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A new kind of vending machine

The vending machine you never have to stock.

GhostVend is a sleek touchscreen kiosk with virtually unlimited inventory. No snacks. No shelves. No refrigeration. Customers order food from nearby restaurants — right from the screen.

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Orders sourced from
  • Uber Eats
  • DoorDash
  • Grubhub
  • + more
0 items to restock
100s of nearby restaurants
1000s of menu items
GhostVend touchscreen vending kiosk showing a food ordering interface
The Big Idea

A traditional vending machine holds 30–50 things.
GhostVend holds everything nearby.

We stopped putting inventory inside the machine. GhostVend turns the restaurants, kitchens, and delivery drivers already around it into the machine's inventory — so the operator never has to stock a thing.

Traditional vending
Inventory lives inside.

A metal box with fixed shelves. You buy the snacks, drive to the machine, restock the coils, and rotate the expired stuff out. You choose 30 to 50 items and hope customers want one of them.

GhostVend
Inventory lives all around it.

A touchscreen kiosk connected to nearby restaurants. Customers browse hundreds of menus, order what they actually want, and their food is delivered. The machine itself stays empty — on purpose.

~40 Items in a traditional vending machine
1,000s Menu items reachable through a single GhostVend*

*Depending on the restaurant coverage available at the installation location.

How it works

Five simple steps. No forklift required.

From install to your first order, GhostVend is designed to feel effortless — for both the operator and the customer.

  1. 01

    Walk up

    GhostVend lives where people already spend time — apartment lobbies, hotels, offices, college housing, waiting areas.

  2. 02

    Browse

    The touchscreen surfaces food from nearby restaurants — dozens of cuisines, hundreds of dishes, no snack shelves.

  3. 03

    Order

    Customers pick what they want and complete checkout on the screen or on their phone — no app install required.

  4. 04

    Food arrives

    A nearby restaurant prepares the order and it's delivered to the customer at the property. No shelves to run empty.

  5. 05

    Operator earns

    You collect revenue on orders instead of managing pallets of snacks, expired candy bars, and broken dispensing motors.

Head to head

A better machine to own.

If you were about to spend thousands of dollars on a vending machine, here's what changes when the inventory moves outside the box.

 
Traditional vending
GhostVend
Average ticket
~$2–$5 per snack or drink
$15–$30+ per meal
Product cost per sale
~50% of gross (you buy inventory)
$0 — restaurants own inventory
Restocking time
~2 hrs/week per machine
0 hrs — nothing to restock
Menu size
~40–60 SKUs (shelf-limited)
Thousands via nearby restaurants*
Expired product risk
3–8% typical shrinkage
None — food prepared per order
Refrigeration
Often required for drinks
No food refrigeration in unit
Dispensing mechanics
Coils, motors, jams
Touchscreen & software
Inventory capital
Cash tied up in stock
Minimal — no snack inventory
Adding a location
Extends your driving route
Plug in the kiosk. No new logistics

*Restaurant availability varies by location and coverage. Vending benchmarks reflect industry ranges reported by Boring Riches, VendBuddy, and VendPlacer.

Locations that work

An amenity property managers actually want.

GhostVend is designed to feel at home in the same places a traditional vending machine performs well — but as an upgrade the property is proud to show off.

GhostVend kiosk in a luxury high-rise apartment lobby at dusk

Apartment lobbies

Residents order dinner from the lobby on the way home — no menus, no phone required.

GhostVend kiosk in a boutique hotel lobby near the elevators

Hotels

Guests get late-night options without waking room service.

GhostVend kiosk in a bright modern office break area

Offices

An always-open lunch amenity that never needs a snack restock.

Also great for

  • College & student housing
  • Hospitals & medical facilities
  • Manufacturing plants
  • Large residential buildings
  • Waiting areas & lounges
  • Coworking spaces
The economics

A vending business — without the vending costs.

Traditional vending profit gets eaten by the parts of the business that aren't the customer: buying snacks, hauling snacks, tracking snacks, throwing snacks away. GhostVend collapses those costs by digitizing the inventory.

