Vending machine firm provides food for thought for customers

Buying drinks and snacks from vending machines is nothing new. But picking up your lunch from one is rather novel.

In a move to tap into what could become a lucrative market, Sanquan Fresh Food started rolling out lunch box vending machines in office buildings across Shanghai's business district last year.

By June, the company based in Zhengzhou, Henan province, expanded its Fun Box business to Beijing.