Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for automatically delivering a combination of products from a vending machine at a package price. The method of the present invention includes the step of receiving a package identifier. The method also includes the steps of identifying a set of products corresponding to the package identifier and determining a package price corresponding to the identified set of products. The method further includes the steps of outputting a signal representing the package price and outputting a signal representing an instruction to dispense a unit of each identified product. An apparatus is also disclosed to carry out the method steps of the present invention.