Can Your Workplace Afford NOT to Install Healthy Vending Machines?

   
  

On the heels of a recent speaking engagement I attended about corporate fitness coupled with the fact that the summer is approaching fast and furious, I decided to re-purpose a blog post that was written a little over a year ago.(also, I think I was the ONLY person reading my blog over a year ago) 

The speaker at the corporate fitness event was very passionate about how critical it is to make smart food choices in the office, as this is where most of us spend the majority of our time. As a personal trainer of over 17 years I couldn't agree more. My clients can work out everyday until they are blue in the face (many do), but only when they make a concerted effort to improve their eating habits at their workplace, do they experience real and long lasting results.

Here is the post:

A few weeks ago, I had an opportunity to chat with Sean Kelly, CEO of HealthyVending.com. Many years ago, I had explored the concept of healthy vending with a good friend of mine that was in the industry. On the surface the concept seemed quite simple. All we had to do was replace the poor choices found in most vending machines with some healthier options, and we would cure worldwide obesity within a few years.

After spending about a week researching this "simple concept" we quickly realized a successful execution of a healthy vending machine business was anything but simple...we never spoke about it again.

So at this point I should step back and thank Twitter. About a month ago, I asked (via tweet) if anyone knew of any healthy vending machine companies. A visit to a local high school for my Sunday morning b-ball game prompted me to ask this question as there was not one healthy option to choose from in the vending machine.

While I received several responses to my post, no one was able to provide me with any answers. Just when I thought the issue was dead, I was contacted by Sean introducing me to his company, healthyvending.com. 

The mission of Sean's company is to help unite man and nutrition (h.u.m.a.n.) by placing premium healthy vending machines across the globe and giving 10% of proceeds back to charitable causes that fight obesity and malnutrition.

For the last 15 months h.u.m.a.n. Healthy Vending has focused on building a one of a kind vending machine, specifically designed to overcome the obstacles that have prevented healthy vending from achieving a mainstream adoption in the past.

h.u.m.a.n. machines were created to accomplish three primary goals:

1. Increase revenues & profits for vending operators & sales commissions for locations.
2. Make operating, maintaining, & stocking the machines easier while making consumer interaction more enjoyable.
3. Create happy, healthy & loyal customers.

The machine features a touch-screen LCD, streaming video content, a cashless payment system, an eco-friendly power device and attractive graphics.

Aside from their unique machine, h.u.m.a.n. Healthy Vending utilizes on-location surveys, demographical analysis, & past precedence, to determine the specific product mix that best suits each location.

What most impressed me about my conversation with Sean is his companies commitment to the fight against obesity/malnutrition coupled with his clarity regarding the importance of making his machines profitable. In today's economy, most schools, corporations, health clubs, airports, hospitals, etc. would be hesitant to give up the revenue they derive from their current vending machines just to promote healthier food choices...thanks to healthyvending.com, now there is a profitable alternative.

It is no secret that a healthier employee is a more productive one. As companies downsize their workforce, it is going to be more important than ever for remaining employees to be productive. 

For entrepreneurs and small businesses with a few employees it is especially critical to be self-responsible as far as making smart food choices. This demographic most likely does not have the luxury of a corporate dining room or a sponsored corporate fitness program.

h.u.m.a.n. Healthy Vending is the rare breed of company that truly does offer the best of both worlds.

Healthy Food Choices + A Significant Revenue Opportunity + A More Productive Workplace = h.u.m.a.n. Healthy Vending

Image Source: HealthyVending.com

If you have any tips or tricks that you use to help you make smart food choices in your office, openofficespace.com would love to hear about them.

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Comments

[Mitch]

I think it's really a little expensive to be green and healthy these days. Thanks for the article.

[Andrea]

Healthy vending machines sounds great this would mean I would finally be able to by a smoothie instead of the unhealthy alternative of unhealthy sodas for lunch. Healthy vending machines is surely a way forward but I also believe it is important to find tailored solutions for small to medium size businesses as for some a vending machine may not the answer. Having professional advice when trying to improve your employees diet and fitness levels can therefore be really useful because it will help to make most of your current resources without adding too much extra costs and ideally achievening the most for your employees.
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