Bill Walsh receives NAMA Award for Operational Excellence

Since our inception in 1961 our strategic emphasis has been to lead the industry in providing exceptional customer satisfaction. We accomplish this through providing state-of-the-art equipment, high quality name brand products and unmatched customer service.

Continental Vending has built its reputation as a leader in the vending industry by exceeding the expectations of its clients with uncompromising levels of quality and service. The employees of Continental Vending know they make the difference. They are proud of the service they deliver and deliver the service with pride.

CONTINENTAL VENDING AT A GLANCE

• Full line-vending service management company.
• Continually recognized by “American Automatic Merchandiser” as one of the best-run vending service organizations in the industry.
• Manages over 400 vending locations and nearly 2,000 vending machines.
• Annual gross sales exceed $16 million dollars
• Privately held company.

Financial Responsibility
Continental Vending presently enjoys annual sales in excess of sixteen million dollars. Bank and financial references furnished upon request.

Taxes/Licenses/Codes
All required state, county, city or other licenses shall be obtained by Continental Vending. We agree to reimburse the company for any penalties or necessary expenses due to our failure to obtain any of the required licenses. We agree to pay to the Board of Equalization all sales tax incidental to the sales through the vending machines. We cooperate fully with the requirements of all local health departments.

Insurance
Continental Vending carries and agrees to continue Workman’s Compensation Insurance in compliance with the laws of the State of California. We also carry and agree to continue to carry general liability including Product Liability and property Damage Insurance with limits as follows:

$2,000,000 Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability combined
Single limit, including Product Liability.

Certificates of Insurance are available upon request.

Trucks in our shop We pride ourselves on being far more professional than our competitors, with state-of-the-art warehouse facilities trucks, and equipment.

Our History
In the spring of 1958 Bill Walsh, a successful salesman in the electric motor business, was transferred to Southern California from his hometown of Chicago.

Three years later Bill and a neighbor were talking about starting a business together. The neighbor was interested in starting a residential painting company and Bill wanted to follow in his brother’s footsteps… a successful vending service company, south of Chicago.

When Bill received a phone call from his current employer congratulating him on his promotion and transfer to the regional offices in Ohio. Bill had to make a tough decision, go to Ohio where the winters were cold but the job was safe or take a chance on starting his own business in Southern California.

In 1961 Bill and his neighbor launched Continental Vending. Within a year the neighbor wanted out of the vending business and Bill purchased the neighbors interest.

Bill found early in the business that by offering a variety of “high quality products” coupled with “outstanding customer service” produced customer satisfaction and client loyalty.

Continental Vending was incorporated in 1961. Since then the company has grown from a few vending machines to over 450 accounts in the greater Southern California market. In 1987 a customized 90,000 square foot facility was built to house the company’s offices, service department and warehousing.

Today the company is continuing to meet the service needs of its diverse customer base and exceed the expectations of its clients by providing them with the finest name brand quality products dispensed through state-of-the-art equipment.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

To continually offer our customers premium quality service, our research & development department is always looking for new and improved methods of managing our business. The philosophy at Continental Vending has always been to improve upon the proven systems and procedures we utilize on a daily basis without sacrificing quality and service to our customers.

Equipment
Under the direction of our founder and president, we conduct our own vigorous reliability tests on every model of vending machine we use, before we install one in the field. Parts and components that are found to be prone to premature wear are replaced or modified with heavy-duty parts so there’s much less chance of a malfunction.

Service Vehicles
All of our service vehicles are custom built to Continental Vending specification. Each truck is equipped with refrigerated storage to ensure all perishable food items are delivered fresh. A parts inventory is also maintained on each vehicle to assist the service person with minor repairs.