Vend-Me places fully automated cotton candy machines that spin every portion live in front of your guests. We install, stock, clean and service the machine. Your park shares in the revenue, with no investment.
Live at 10 parks and leisure destinations in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain and Denmark.
Trusted by leading European theme parks
It is one of the most loved fairground treats: iconic, emotional and recognised by every guest. But chronic staff shortages, rising labour costs and inconsistent quality made it hard to run well.
Many parks dropped cotton candy from their food and beverage offer altogether.
Others replaced the live experience with pre-packed buckets that solve logistics but lose the magic.
The few that remain run a single location that depends on finding staff every day.
The result: the magic is gone, and so is the revenue.
Seeing cotton candy spin live creates wonder and anticipation, especially for families with young children.
A live spectacle turns passers-by into paying guests.
Colourful, photogenic treats give your park organic reach online.
Memorable touchpoints contribute to better park ratings and repeat visits.
Every portion is made to order, live behind a clear window. The show is part of the product.
Guests pick their cotton candy on the touchscreen.
Contactless card and phone payments via Nayax, or coins.
The machine spins the portion live in front of the guest. Grab and go.
Fresh and fluffy, never pre-packed.
Guests watch every spin through the window.
Choosing and watching is a small attraction in itself.
Every portion the same, all day long.
Vend-Me handles everything around the machine. At most, your staff helps with an occasional refill or a simple action, always guided by our team.
Delivered, placed and running, with all materials prepared in advance.
We supply sugar, flavours and sticks, and monitor stock remotely.
Scheduled cleaning by our local service partners.
Machines are monitored online, so issues are often spotted before guests notice.
A QR code on every machine connects guests directly to our team, not yours. Fast AI replies, with human backup, in the guest’s own language.
If something goes wrong, we sort it out with the guest. Your guest services desk is not burdened.
Every machine is wrapped to match your park’s identity and the themed area it stands in.
Exterior designed around your park and themed zones.
We work within your character licence guidelines.
Each placement fits the guest environment.
No cover available? We supply a custom roof in the same style.
Before a machine is installed, we use data from our live deployments to find the best spots in your park.
Not every great spot has shelter. For those locations we design and build a matching roof, fully in the park’s colours and characters. At BonBon-Land in Denmark the machine and roof together form one branded candyfloss stand, placed right where families pass.
You provide the space. We provide the machine, stock and service. Together we share the revenue. Every euro your park earns is margin, not labour.
Vend-Me owns and pays for the machine.
No stock to buy, manage or write off.
No extra staff to hire or schedule. You receive your share.
“The installation process was remarkably smooth and efficient from start to finish. Everything was extremely well organized, with all the necessary materials prepared in advance to get everything up and running without any issues. I would also like to highlight the excellent coordination of the post-installation cleaning team, who ensured the machines and surrounding areas were left in perfect condition.”
Sergio Martinez Ruiz
Merchandise Manager, Parque Warner Madrid
(Original)
“Vend-Me denkt actief mee met Slagharen en is in onze ervaring flexibel, betrouwbaar en resultaatgericht. Zij kijken continu naar mogelijkheden om de gastbeleving te verbeteren én de omzet te verhogen. De selfserviceoplossingen van Vend-Me zijn uitermate geschikt voor locaties waar je extra omzet wilt realiseren zonder hoge bijkomende kosten. Dankzij hun proactieve en betrokken houding heeft Slagharen na een testperiode van één jaar besloten de samenwerking te verlengen.”
(Translated)
“Vend-Me actively thinks along with Slagharen and, in our experience, is flexible, reliable and results-driven. They continuously look for ways to improve the guest experience and increase revenue. Vend-Me’s self-service solutions are ideally suited to locations where you want to generate extra revenue without high additional costs. Thanks to their proactive and committed approach, Slagharen decided to extend the partnership after a one-year trial period.”
Jan Boer
Manager Food & Beverage, Retail & Logistics, Attractiepark Slagharen
Our machines perform best where many families pass by every day.
Nothing. Vend-Me pays for the machine, the stock, cleaning and maintenance. Your park receives a share of the revenue.
Usually €5 to €6 per portion. We set the price together with your park, so it fits your food and beverage pricing.
Your park receives an agreed percentage of the machine’s revenue, settled periodically based on the sales data from the payment system. The percentage is agreed per location.
A spot with good family footfall and a standard power socket. No water connection or park Wi-Fi is needed: the machine has its own 4G connection. If the spot has no cover, we supply a custom roof that matches the machine and your park.
We do. Machines are monitored remotely, restocked and cleaned by Vend-Me and our local service partners. Your staff only helps with an occasional simple action, guided by our team.
Contactless debit and credit cards and mobile payments through Nayax, as well as coins.
60 to 90 seconds. That is part of the appeal: children love watching their cotton candy being spun, and the show draws in passers-by who become the next customers.
Every machine has a QR code that connects guests to our support team 24/7, in their own language. We handle questions and refunds, so your guest services team is not involved.
Yes. Every machine gets a custom wrap, and where needed we work within your IP licence guidelines.
We currently operate machines in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain and Denmark, and we are open to new locations across Europe.
Dutch: suikerspin automaat or suikerspinmachine. German: Zuckerwatte-Automat. Spanish: máquina de algodón de azúcar. Danish: candyfloss automat. French: distributeur de barbe à papa. In the UK it is also called a candy floss machine. Whatever you call it, we place and run it for you on a revenue share.
Request a free revenue estimate via the form on this page. If the numbers look good, we visit your park for a walkthrough, followed by a proposal with recommended locations. Once agreed, we install the machine and start operating.
Tell us a little about your park. Based on data from our live machines in five countries, we send you a location-specific revenue estimate, including the best spots to place a machine.
Thank you! We are preparing the revenue estimate for your park and will email it to you within 2 working days.
A site visit to assess the best spots.
A data-driven plan with placement advice.
We install the machine and start operating.
