Vending Health

Vending machines selling fruit and vegetables take off in US - Health & Families, Life & Style - The Independent: "fresh cut pineapples and carrot sticks.

Vend Natural, the fastest growing healthy vending snack company in the US with 420 machines in 22 states and the District of Columbia, last week entered the Dallas-Fort Worth market; according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the obesity rate in Texas is 29 percent. The company also has aggressive plans to expand throughout the country with a special focus on hospitals, office buildings and schools.

Other companies like Vend Natural, including Fresh Healthy Vending and h.u.m.a.n. Healthy Vending in the US, are also quickly taking up residence in schools, universities, hospitals, health clubs, office buildings and movie theaters to help consumers make healthier snack choices.

Instead of deliberating between a chocolate bar or a bag of chips, consumers are given choices that include apple chips, wheat and cheddar crackers, kettle corn popcorn, vegetable chips, and all-natural granola bars.

Soda pop is being replaced by bottles of naturally flavored, carbonated water, soy milk, organic apple juice and vitamin water"