How  it  Started

The Venderia is the brain child of Taylor Valdés.  It started just for fun in 2013 with one glittery blue, moderately reliable  vending machine at Beulahland in Portland, Oregon.  Customers immediately went crazy for the unexpected offerings, weird mystery bags and inner animals. 

13 years later, groovy vending machines are a staple in Portland bars.  Wow!  You can still find us at Beulahland, as well as many other rad Portland establishments.  
To date, every one of our vending machines has been hand painted by Matt Stanger.  In 2022, Matt took over most of the machine stocking and currently handles a good deal of day to day to operations.  

Over the years The Venderia  has dispensed the works of over 100 Portland artists, been featured in countless media outlets,  and inspired creative vending machine businesses nationwide. (If you're interested in starting a non-traditional vending business, take our online course 1st.)
 
We are proud to work with independent, local business owners, creative thinkers and makers.   If you want a machine in your venue, contact us.

The Venderia is woman-owned, Latina-owned, Portland born & based.