Healthy School Vending Machines
Tony Gomez July 22nd 2009.
Healthy Vending trailblazer Apple Vending is well on its way to making healthy vending a part of our daily life. In the last year, the previously unregulated vending industry has come under immense scrutiny by school boards and government departments. Many are blaming the profit-hungry junk food vendors for undermining our nation's health where it hurts us the most: our impressionable youth.
Based in Sydney, Apple Vending has paved the way for health food vending to rock the foundation of junk food companies in our schools, and Australia is taking notice. The immensity of the company's distribution system is unparalleled in the natural and organic vending industry, and it just keeps growing.
"Never has this country been so ready for a change. People are horrified as they watch Australia’s youth heading for disaster during what should be the best years of their life," says Sales Director Jeremy Brown. "People are beginning to wonder how our government and our schools let this happen in the first place. Well, we can't change the past, but we can definitely change the future."
And that is exactly what they are doing. Not content with simply expanding a healthy vending business, Apple Vending has started another program in the past year which specifically encourage schools to jump on the natural and organic bandwagon, Healthy School Vending www.healthyschoolvending.com.au.
"Our goal is to leave schools no excuse when it comes to replacing their junk food with new health food vending machines," Brown says. "We have made healthy vending just as profitable as peddling junk food, if not more so. There's no reason we can't help schools and the students at the same time."
With child obesity spiraling out of control, companies like Apple Vending have endeavored to stem the tide of advertising dollars and stop the inundation of our schools with unhealthy foods. The "Health Station" combo vending machines exclusively vend natural and organic foods and drinks.
Manufacturers of health food products are also answering the call. "We are constantly building stronger relationships with manufacturers of healthy products who support our cause," says Brown, "especially because we are such an easy avenue for them to reach kids and get in to schools." Apple Vending is also exploring new types of vending technology which it will be able to spread throughout its huge network of operators; the expected launch date for these new technologies is 2010.
The success of Apple Vending is a clear indication that our schools, parents, children and our country as a whole are ready for the healthy vending revolution.
