Our Editorial Policy and Fact Checking | VendingStartup

How content gets made

Articles are researched, drafted, and fact-checked by the VendingStartup editorial team, using a combination of human editing and AI writing tools. We think readers deserve to know that plainly rather than find it out.

Every article clears the same checklist before it goes up: claims verified against sources we actually opened, working examples with real numbers, a byline, and a visible updated date.

Where our facts come from

Primary sources first: manufacturer specs and pricing, NAMA (National Automatic Merchandising Association) industry data, state and local licensing and health-permit requirements, and operator-reported route numbers. Where a figure matters, we link to where it came from so you can check it rather than take our word for it. Where sources disagree, we say so instead of picking the tidiest number.

What we never do

• We never invent statistics, expert personas, credentials, or reviews.
• We never let an advertiser or an affiliate commission decide what a guide says.
• Where we lack first-hand expertise, we say so and show our research.

Corrections

Errors get fixed, not buried. A corrected page carries an updated date. Report anything that looks wrong via our contact form and we'll check it against the source.

Advertising and affiliate links

Some pages carry ads, and some emails carry affiliate links. Both are always disclosed, and neither is ever sold as a recommendation. Full details in our disclosure.

Last updated: July 2026.