Applestone’s vending and smart fridge software solution brings flexibility, intelligence, and scalability to self-service fresh food sales. Whether dispensing everyday goods or managing highly perishable products like fresh prepared foods, meat, and seafood, Applestone helps businesses expand their reach, boost sales, reduce wait times, and deliver 24/7 sales experiences.

Applestone’s software was originally designed to sell fresh foods with greater safety, intelligence, and regulatory compliance than other leading vending software systems. Unlike any other fresh food vending system, Applestone’s solution tracks inventory at the item level – including individual item details like weight, lot number, expiration date, and price. Retailers always know exactly what’s in stock and where – a crucial capability when dealing with perishable foods that require strict inventory oversight.

While Applestone’s solution can sell any kind of product, it’s the gold standard for butchers, specialty grocers, food producers, supermarkets, and food service brands. From preventing the sale of expired items to issuing automated alerts for temperature fluctuation events, our software reduces waste, improves operational efficiency, and protects brand reputation. Merchants benefit from real-time reporting on sales and inventory, remote diagnostics, and actionable data analytics that optimize restocking, pricing, and location performance.

We’ve partnered with a wide variety of hardware manufacturers, allowing us to offer everything from high-capacity refrigerated machines, smart fridges, frozen food machines, and refrigerated and frozen smart lockers. The open architecture of our cloud-based solution allows it to integrate easily with your preferred payment devices, point-of-sale platforms, loyalty programs, and inventory management systems. (Ask us about our ID verification capabilities for regulated products!)

We’re excited to be exhibiting at the National Automated Merchandising show and look forward to meeting retailers and operators who are ready to discover the future of fresh food vending.