Healthy Vending Machine Lease Program for Schools, No Government Vending Grants Required...

Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:00pm EDT
 
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Healthy Vending Machine Lease Program for Schools, No Government Vending Grants Required and No Money Down

SAN DIEGO--(Business Wire)--
With schools nationwide facing budgetary restrictions and
childhood obesity at an all time high, the pioneer of the health food
vending industry, YoNaturals Inc., recently unveiled their new website
www.schoolhealthyvending.com. The new program allows any school across
America to obtain state-of-the-art healthy vending machines via a no
money down leasing program.

   With this program now in place, YoNaturals can offer schools the
ability to lease healthy vending machines for as little as $40 a week
and order a wide range of nutritionally acceptable products online
with Free Delivery nationwide. The machines vend natural and organic
snacks and drinks exclusively, and cost schools only a low monthly
payment with flexible terms. Once the machines pay themselves off,
schools keep 100% of the profit garnered from sales, offering an
option for schools to institute a healthy vending program even without
a government grant.

   "Schools can choose from an enormous selection of over 250
nutritious organic and natural vending products which will appeal to
students of all ages," says Mark Trotter, CEO of YoNaturals, "which
ensures that the machines are patronized frequently and pay for
themselves within a very short time frame." All vending products
offered by YoNaturals and School Healthy Vending have been carefully
chosen to meet all State Nutritional Guidelines as well as being
tested by kids for taste.

   The revolutionary program arrives concurrently with a new line of
healthy vending machine options: The "YoThirsty" and "YoHungry" for
drinks and snacks respectively, and the combo machine called the
"YoZone" which houses both beverages and food simultaneously in a
temperature-controlled setting. The machines also accept electronic
payment for student cards or credit/debit cards, which has been shown
to boost vending sales by up to 35%.

   "The U.S. is filled to the brim with overly processed foods and
sugar-laden drinks that we wouldn't give to a farm animal, and yet
junk food vendors peddle their wares backed by billions of dollars a
year in advertising," says Trotter. "With obesity and early onset
diabetes spreading like wildfire across the country, isn't it time we
took drastic measures to stem the growth of these epidemics?"

   Schools have traditionally catered to the highest bidder, serving
food that was chosen based on contracts and budgetary concerns rather
than student health. Corn dogs, pizza and nachos are frequently
offered as school lunches, while vending machines lure children like
moths to a flame with candy bars, chips and sodas. Is there any
question as to why America is in this unhealthy quagmire?

   "It is not a child's job to know what is good for him or her, it's
the parent's and school's responsibility to provide a healthy
environment," says Trotter. "With the School Healthy Vending program,
schools don't have to fight childhood obesity at the expense of their
already limited budgets. Everyone can benefit."

   Any school administrator or food service personnel interested in
creating a healthier school environment should visit
www.schoolhealthyvending.com to learn about what they can do to make
natural and organic vending products available to their students. The
unhealthy epidemics among our youth have progressed far enough; it's
time to make a change.

   For questions or comments regarding this press release please
contact Mark Trotter at (858) 794-9955 ext 102 or email
sales@yonaturals.com.

YoNaturals
Mark Trotter, 858-794-9955 ext 102
sales@yonaturals.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008

 

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