Positive feedback is coming out of the Australian FEC business about the income figures for the automated candy floss machines Fairy Floss built by Australian company Cashflow.

20-week ROI on floss machine

Several FECs operating the new machine are experiencing revenues at around 0.45 per cent of the total FEC revenue and in one location for the seven-month period to date, Fairy Floss represents 6.15 per cent of its direct vend sector. Vending at AU$3 represents a return on investment inside 20 weeks.

The quality of the machine build, according to the head engineer at one FEC chain "is exceptional.” He said: “We don’t need to look after this vendor at all and rarely does it need to be cleaned out. Fairy Floss, I expect, should keep earning for us for 20 or 30 years, it's built that well."

The amusement has also been operating across several route trade sectors with great results coming in. Customers are reported to be returning quickly to expand their route trade business in shopping malls, tenpin bowling locations and other typical standalone venues, saying Fairy Floss has a good earn and location visits are every couple of weeks during their normal rounds.

Cashflow’s Ray McGowan said his company set out to build the Fairy Floss to meet the needs of the route trade channel. The vendor is also fitted with an M2M telemetry system, so operators have live 24/7 reporting.

The company now has units going on test in the Middle East and soon in the US with distributors.