
Quick answer
Mississippi is the strongest state in this record to be a host in. Its six venues averaged 42.5% of net, none agreed below the national median, and two signed above it — a 45% in Hattiesburg that appears nowhere else in the country, and a 50% in Louisville.
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At a glance
| The question | Mississippi’s answer |
|---|---|
| Signed venues on the record | 6, across 5 venue types |
| Shares agreed | 40% (four), 45% (one), 50% (one) |
| State average | 42.5% of net |
| National median | 40% of net |
| What your building must license | Nothing |
| Minimum term | 16 months |
Who calls Mississippi venues about vending machines?
All six Mississippi placements are specialty machines made by PinPoint Vending — cotton candy units signed between June 25 and August 18, 2026 in Louisville, Clinton, Oxford, Greenville, Tupelo and Hattiesburg, with each venue’s agreed terms on the open record. Nationwide Vending Locators handles snack, drink and coffee equipment nationally and has no Mississippi placement on record.
Every Mississippi placement on the record is a specialty machine rather than a drinks bank, which means fewer sales at a higher ticket, more spectacle, more room taken, and a better percentage paid. Across all six Mississippi placements the restocking and repairs sit with the operator, not with the locator, and they are the party you live with for sixteen months — how to choose a vending company is about them, and who calls, and what each kind wants explains the two models.
The two Mississippi deals worth knowing by heart
A host anywhere else in this series has to argue from a national median. A Mississippi host can name two local agreements that beat it.
| Mississippi venue | Type | Visitors a day | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | Food service | Not stated | 50% |
| Hattiesburg | Family entertainment centre | 230 | 45% |
| Oxford | Trampoline park | 140 | 40% |
| Tupelo | Indoor playground | 82 | 40% |
| Greenville | Indoor playground | 60 | 40% |
| Clinton | Bowling alley | Not stated | 40% |
Hattiesburg’s 45% is the only one of its kind in the dataset: of 87 placements, 55 agreed 40%, twelve agreed 50%, eleven agreed 30%, two agreed 35%, and one agreed 45%. That single figure is the most useful sentence a Mississippi venue can say out loud, because it proves the number is written in the conversation rather than printed on a rate card.
Louisville is the other one. It is the only food service venue in the whole record, it reports no visitor count, and it took the top share anyway — which disposes of the argument that only high-traffic buildings command 50%.
What the three Mississippi shares pay a venue
On an $8 serving, a Mississippi host takes $2.48 at 40%, $2.79 at 45% and $3.10 at 50%. Each figure is struck after $1.80 a serving is deducted, so none is a straight share of the price shown on the machine.
| Share | Per $8 serving | Mississippi venues at it |
|---|---|---|
| 40% of net | $2.48 | 4 |
| 45% of net | $2.79 | 1 |
| 50% of net | $3.10 | 1 |
Sixty-two cents a serving separates the bottom rung from the top. Over a sixteen-month term that is the single largest term in the agreement by value, and it is the one most hosts settle in the first two minutes of the call. How the share is calculated works it through, and the Mississippi agreements define “net” through the clauses listed in what to read in a vending service agreement.
Forty per cent on a Mississippi novelty machine is not the same offer as 40% on a drinks bank, because specialty equipment pays above ordinary snack and drink commission rates on a slice of the sales.
How to open the conversation in Mississippi
With the local record, not the national one, because here the local record is better. Three moves:
- Name Hattiesburg. The state’s busiest recorded venue agreed 45% in August 2026. Asking why your building would be below that puts the burden of explanation on the caller.
- Name Louisville if your traffic is modest. A venue with no reported visitor count agreed 50%, which removes traffic as the excuse for a lower offer.
- Ask what else moves if the share will not. A shorter restocking interval, a named service window, the machine’s exact position, or a review point partway through the term are all cheaper for an operator to give than five points of net — and all of them are worth having.
What Mississippi asks of your building
Nothing. No state licence attaches to your premises, and the machine’s own filings belong to the operator.
The licensing position is genuinely unresolved and should be treated that way. A state vending privilege tax appears in the Mississippi code, and this series could not confirm that it is currently collected — so rather than repeat a figure, ask the operator which Mississippi filing it makes for this machine, what it costs, and who pays it. A company running six Mississippi venues has an answer.
Mississippi’s wider legal position is thin as well. This series verified business opportunity statutes in 25 states from their own codes and Mississippi is not among them; in any case those statutes protect the operator buying a location, never the business providing one. The agreement in front of you is your protection.
What should a Mississippi venue settle before signing?
Four things:
- The share, against Hattiesburg’s 45% and Louisville’s 50%, both signed in your state in 2026.
- Exclusivity, because a specialty machine takes a prominent position and wording broad enough to cover your other machines is worth finding first.
- A restocking frequency with a consequence, given the distances between Mississippi towns — see when the vending company stops restocking. What to settle before you sign covers the clauses this section leaves out.
- A removal window with a date on it, stating who takes the machine out of your Mississippi venue and what it costs.
Frequently asked questions
What percentage do Mississippi businesses get from vending machines?
Four of the six recorded venues agreed 40% of net, one agreed 45% and one 50%. The state average of 42.5% is the highest of any state with four or more placements stating a share.
Which Mississippi venue got the best deal?
Louisville, a food service venue, at 50% of net. Hattiesburg’s family entertainment centre took 45% — the only 45% among all 87 placements on the record.
Does a Mississippi business need a licence to host a vending machine?
Nothing attaches to your premises. A state vending privilege tax appears in the Mississippi code but we could not confirm it is currently collected, so ask the operator which filing it makes and keep the answer in writing.
Does Mississippi law protect a venue hosting a machine?
This series verified business opportunity statutes in 25 states and Mississippi is not among them, so assume nothing beyond the federal rule — which protects the operator buying locations rather than the business providing one.
How long do vending agreements run in Mississippi?
Sixteen months is the minimum term on all six Mississippi listings and on every signed placement nationally. Ask separately what notice ends it and who removes the machine.
Sources
- 16 CFR Part 437, Business Opportunity Rule (eCFR)
- Sports and Exercise, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2017 spotlight, 2009–15 data)
- Nationwide Vending Locators: service, fees and coverage pages, checked October 6, 2026
- PinPoint Vending: Mississippi permit guide and open marketplace listings, collected October 5 and 6, 2026