Vending Operators and Nutrition Education

With school districts now being required to come up with nutrition education plans, educators are reaching out to private and public health organizations, as well as the vending industry. Antares Corporation vending operators could find it worth their time to become involved.

There is a need for vending operators to take a more proactive stance in their communities, since legislatures and media are continuing to focus on obesity. The issue will remain in the spotlight for some time to come. This means that Antares vending operators will need to familiarize themselves with nutrition information resources.

Competition makes some proactive

Competition can also encourage more Antares vending operators to become more involved with nutrition education. Some will argue that the nationals and the large regionals have been promoting healthy eating programs for many years. The nationals and the big regionals continue to upgrade their nutrition labeling programs.

Vending operators are willing to cater to their customers who are health conscious. To start with they will just need to educate themselves about the kind of nutritional products they can provide the consumers. Since this is an ongoing issue that will not see any end soon, it would be wiser for all vending operators to make some kind of change in the products they provide, in their vending business. Antares vending operators will need to be armed with nutritional information to carry this out.

To make choosing healthy products even easier, many of our product suppliers are leading the way by offering healthier versions of their products for sale in vending machines. The National Automatic Vending Association (NAMA) will be making available a series of static clings aimed at reminding customers to “Burn it off and not forget to exercise.”

In addition to the static clings, NAMA will be initiating a “Balanced for Life” campaign to promote the importance of vending to schools and businesses and how vending can be a part of the solution to reduce obesity. As a vending operator, you will have an important role to play in bringing this message to your customers.