Vend‑Rite

Name

Vend‑Rite

Legal name

Vend-Rite Mfg., Inc.

Website

https://vendrite.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Laundry Vending Equipment

NAICS

Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners (812310), Vending Machine Operators (445132), Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers (4243)

SIC

Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods (5190), Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Card/App-Based Self-Service Laundromats (HSAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coin-Operated Laundromats (Self-Service) (HSAJAAAA), Attended / Full-Service Laundromats (Self-Service + Assistance) (HSAJAAAE), Laundry Care Accessories & Consumables (Dryer Sheets/Balls, Lint Rollers, Mesh Bags) (CRAJAAAL), Laundry Detergents (Powder, Liquid, Pods/Sheets) (CRAJAAAA)

Keywords

• Coin-operated vending equipment
• Laundry vending machines
• Soap vender manufacturing
• Commercial laundry supplies
• Coin laundry accessories

Headquarters

HQ city

Cicero

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Vending Equipment Sales: Manufacturers and sells a wide variety of soap venders, including coin-op venders, electronic push button venders, Vision venders, and bag venders. Products are sold through distribution network.
2. Laundry Products: Single-load laundry products including detergents, boosters, stain removers, softeners, dryer sheets vended in proprietary boxes designed for their equipment
3. Accessories and Supplies: Plastic laundry bags (Real-Tuff brand), signage, decals, drop-off laundry supplies, security guards, pedestal bases, and vender accessories

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vend-Rite manufactures and sells coin-operated and electronic vending machines (VendMaster and Vision series) that dispense single-load boxes of laundry products, including detergents, fabric softeners, bleach, stain removers, and reusable laundry bags. The company also produces proprietary vend-box laundry consumables, drop-off laundry starter kits, signage, decals, and ADA-compliant pedestal bases. Products are sold through national distributors, equipment dealers, and direct channels to coin laundry operators, multi-housing properties, and hospitality facilities.

Product overview

Vend-Rite is a manufacturer of laundry vending equipment and supplies serving the coin laundry and multi-housing laundry industries since 1952. The product portfolio centers on vending machines (VendMaster coin-op venders and Vision glass-front venders) that dispense laundry products including detergents, fabric softeners, bleach, stain removers, and reusable laundry bags. VendMaster line includes electronic push-button models (120n, 240n, 360n) and coin-slide models (294, 394, 494, 894, B294 bag vender) ranging from 2 to 12 columns. Vision venders offer glass-front display with SmartVend elevator delivery for retail-sized products, expandable via ES Satellite Units and TAOS payment system. Supporting products include HE-formatted laundry products in single-load vend boxes (All Free & Clear, Persil, Purex, Snuggle, OxiClean, Twice as Fresh, Disol-vol), Real-Tuff reusable laundry bags, drop-off laundry supplies (starter kits, bags, aprons, posters), and comprehensive signage/decals. Vender accessories include security guards, straps, and pedestal bases for ADA compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VendMaster: Line of coin-operated soap and bag vending machines including models 120n, 240n, 294, 360n, 394, 494, 894, and B294.
• Vision Venders
• Real-Tuff
• TAOS

