Forbes: New School Nutrition Rules Spell Opportunity For Foodservice Contractors

    Jan. 27, 2012
    Forbes writer Michael Kanellos claims the new school nutrition guidelines will create an opportunity for foodservice contractors to provide healthier options, and he cites the success of Revolution Foods, a company that has already done this.

    Forbes writer Michael Kanellos claims the new school nutrition guidelines will create an opportunity for foodservice contractors to provide healthier options, and he cites the success of Revolution Foods, a company that has already done this. Revolution Foods also provides a turnkey healthy vending program. To read the article, click here.

    Editor’s Insight: VendingMarketWatch has long noted that vending and foodservice operators offer school administrators and foodservice directors great allies in providing healthier options. Who else but foodservice professionals know what products are available to meet nutrition rules?

    In the last few years, product manufacturers have introduced hundreds of items that meet even the strictest nutrition standards. The National Automatic Merchandising Association’s  Fit Pick program includes a large list of products that allow vending operators to meet nutrition  rules. 01-27-12 By Elliot Maras

     

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