Aviara Oaks Middle School, Grace Lutheran Schools and Calavera Middle School Receive Healthy Vending Machines from Local Provider YoNaturals Inc.

Leading healthy vending snack supplier YoNaturals, Inc. of San Diego recently announced the addition of new vending machine locations at schools in the Greater San Diego area.

Aviara Oaks and Calavera Middle Schools in Carlsbad, and Grace Lutheran Schools in Escondido have all entered into agreements with the rapidly expanding food and beverage marketer, providing students with state-of-the-art vending machines offering a selection of healthier snack foods and beverages.

“We’re of course very pleased at our rapid expansion across school systems,” says YoNaturals CEO and healthy vending advocate Mark Trotter. “Word-of-mouth continues to broaden our schools market and also provides us with an entree into other market segments.”

David Kalk, Assistant Principal at Aviara Oaks Middle School, also finds much to like about the new agreement. “We prefer to be proactive when it comes to child nutrition, and the healthier YoNaturals snack menu dovetails nicely with both district standards and our own preferences. And the profit sharing plan helps us meet budgetary needs.”

Vended items are chosen from top-selling snack products that meet California State standards for reduced content of fats, sodium and sugar.

Operator Janet Davis sees continued growth for YoNaturals as more school districts respond to media attention given to the worsening problem of childhood obesity. “It gives an extra buoyancy to our marketing efforts,” says Davis. Adds Trotter, “And as reduced budgets force administrators to look harder for revenue opportunities — we should prove to be an increasingly attractive option.”

Will burgeoning demand for their healthy vending machines outstrip resources and perhaps force adjustments to the YoNaturals business plan? “No,” says Trotter. “The growth we’ve experienced, particularly among schools, has at times challenged the pace of deliveries from our vending machine manufacturers. But we’ve actually benefited from the general economic slowdown in that manufacturers have often been able to accelerate their delivery schedules to us — thus providing us with extra capacity to meet demand.”

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YoNaturals announced today that it has launched it’s healthy vending program at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas as well as at the Austin Can Charter School. “We’re excited about placing the YoNaturals machines offering healthy snacks and beverages at the Austin Convention Center,” said Katherine Paynter, Senior Director of Operations.

The junk food epidemic is a loud wake-up call to improve peoples eating habits and YoNaturals, Inc., is attempting to do just that in vending machines by offering organic and all-natural snacks in place of junk food. CEO Mark Trotter saw the chance to snag part of the $32 billion vending machine market by uniting Americans’ love of convenience and their growing health consciousness. It’s working. In just two years, the San Diego-based “Healthy Vending” pioneer and their distributors are already serving over 600 locations in 35 States and Canada.

We’re excited about placing the YoNaturals machines offering healthy snacks and beverages at the Austin Convention Center.

More and more schools are realizing that taking money from soft drink companies just isn’t worth it

Schools officials are recognizing the extent of the problem of childhood obesity and children’s poor eating habits and are doing something about it. We’re proud to be part of the Austin market and look for strong growth for YoNaturals around the U.S. in 2009 as the demand for healthy snacks and drinks is growing nationwide.

Thirty-seven states now have school nutritional guidelines for vendors. These developments have helped open the door to YoNaturals. It’s clear now, Trotter noted, that children shouldn’t have snacks with high sugar, high fructose, aspartame and caffeine. “More and more schools are realizing that taking money from soft drink companies just isn’t worth it,” he said. The YoNaturals product range includes all the best selling natural and organic drinks and snacks, including Stacy’s Pita Chips, Clif Bars, Apple & Eve juices, Roberts Pirates Booty, Fiji Water, Horizon Organic Milks and Honest Beverages, among a group of over 300 different all-natural and organic products.

“Schools officials are recognizing the extent of the problem of childhood obesity and children’s poor eating habits and are doing something about it,” said Mark Trotter, CEO of YoNaturals Inc. Each snack or beverage meets state nutritional guidelines which require that no more than 35 percent of a school snack’s calories come from fat and that no more than 10 percent of that snack’s calories come from saturated fat.

