It’s universally known that soda from a soda dispensing machine is better than a can or bottle. There’s a reason why so many people are drawn to drinks from a soda dispensing machine: drinks taste crisper and more bubbly and having a soda machine gives customers a range of beverage options to choose from (we’ve all made fun concoctions by combining two — or ten — different sodas).

Soda Is Trending Again

And soda is more popular now than ever. After decades of decline in popularity, major brands report that people are purchasing more soda, and social media trends like dirty soda and celebrity-endorsed soda combos like diet cola and pickle juice, it’s clear soda is making a comeback.

What Soda Dispensing Machines Can Offer Your Business

But what can a soda dispensing machine offer businesses besides bridging the gap between nostalgia and a renewed interest in carbonated drinks? It turns out that installing a soda dispensing machine is easy, can save businesses time and money, and drastically improves the customer experience.

Soda machines can:

• Provide better-tasting soda and more options and customizations for customers
• Offer cost savings for both businesses and customers
• Cut waste and promote efficiency by saving space and reducing inventory needs

Whether you go with a soda gun, a post-mix dispenser, or a sparkling water dispenser, a soda dispensing machine is a simple way to catapult sales and capitalize on the growing interest in soda.

Soda Dispensing Machines Provide Better-Tasting Soda, More Options

Soda from a dispensing machine is carbonated on the spot, meaning the carbonation is fresher — soda isn’t sitting in a bottle or can, and businesses can customize the CO₂ levels to make drinks crisper and bubblier.

Customers can also customize their drinks, adding or asking for more or less ice and playing with drink combinations. Along with customizing the carbonation levels, soda dispensing machines allow businesses to customize the syrup-to-carbonated water ratio to match local preferences.

We’ve all heard of the one shop/restaurant/gas station with “the best soda” — reputations like that come from businesses with a quality soda machine.

Soda Dispensing Machines Are Cost-Effective for Business and Customers

Soda from a machine is often less expensive than ordering cans and bottles. A can or a bottle of soda can cost anywhere from $0.50 to $2.50 per unit, while a 5-gallon box of soda syrup, which can produce can produce about 30 gallons of soda, can cost $60-$80, bringing the cost per serving to $0.10-$0.15.

Those savings translate to the customer. Businesses can offer patrons lower-priced sodas while still keeping profit margins high. For example, if a 12-ounce soda from a soda dispensing system costs $0.10 to produce, a business can charge $2.00 and still generate a hefty profit. If that same soda costs $1.00 in a can, businesses would have to charge $20 per can — a completely unfeasible number — to see the same margins.

Soda Dispensing Machines Cut Waste and Promote Efficiency

Dispensing machines reduce waste compared to single-use bottles and cans — many of which end up in landfills instead of being recycled. It’s also much easier (and more energy-efficient) to transport soda syrups and concentrates rather than ready-made soda in bottles. Soda syrup concentrates are much lighter and more compact, reducing the energy needed to transport versus heavier bottles and cans.

Speaking of bottles and cans, businesses often struggle with storage, so having a soda dispensing machine cuts back on inventory needs and trying to find places to stash bottles. Likewise, bottled and canned sodas can expire, while soda dispensing machines go through inventory quickly, and spoilage issues aren’t as much of a concern.  

There are so many ways businesses can get creative with a soda dispensing machine. Switching to a dispensing machine means you can explore branding options for to-go cups or design innovative initiatives that encourage patrons to bring in their mugs.

Soda dispensing machines give businesses flexibility, and at Foxx Equipment, we encourage that by offering many dispensing systems designed to meet the needs of any business. Whether you go for a soda gun or a post-mix dispenser with an ice maker, Foxx has the right system that can work for you.