E: What is the background of the company?

A V: Allstar Vending was founded in 1989. We started out as vending operators, operating sports card vending machines in Canada. Soon after we began to manufacture our own flat vending machines, the Allstar machines vend stickers, cards and temporary tattoos. By the early 1990s we were developing, designing and printing our own stickers and temporary tattoos. In the late 1990s we introduced gum and candies and became distributor of Beaver vending machines in addition to the Allstar machines, and the new Allstar vending racks and stands. In the early 2000s Allstar began to offer capsuled toys and novelties to its ever growing customer base. Currently we offer over 300 lines of flat vending, capsuled and confectionary products and dozens of rack configurations to supply operators with all their bulk vending needs. In 2006, Allstar entered into the market of distributing toys and novelties for redemption centres and redemption style amusement games.

E: What is the size of the company/number of employees? A V: We started as a family run business out of the basement of our family home. We now operate out of a 35,000 sq. ft. building in Montreal, Canada, which also includes a large showroom and offices for 15 employees. We also employ off site staff such as collators and drivers. We also have facilities in the US in order to better service our US customers.

E: What are the company’s most popular products – and why? A V: Tattoos continue to be a great seller as well as many different series of stickers. We attempt to follow the trends of the day when designing our stickers and tattoos, making sure the customers’ sales remain steady. Our innovative bulk vending items such as Girl Time watch mix, Girls Only, Funk Face disguises, and Glow stick items, are among the most popular in the industry. Our remote control racing cars seem to be a sure hit in redemption.

E: What is your company philosophy? A V: Our philosophy is to make sure our customers are satisfied with our service and products by offering quality and top selling products at reasonable prices with terrific customer service. We realize that our success is determined by the success of our customers.

E: What shows do you attend and why? A V: We attend most bulk vending and amusement trade shows. Our customers like the fact that we are there, even if it’s just to socialize and talk a bit about subjects which do not necessarily have anything to do with vending. In fact, over the years many of our customers have become personal friends.

E: What foreign markets do you sell into? A V: Allstar products and equipment can be found in virtually every market where bulk vending is feasible. Contact us to find out if your market is serviced by one of our authorized foreign distributors or if you can purchase directly from Allstar

E: How can redemption and bulk vending customers get hold of your products – direct or through strategic partners? A V: All they have to do is contact our sales department via our website, through email or phone and we will decide the best way to obtain our products.

E: What are the future plans for the company? Our future plans are to build our customer base, continue to launch exciting and different products and expand into other areas of the amusement business.

Printer friendly version

Email this article to a friend

Bookmark this

---