“We’re proud to be part of the Austin market and look for strong growth for YoNaturals around the U.S. in 2009 as the demand for healthy snacks and drinks is growing nationwide,”

said Trotter.

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East Side Community High School, American Sign Language and English School amongst select locations chosen for YoNaturals launch in New York City.

YoNaturals announced the launch of it’s healthy vending program in schools and corporate venues in New York City this week. Featured locations include corporate giants Tishman Speyer and Horizon Media as well as East Side Community High School, American Sign Language & English School, Abraham Joshua Herschel School as well as Blessed Sacrament School.

“YoNaturals is excited about the opportunities in the New York City market and is reaching out to schools, offices, hospitals and health clubs that want to join the healthy vending revolution” said Mark Trotter, CEO of YoNaturals Inc. New York City and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have been at the forefront of making significant advances in restaurant food labeling and the elimination of transfats and we’re proud to be a part of the healthy movement there” said Trotter “It’s about time locations made the switch to offering their students and employees “better for you” drinks and snacks” and these location mark the beginning of a major initiative by YoNaturals.

YoNaturals vending program features state of the art refrigerated combo vending machines with cashless payments systems that offers all natural and organic snacks and drinks. Top selling brands include Tazo Teas, Horizon Organic Milk, Roberts Pirates Booty, Clif Bars and Stacy’s Pita Chips amongst 500 other selections featured on the YoNaturals ecommerce website.

YoNaturals is the market leader in healthy vending with locations in over 114 cities nationwide. For more information please contact Amelia McLaughlin at (858) 794-9955

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It seems not every market is collapsing along with the Wall Street stock averages, in this down economy.

In fact, if there were an indicator like the Dow Jones Industrial Average for the food business — it would show something which really can’t be much of a surprise.  People need to eat, regardless of the economic “season,” and therefore can be expected to buy food at about the same clip as always to provide themselves with needed snack or meal choices.  Ditto with beverages.

Surprised?  You shouldn’t be.  How many meals will you yourself forgo this week in sympathy with the sinking value of your 401k account?

Turns out that food, along with pharmaceuticals and other selected goods are pretty much indispensable in our lives and therefore fairly “recession proof,” much to the relief of marketers.  Of course, with food marketing it’s helpful if your products are both necessary and popular. YoNaturals healthy food distributors vend snack foods and beverages which not only meet the continuing nutrition needs of consumers — they also meet the personal needs of a very particular societal segment who differentiate mightily between healthy nutrition and “junk.”

And this growing, health conscious segment remains fervently loyal to foods which meet their definition of healthy, regardless of the economic times.

Isn’t this the market segment you’d prefer to be serving in your vending business?  An isn’t this the time to seriously consider healthy food vending as a career if you’re not already part of the YoNaturals distributors team?

Contact our YoNaturals marketing department today and learn just how easy it is to establish or expand your own vending business.  We’re experts at working with you in selecting prime locations, determining the optimal mix of quality products, and advising you on lease and purchase options.

Healthy food vending is a proven pathway to success;  shouldn’t you, too, be on it?

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As America pulls itself out of the current financial crisis, many people are looking for relatively safe places to invest their money. Additionally, many experts think that our economic recovery will be directly affected by the continuing confidence of consumers in our marketplace as well as the many small businesses that contribute greatly to our economy. It’s time to make an investment in a solid industry which is still thriving despite the current recession. If you are a potential small business owner or investor, now is the time to consider investing in health food vending machines.

No one is really surprised by the fact that people are skittish. Many are socking their savings away into “safe” savings accounts or treasury bonds, and the most fearful are even pulling their money out of banks altogether. However, even in these seemingly hardscrabble economic times, there are still some good investments out there. In fact, one of those investments is likely right in front of your eyes (especially if you work in an office building): vending machines.

Although the thought of spending money may be far from your mind, consider this: in this economy, healthy vending machines look even more appealing than usual. Whether providing nourishment to your coworkers who have forgotten their lunch at home or dishing up snacks to you and your office mates on your coffee breaks, vending machines play a solid role at the office. And it’s a role that is hardly shaken by the recent economic downturn. In fact, the low cost and relative convenience of food from vending machines looks even more appealing when people consider costlier alternatives. Added to the fact that YoNaturals vending machines do not dispense your typical junk food fare, and you have found a market that is ripe for investment.

