College Case Study:
Bolton College

Self Serve Vending For Further Education, Colleges & Universities

Results That Speak for Themselves

187

Vends/Machine/Week
Sold on average

100%

Student satisfaction
reported informally

Mineral Water 500ml£93
Coke Zero£84
Lucozade Sport 500ml£76
7UP No Added Sugar 500ml£69
Pepsi Max Cherry 500ml£55

To sellers per month -low & zero sugar drinks — wide choice of drinks to provide student satisfaction

Students quoted as saying “great choices with no queuing”

Higher Quality

Bolton College is a medium sized college located in the town centre with approximately 5000 students and 500 staff. They undertook a review and tender for the vending provision at two campus sites. At the time they had a mixed range of unbranded vending machines with reliability issues.

The Objectives

Bolton college were looking for an improved fully managed provision with a strong commercial return.

  • Improve reliability
  • Increase sales
  • Provide healthy choices
  • Self funding

Low-Sugar Drinks, Snacks & Hot Drinks

  • Low sugar drinks range
  • Wide choice of Snacks
  • Coffee, Tea & Hot Chocolate vending
  • Attractive, branded, machines
  • Leading edge equipment
  • Remote stock control
  • Bespoke machine surrounds
  • College branding

Uplift In Sales & Commercial Returns

  • Appealing design and appearance
  • Healthier range of branded products
  • Low and no sugar drinks
  • Self-serve provision
  • Cashless payments
  • Remote data collection to optimise stock control
  • Remote Remote monitoring for maintenance

“The machines look great, the different payment methods are ideal, and the sales are looking good”

Angela Gilbert – Facilities & Health and Safety Manager Bolton College

Key Benefits

Leading Edge Machines

Attractive Presentation

Increased Sales

Self Funding

Remote Stock Control

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