Products and services

• Vision Vender Glass-front vending machine with adjustable trays and conveyor/elevator delivery system for dispensing retail-sized laundry products. Accepts coins, bills, and cards via MDB protocol. Optional compressor available for vending candy, snacks, and soda. Targeted at coin laundry operators seeking to add vending profit.
• Vision ES Satellite Unit Extra selections unit that increases overall capacity and product variety when combined with main Vision vender or TAOS CU payment unit. Features large SmartVend elevator for dispensing large items like 75oz bottles or 16-inch hangers. Targeted at coin laundry operators needing expanded SKU coverage.
• Vision ESCU TAOS Add-On System Combines ES (extra selections with large elevator) and CU (payment unit accepting coins, bills, cards) to operate up to four ES units. Handles large items including 75oz bottles of detergent. Targeted at higher-volume coin laundry and multi-housing operations needing expanded vending capacity.
• VendMaster 120n 4-column networked electronic push button vender with Imonex coin drop and 116-vend capacity. Networkable to expand to 8 or 12 columns. Compatible with MDB payment systems including card readers. Designed for coin laundry and multi-housing operators.
• VendMaster 240n 8-column networked electronic push button vender with Imonex coin drop and 232-vend capacity. Networkable to expand to 12 columns by adding another unit. Three-door design allows servicing without blocking aisle. Targeted at higher-capacity coin laundry and multi-housing operations.
• VendMaster 360n 12-column electronic push button vendor with Imonex quarter/dollar coin drop and 360-vend capacity. Features LCD display, multi-pricing, self-diagnostics, and MDB platform connectivity. Three-door design with direct fill magazine. Targeted at large-volume coin laundry operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Customer added $7,600 to bottom line in first 6 months
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sudsy Vending SuppliescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational distributor shipping Vend-Rite venders, laundry products, and laundry supplies. Located at 14402 Hoover Street, Westminster, CA 92683. Phone: (800) 640-7772.
• Gorman DistributorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational distributor shipping Vend-Rite products throughout the region. Located at 1201 Manor Street, Columbia, PA 17512. Phone: (800) 336-6571.
• Cleaner's SupplycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational distributor shipping Vend-Rite venders, laundry products, and laundry supplies almost anywhere. US: (800) 388-5410, Korea: (800) 388-0190.
• Blue Ribbon SupplycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational distributor shipping Vend-Rite products. Located at 451 East Jamie Court, South San Francisco, CA 94083. Phone: (800) 443-6066.
• Coin Laundry Association (CLA)minorOthersVend-Rite is a member in good standing with the Coin Laundry Association, an industry trade organization serving the coin-operated laundry business.
• Multi-Housing Laundry Association (MLA)minorOthersVend-Rite is a member in good standing with the Multi-Housing Laundry Association, serving the multi-housing laundry industry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Seaga Manufacturing: Seaga manufactures vending equipment including combo and specialized formats that can serve laundry and amenity vending. It is an adjacent/emerging player with partial overlap to Vend-Rite's product categories.
• PayRange: PayRange is a mobile cashless payment platform deployed across thousands of laundromats. While not a hardware peer, it represents a category-defining emerging player reshaping how laundromat customers pay and potentially how ancillary products are dispensed.

Regional players

• Lavar: Lavar is an Italian manufacturer of laundry vending equipment serving European self-service laundromats with comparable product formats. It is a regional peer—same category, different geography—that competes for the same end-use case internationally.

Broad incumbents

• Whirlpool Commercial Laundry (Maytag): Whirlpool's commercial laundry division (formerly Maytag Commercial) supplies commercial washers and dryers to the same laundromat and multi-housing customers Vend-Rite targets. It is a broad incumbent in the shared laundry equipment space.
• Crane Merchandising Systems: Crane Merchandising Systems (parent of Dixie-Narco and Automatic Products) is a large diversified vending equipment manufacturer. While focused on snack/beverage vending, its payment-system expertise (cashless, MDB) and channel relationships overlap with Vend-Rite's laundry segment.
• Alliance Laundry Systems (Speed Queen): Alliance Laundry Systems, owner of Speed Queen, Huebsch and IPSO, is the dominant commercial laundry equipment manufacturer in the same end market Vend-Rite serves. While it focuses on washers/dryers rather than ancillary venders, it controls the broader coin laundry ecosystem that drives vending equipment placement.

Direct peers

• Greenwald Industries: Greenwald Industries produces coin slides and laundry vending equipment used by both Vend-Rite (as a component supplier) and competing vendors. It overlaps on coin-operated venders for laundromats and multi-housing laundry rooms.
• ESD Industries: ESD Industries manufactures electronic vending equipment for the coin laundry industry, including coin slide and electronic push-button soap venders. It directly competes with Vend-Rite's VendMaster line on the same SMB laundromat customer base.
• Polyvend: Polyvend manufactures vending equipment including laundry product dispensers and similar coin/card-operated machines. It competes with Vend-Rite in the laundry vending category with overlapping glass-front and push-button product lines.
• Vendtronics: Vendtronics designs and manufactures vending machines for the laundry industry, including electronic and coin-operated models serving laundromats and multi-housing facilities—a directly comparable product line to Vend-Rite's VendMaster and Vision series.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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