No inventory capital

No cases of soda, no candy bars, no cash tied up in stock that might expire before it sells.

No restocking routes

Skip the weekly drive to top off machines. The menu updates digitally — the shelves aren't real.

No spoilage waste

Food never sits in a metal box under fluorescent light waiting to expire. Orders are prepared fresh by nearby restaurants.

Scales without a warehouse

Adding another location doesn't mean another supply truck. Route economics stop capping the size of your business.

Managed remotely

Monitor kiosk uptime, orders, and payouts from your phone. Fewer physical visits, more attention on growth.

An amenity property owners want

A modern food touchpoint is easier to place than a beat-up snack machine — and it makes the property look better, not worse.

GhostVend does not guarantee any specific earnings or performance outcomes. Actual results depend on installation location, foot traffic, restaurant coverage, and how the business is operated.

Model your route

Estimate what a GhostVend route could bring in.

Drag the sliders. Numbers update live. These are estimates for modeling purposes only — actual results depend on the location, order mix, and platform terms.

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$22
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Est. monthly sales through your kiosks $0 across your route
Your commission (monthly) $0 at your selected commission rate
Your commission (yearly) $0
Commission per kiosk / month $0
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Estimates only. Not a projection or guarantee of earnings. Total sales volume is what flows through the kiosk; your commission depends on the platform terms and deal you strike.

Frequently asked

Questions vending operators ask us first.

What is GhostVend?

GhostVend is a modern touchscreen vending kiosk. Instead of storing snacks, drinks, or physical inventory, it lets customers browse and order food from nearby restaurants — and the food is delivered to them at the property.

Is GhostVend actually a vending machine?

Yes. It's installed and operated like a vending machine and sold to the same customers — vending entrepreneurs, existing operators, side-hustlers, and property owners. It just doesn't hold physical product inside.

What does it sell?

Food, primarily — meals, snacks, drinks, and other items available from restaurants near the kiosk's installation location. Because the "inventory" lives outside the machine, the available menu is typically much larger than a traditional vending machine's.

Does GhostVend need to be stocked?

No physical food is stocked inside GhostVend. There are no shelves, coils, or refrigeration to fill. Menus update digitally as restaurants come online or change offerings.

Where does the food come from?

From restaurants near the kiosk. The specific restaurants available at a given location depend on that area's coverage, which we'll walk through with you when we discuss placement.

Who delivers the food?

Orders are fulfilled by nearby restaurants and their delivery partners. Specific fulfillment details are configured based on the location and are shared with qualified buyers.

Does it require refrigeration?

No food refrigeration is required inside GhostVend, because no perishable food is stored there. Standard electrical power and a network connection are all the unit needs on-site.

How much maintenance does it require?

With no dispensing motors, no coils, no drink chillers, and no perishable inventory, GhostVend removes most of the physical failure points of a traditional machine. Ongoing maintenance is primarily software updates and occasional cleaning.

How does the operator make money?

Operators earn from food ordering activity through their kiosks. Detailed revenue-sharing terms are shared with qualified buyers during the pricing conversation.

What happens if a restaurant is closed?

The touchscreen only surfaces restaurants that are currently open and delivering, so customers don't get stuck ordering from a closed kitchen.

Does the property need to pay for anything?

GhostVend is designed to be a low-friction amenity for the property. Placement terms vary — we'll walk you through the specifics for your target location on the pricing call.

How is GhostVend different from a traditional vending machine?

A traditional vending machine sells 30–50 items that live inside it. GhostVend sells access to potentially hundreds of restaurants and thousands of menu items that live around it — with no on-site food, no restocking labor, and no expired product risk.

How much does GhostVend cost?

Pricing is shared directly with qualified buyers. Tell us where you're planning to place your first machine and we'll follow up with pricing and next steps.

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Reserve a GhostVend for your first location.

Tell us a little about you and where you'd install your first machine. We'll follow up with pricing, availability in your area, and the fastest path to going live.

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