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Vend Natural Inc., a Los Angeles, Calif.-based healthy vending program, has gained placement in Pennsylvania schools and has attracted local media attention. The Montgomery County, Pa. school district has reportedly signed up for the program, which was highlighted in a TV news report.
Vend Natural Inc., according to its Website, www.vendnatural.com, offers machines with graphics, assists in finding locations and offers training and technical assistance.
Editor's Insight: This appears to be a very comprehensive marketing program that utilizes a non-traditional vending business model. The machines use remote machine monitoring, which adds state-of-the-art technology to the "better for you" appeal of this vending offering.
Vend Natural Inc. is not the first or only healthy vending program to offer technical and marketing support to independent entrepreneurs. Not all such attempts have been successful, but this doesn't mean that the model can't or won't work.
The media coverage such as the TV news report that aired in Philadelphia, Pa. will encourage other school districts to consider the program. 06-12-08 by Elliot Maras