Contrary to the more traditional snack and soda machines, Yo Naturals has focused its efforts on the health food market, establishing itself as a leader of the healthy vending revolution. Across the country people are demanding healthier alternatives to the ubiquitous junk food options offered up by their office vending machines, and this fact is one major factor that is driving the growth of the organic food market. YoNaturals vending is keyed in on this trend and fully expects the growth to continue as more research is conducted on the effects of residual chemicals on our food products. As a savvy and on-the-ball investor, you too can be a part of this growth by providing 100% organic and natural snack and drink choices to the people in your city, state, or region.

If this sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, visit www.YoNaturals.com today to find out more about health food vending machines and the stability that this investment can offer in a generally unstable economy.

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Too many of America’s children are struggling with weight problems.

It might be tempting for some to wonder if the problem of childhood obesity couldn’t simply be legislated away with draconian food laws that take the unhealthiest processed foods off our nation’s grocery shelves and out of vending machines.

There is certainly every reason to want to.  The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for instance, shows that the obesity rate among American children now tops sixteen percent, and that fully thirty-two percent are overweight.  Eleven percent actually qualify as “extremely” obese.

These numbers represent troubling new records — for yet another consecutive year — and a cause for growing concern among parents, educators and others who care about where all this is leading.  And what the implications may be for our public healthcare system as overweight children grow into unhealthy adults with a plethora of weight-related health problems.

The response of major food companies has also been far from reassuring.

But can we seriously expect them to undermine the potential of established products, or the profits which they legitimately owe to stockholders and employees?  With billions of dollars tied up in product development and advertising alone, major food producers seem unwilling to make meaningful changes to the formulas of those fat-saturated and calorie-handicapped products which nutrition experts most frequently cite.  And yet, producers are also reluctant to appear totally insensitive to the problem.  The result? — often superficial fat and caloric content reductions in food product lines which barely dent the colossus of concern their products play such a heavy role in creating.

YoNaturals has long been ahead of the curve in offering natural, nutritional solutions to a marketplace desperately looking for better options.  With over one-hundred wholesome snack food and drink products, made specifically to provide consumers with healthier choices, the company stands out as one which understands that the necessary search for profit need not forsake a sense of public-spiritedness.  And can indeed coexist rewardingly with it.

A rapidly growing community of YoNaturals distributors will warmly attest to the soundness of this approach.

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YoNaturals has been featured on “That’s Fit,” an AOL health blog that focuses on healthy living. Check out what they had to say about our natural and organic vending machines!

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While natural and wholesome foods have long been recognized as beneficial to human health, recent years have seen a steady drumbeat of articles and studies indicating that some additives which go into processed foods can be detrimental to health.

Now comes news that trans fatty acids, a common ingredient of processed foods, may be linked to an increased risk of miscarriage among expectant mothers.  Trans fatty acids are already known for the unhealthy role they play in the development of coronary heart disease.  New studies done by Dr. Charles J. Glueck of Jewish Hospital Cholesterol Center in Cincinnati, Ohio and colleagues also find a higher incidence of miscarriage among women who consume high levels of trans fats.  Nor are these two maladies likely to be the last laid at this particular door.

Why is it, then, that the often empty calories of popular snack foods especially so often come laced with trans fats as well as excessive salt and questionable sweeteners?  And why do consumers continue to purchase such products?

Why indeed.  Wholesome, natural foods have never really left the marketplace; It’s just that convenience has played an increasingly important role when it comes to our choices in food.  And there’s the rub.  In its extreme form, this quest for convenience above all else means that processed foods — too often in the form of junk foods — have become a regular part of our diet.  Often through the medium of food vending machines at schools and places of work.

There do certainly exist healthier nutrition choices in the form of fruit, nuts and whole grain products.  And they are widely sold, even through these very same vending machines.  The YoNaturals Corporation has in fact made a growing business of it, distributing over one-hundred varieties of natural and wholesome snack and drink choices through vending machines offering their brand nationwide.

