We worked with Grow Vending for a while. We would still have them, but the couple that ran the franchise in our area retired. We did find that there needed to be a balance of truly healthy and natural/organic but still not that great for you options to make it fiscally feasible.
Grow Vending has a mixed drink/snack machine and then an "entree" machine that had healthier soup cups, gluten-free items and vegan options.
We will be moving soon to Avanti Markets which will be a mixture of fresh and shelf-stable items. While their product mix will include candy bars and sodas, it will also include sustainable, natural, organic and regional options as well.
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Nina Tall
University of Western States
Director of Auxiliary Services
Portland OR
United States
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-07-2019 17:39
From: Jodi Tindell
Subject: Healthy vending options
Hello! Do any of you have snack vending machines that are solely dedicated to healthy, fresh, or specialized options such as gluten-free, keto, etc? If so, please provide me with the following info?
1. Brief description of what type of machines you have
2. How students/employees have responded?
3. Are the machines are financially sustainable?
Thank you in advance for any information you can provide.
Jodi Tindell
Director, Purchasing/Auxiliary Services
McLennan Community College
254-299-8686
jtindell@mclennan.edu