Popcorn Vending Machine WM680 | Buy Direct From China

The WM680 is a freestanding automatic popcorn vending machine that air-pops a fresh 32oz cup in about two minutes. It holds 5.6kg of corn and 140 pre-loaded cups, takes coins, cash, credit cards, NFC and QR payments, and you can watch sales and machine status from a phone or a PC. Wider Matrix builds it in Guangzhou and sells direct, with pricing from US$1,800 per unit. If you are sourcing one for a mall, a cinema, a theme park or a campus, send us your country and the number of units you have in mind, and we will put together a quote with shipping.

The WM680 automatic popcorn vending machine, in plain terms

An automatic popcorn vending machine does one job: turn dry corn into a hot cup of popcorn for a customer who never speaks to a human. The WM680 does that in about two minutes. Someone walks up, picks a flavor on the touchscreen, pays by coin, cash, credit card, NFC or QR, and takes a 32oz cup from the fetching box. No staff behind a counter, no oil in the machine, and no bin of popcorn going cold while it waits for a buyer.

We built this model for operators who need a unit that can sit unattended for long stretches. It holds 5.6kg of corn and 140 pre-loaded cups, so a site with steady foot traffic can run most of a day or longer before anyone refills it. The footprint is 570 × 540mm and the machine stands 1930mm tall, which means it fits against a wall or into an alcove instead of needing a room of its own.

Wider Matrix manufactures the WM680 in Guangzhou, China, and sells it direct rather than through layers of resellers. For buyers who want factory pricing, OEM branding, and a supplier they can still reach a year after delivery, that direct line matters. Standard pricing starts at US$1,800 per unit, and the rate drops once an order goes past five machines.

WM680 technical specifications

The machine runs on 220V. If your site is wired for 110V, say so before you order and we will talk through the options for your market rather than have you find out after the crate arrives.

What a customer actually does

The whole interaction is four steps, and it is short enough that most people work it out without reading anything:

1. Pick a flavor on the HD advertising screen.
2. Pay by coin, cash, card, NFC or QR code.
3. Wait while the machine pops a fresh cup, roughly 120 seconds.
4. Collect the popcorn from the fetching box.

Because the machine pops to order, the corn stays dry in the hopper until the moment it is used. That is the difference between this and a heated display case full of popcorn that was made an hour ago. The transparent window means customers can also watch the popping, which tends to pull a small crowd at a busy site.

Why operators choose the airburst design

Hot air popping is the part that saves the most trouble over time. The 360° thermal cycle heats the kernels evenly, so you get fewer unpopped kernels per cup, and there is no oil to top up, filter or clean out. A machine that runs without oil is one an operator can leave alone for a full shift without a greasy cleanup at the end of it.

On top of the cooking side, a few hardware details matter for daily use. LED lighting keeps the machine visible from a distance. The payment module handles five payment types, which is useful in markets where customers expect cards and QR codes and rarely carry coins. A banknote counter validates cash automatically, and the body is built from thickened metal with reinforced plates for locations where the machine takes a knock or two.

Everything above runs without a staff member standing next to it, which is the point of this machine. One person can look after several WM680 units in different locations, check them from a phone, and only visit when a refill is actually needed.

WM680 price and bulk orders

That is the machine price, not a landed cost. Shipping, duties, and any local delivery charges sit outside it and depend on where the machine is going. If you are ordering six or more, the per-unit rate is negotiable and we quote it based on quantity and configuration, so ask rather than assume the listed number is your ceiling. We wrote a longer breakdown of what actually drives pricing and payback in our guide to automatic popcorn vending machine quotation, pricing and ROI, which is worth reading before you commit to a quantity.

Cups and what the machine costs to run

The cups are the consumable we supply, and they are priced by volume:

Each cup is a 32oz size with a 114mm top diameter, 90mm base and 142mm height, and holds about 40g of popcorn per serving. Buying in ten-thousand batches saves you two cents a cup, which adds up quickly at volume.

Corn is the other thing you buy again and again. Most operators source it locally because flavor choice and fresh supply are easier to manage close to the machine, and the machine is designed to work with different dry corn flavors rather than one proprietary kernel. If you want help matching a corn supplier to your market, get in touch and we will point you in the right direction. For teams bringing in several machines at once, our guide to bulk ordering popcorn vending machines from China covers the ordering side in more detail.

Managing the machine from your phone

The WM680 ships with a management system that runs on a PC and on mobile. You get a revenue statement with daily, weekly and monthly sales, an order status view with full transaction history, and a machine status screen that shows production cycles and raises alarms when something needs attention. Basic settings cover machine configuration, currency and language, so the same backend works whether your machines are in one city or spread across several countries.

For an operator with a day job, this is what makes the business manageable. You check what sold yesterday, see which machines need a refill, and plan routes from your phone instead of driving to every site to look at a counter.

Certifications

The WM680 carries the certifications buyers ask about during due diligence: CCC, CE, RoHS, RCM, CB, and an ISO 9001 quality management certificate. Wider Matrix also holds over 5 independent R&D patents in China plus KC, CE and PSE related patent filings, and more than 30 industry awards. If you need copies of a specific certificate for customs or for a client tender, ask and we will send them.

Where the WM680 performs best

The machine earns its keep where people are already waiting, already hungry, and already used to self-service. Cinemas are the obvious fit, since popcorn and movies go together and a vending machine covers the quiet hours when a staffed counter is not worth opening. Shopping malls, theme parks, family entertainment centers, airports, train and bus stations, and university campuses all work for the same reason: steady foot traffic with people who have a few minutes to spare.

High-traffic sites also justify running more than one unit. If you are working out whether a location can carry a single machine or two, our piece on the cinema popcorn vending machine business model is a useful reference, since cinema traffic patterns are some of the most predictable you will find.

Buying the WM680 from Wider Matrix

Wider Matrix (GZ) Technology Co., Ltd. is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, and has focused on vending machines and smart retail equipment for five years. The team is over 50 people, the company has shipped more than 3,000 machines and units worldwide, and annual production capacity is large enough to handle OEM and ODM orders alongside standard production. We have shown our machines at trade exhibitions across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, including shows in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, the UK, the USA and Mexico.

If you are weighing us against other popcorn vending machine suppliers, our write-up on choosing a popcorn vending machine supplier sets out the checks worth running on any factory you are considering, including the ones we would want you to run on us.

Customisation and branding

The WM680 can be built as a plain white machine off the shelf, or dressed for your brand. Customisation is free, and it covers the machine layout, the skins and graphics, luminous character displays, and the color scheme. If you already have a standard drawing or a brand book, send it over and we will work from that. This is what makes the machine practical for theme parks, cinema chains, and branded promotional events where a generic cabinet would stand out for the wrong reason. OEM and ODM work is part of normal production here rather than a special order.

Get a quote for your market

If the WM680 looks like the machine you need, the next step is simple. Tell us your country or city, how many units you are considering, and what kind of site you have in mind. From there we can send pricing, shipping options and lead time for your order, and answer anything the specifications above did not cover. Reach the team through our contact page and we will get back to you with a quotation.