The real wonder, perhaps, is that the vending market for “convenient yet healthy” foods isn’t growing at an even faster pace than it already is!

By substituting better choices in place of those foods least likely to promote personal health, consumers can make a difference to their own futures in a way that is both convenient and delicious.  And food and drink vendors can help by recognizing and taking advantage of a trend that is sure to continue on into a healthier future for us all.

Progress toward better nutrition, perhaps one YoNaturals vending machine at a time, will be part of the solution.

ref: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26779953/

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A recent British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report casts light upon just what sad repercussions a mother’s unhealthy diet may have on the future health of her child.

The mothers in question were laboratory animals, but the implications of the medical research results are being taken very seriously by nutritional scientists everywhere: diets high in processed food fats, during pregnancy or breastfeeding, appear to predestine offspring to a lifetime of elevated blood lipid (fat) levels.  Everything that is so unhappily associated with elevated lipid levels — arteriosclerosis, diabetes, and a variety of other causes of early death — can statistically be expected to visit affected children as a result.  Even the personal eating preferences of these children, in a sad echo-effect, appear to be adversely affected according to the study.

More wholesome snacks and drinks, such as those available from any YoNaturals vending machine, were at one time major constituents of the typical human diet, including those of expectant mothers.  Two things which have in recent decades militated against healthier eating habits are the premium we as a society place on convenience and the omnipresent poor nutritional opportunities that seem so much a part of the modern lifestyle. The latter can be considered perhaps the inevitable bounty of an enlightened economic system that places consumer wants foremost.  There are, after all, relatively few countries on earth where supply and demand co-exist in such perfect harmony as here in America.

And yet, poor choices in nutrition are made only the more likely where such abundance exists, and must therefore be seen as perhaps its least desirable consequence.  Moreover, our preference for the convenience of fast foods, and tasty ones at that, too often give an advantage to those foods processed using fats and sugary additives which take us an unhealthy distance beyond what our bodies were designed by nature to process efficiently.

Enter YoNaturals.  One location at a time, the YoNaturals Corporation is adding their positive influence to the marketplace by placing natural, healthy and convenient snack and drink choices within reach of human hands still adept at grasping nature’s goodness.

YoNaturals would love to help nudge dietary habits in a healthier direction by making more convenient those foods which are naturally friendly to our bodies’ needs.  As YoNaturals expands the reach of their growing network of vending machines and distributors, a more positive trend toward healthy choices will naturally develop, one person at a time.  So might the findings of future pediatric health studies.

And that would indeed be welcome news for mothers and their children.

Author: Ron Goodden

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One of the most important things YoNaturals has accomplished in the last two years is to prove that a business can be both profitable and socially responsible. If one were to look at the economic events of the past century and scrutinize the truly successful companies, it would almost seem to be a rule that in order to turn a profit, a company must harm the environment, screw over its stakeholders, or engage in some other type of socially irresponsible behavior. We at YoNaturals hope that we can play a small role in changing that reality.

Almost exactly a year ago, our CEO Mark Trotter participated in an interview with SignonSanDiego.com that revealed some of the motives and strategies behind our business model. When it comes to junk food and sodas in our schools there many complaints, and yet YoNaturals is one of the few companies that has taken the risks involved to combat child obesity and early onset diabetes.

We are the trend-setters, the pioneers of the healthy vending industry. There will be others who will jump on the bandwagon now that we have proven that organic and natural vending machines can be profitable. But the followers are in every industry, and they will always be there. In fact, some have already tried to duplicate the idea after seeing an opportunity to profit. But it is the trailblazers that have the vision, create the plan, implement the strategies and take the risks.

But it is also these people that reap the rewards when all is said and done. When we succeed in showing the world that healthy vending machines are a crucial step in fighting obesity in America, our efforts will be vindicated and the rewards will be reaped for our students, our children and our nation.

If you are interested in learning how to start your own healthy vending business or you would like a healthy snack and drink vending machine for your school, gym, office, mall, hospital, etc., please visit us at YoNaturals.com and see how you can help change our world.

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