vending cloud and is immediately accessible by executives through the Gimme Command app.

“Collecting better data is just the first step,” added Hewett. “We are headed further by using machine learning to provide vending operators with immediate and tangible business insights that will help them optimise vending machines to maximise sales and curtail out-of-stock.”

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