Beverage dispensing machine with cup dispenser

An automated beverage dispensing system having a front and a back and a first side opposite a second side, the automated beverage dispensing system further comprising:

• a conveyance system that defines a plurality of cup locations each with a respective cup holder and operates to sequentially move the plurality of cup locations through a circuit comprising a plurality of indexed locations;
• a cup dispensing system configured to receive a first supply of cups at a first dispensing assembly, the first dispensing assembly comprising a first selective release device, the first dispensing assembly coincides with a first indexed location of the plurality of indexed locations and the cup dispensing system is configured to receive a second supply of cups at a second dispensing assembly comprising a second selective release device, the second dispensing assembly coincides with a second indexed location of the plurality of indexed locations, the cup dispensing system operable to dispense a cup from the first supply of cups to a first cup location of the plurality of cup locations on the conveyance system at the first indexed location and operable to dispense a cup from the second supply of cups to a second cup location of the plurality of cup locations on the conveyance system at the second indexed location.