Healthy Vending in a down economy

Posted on December 12, 2008 | Leave a comment

A not so well-kept secret among vending entrepreneurs is that over three-quarters of those who venture into food vending are able, within the first two years, to turn vending into a full-time occupation.

One reason for this is that the vending business — specifically the food vending business — is one which is largely immune from economic cycles. The current recession isn’t likely to dampen revenues on food and drink vending because regardless of market conditions people still need to eat. And vending machines will largely retain their share of the nutrition market, due to the convenience and value they deliver.

Furthermore, health food products such as the YoNaturals line-up of over 300 healthy vending snacks have demonstrated that they are better insulated from economic downturns than most, due to the extreme loyalty of the health-conscious consumers who insist on them. As the market leader in healthy vended food and beverage snacks, YoNaturals is a recognized and trusted name in quality fare which meets state nutrition guidelines for reduced fat, salt and sugar content.

That really means something to a significant and growing segment of the food-buying public.

Distributors who have gone with our program of state-of-the-art vending machines and snack products can attest to the fact that no one is better prepared to insure your vending business success than we at YoNaturals. From start to finish, our marketing team will assist you and help ensure that your machines are placed in lucrative locations, stocked with the most popular items, and producing revenue from your first week as a YoNaturals distributor.

Contact us today and let us answer your questions, introduce you to the new world of food and beverage vending, and talk over our various business options.

The path to entrepreneurial success and career satisfaction begins with a simple phone call.

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Family Budgets to Increasingly Favor Vended Foods?

Posted on November 14, 2008 | Leave a comment

Will tightening family budgets mean even more revenues for healthy food producers and their distributors?

A legion of YoNaturals vending distributors, already blessed by a solid market segment which values healthy choices in vended snack foods and drinks, may well be the beneficiaries of a consumer shift away from expensive restaurant meals.

The same market forces which have brought Wal-Mart corporation profit increases while their pricier competitors flounder, seem also to be turning consumers away from sit-down restaurants and their relatively higher costs.  This happens in nearly every economic recession, and this one is stacking up to be no different. To the extent that the search for lower cost alternatives lead lunchtime crowds to sample their local vending machines’ fare, those producers offering nutritional quality might well see sales volume increases.

And there is no one with a healthier name in vended nutrition than YoNaturals.

In like measure, there are no distributors better positioned to profit from any such trend than the growing team of distributors marketing YoNaturals’ four hundred plus snack food and drink choices.  Sales results consistently show it; and word of mouth among our distributors backs up what the sales figures show.  Food vending has historically been impervious to the passing economic cycles and now seems poised to ride this current one straight up.

How can you, too, be a part of our continuing YoNaturals success story?  Take the time today to contact our marketing department and to have a talk about the many food vending opportunities in your area.  And about how we can help you set up as a self-employed distributor of wholesome foods that add something very positive to the nutrition marketplace.

You’ll thank yourself, your community will thank you — and you’ll very likely never look back.  Our many satisfied, YoNaturals distributors continually confirm it!

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Junk foods: Are we getting the whole story?

Posted on October 31, 2008 | Leave a comment

It would be hard to imagine any adult in the Information Age who isn’t yet aware that foods high in fats, sugars and salt are linked to obesity and various other chronic health problems.  Countless nutrition studies over the years have weighed the long-term effects of diet, including what’s labeled “junk” food, to determine its influence on human health.

And the baleful effects of junk foods especially have long since been known.

But how certain can we be that even now we know the full extent of the story?  A scholarly article published in the Public Library of Science (Medicine) looks into nutrition studies funded by food companies, and concludes that there is no reason not to believe that such studies suffer from a credibility problem known to taint comparable studies in, for instance, the pharmaceuticals industry.

It seems that research paid for by producers themselves tends to, in turn, produce findings sensitive to the needs of those actually funding the research.  No real surprise there, right?

The obesity, diabetes, hypertension and other afflictions credited to over-indulgence in junk foods might therefore be merely the tip of the iceberg, suggest the article’s authors.  Not a comforting thought when one considers just how omnipresent such foods remain in our own daily lives and those of loved ones.

Why is it that our bodies seem to tolerate such foods poorly in the long run?  If, as scientists conclude, homo sapiens spent their earliest days in forests and grasslands, happily meeting nutritional needs through nature’s wholesome bounty — might it not be logical to assume that the closer we can come to duplicating that natural feast, the better off we’ll be?

And might YoNaturals’ distinctive YoZone vending machines not be modernity’s closest commercial equivalent to that primeval cornucopia of healthy nutrition?  Consider that very few alternatives in the modern marketplace exceeds the wholesomeness of YoNaturals’ five-hundred healthy snack food and drink choices.  Certainly nothing that sports a modern-age wrapper!

And yet — many simply value YoNaturals products for their delicious taste.

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Why Start a Healthy Vending Machine Business?

Posted on October 15, 2008 | Leave a comment

If you’re like most investors, then you keep an eye on the daily fluctuations of the stock market. Considering what has happened over the past few weeks, you may even think that it’s time to stop investing and to start putting your money into coffee cans or stuffing it all under your mattress. After all, it’s hard to have confidence in Wall Street when the Dow Jones continues making wild swings and fluctuations. However, if you are serious about investing and getting a good return on that investment, then you will be very interested in learning more about the profit potential in starting a YoNaturals healthy vending machine business.

In fact, after learning more about the vending machine business, both by reading this article and doing your own independent research, you may soon decide to start pursuing the financing necessary to get your foot into the door of this business. And whether or not you intend on making this a primary or a secondary source of income, the vending machine business compares very favorably with many other small business ideas.
There are three primary reasons that vending machines make good investments. Number one on that list is that it is relatively simple to start your own vending company. After you establish a business plan, secure financing, purchase inventory, and set everything up, then you are ready to get straight into business. Unlike many other businesses that require a large investment of time and resources up front, your path to business success will be markedly easier in the vending industry. Second of all, vending machine companies have a great track record when it comes to survival. Although many small businesses fail during the first few years after opening their doors, vending machines often prove to be a relatively stable investment. Third on that list of reasons to open your own vending business is that this is also one type of business that can provide you with guidance every step of the way.

When you work with a company like YoNaturals Healthy Vending, you do not have to worry about your lack of experience in the business. In fact, the experienced professionals on staff at this larger company can offer you advice on locations, performance tracking, logistics, and other things that you can do to improve your business. And they have an incentive to help you. After all, their success is directly tied to your success. When you succeed, the whole company succeeds.

If this sounds good to you and you are interested in making an investment in this solid industry, visit http://www.YoNaturals.com today to find out how to get started.

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Standing Up to Childhood Obesity with YoNaturals Vending

Posted on October 7, 2008 | Leave a comment

Though there are many parents throughout this nation that recognize childhood obesity as a serious condition and a threat to a child’s well-being, there are also many who fail to recognize the problem when it presents itself in their own children. As a recent poll of 2600 adults (two thirds were parents) has shown, there is a “stark mismatch” between children with weight problems and parents who are able to recognize those problems.

In the context of the poll, parents were asked to disclose the height and weight of their oldest child. With this information in hand, the researchers were able to calculate the body mass index (BMI) of each child and assign them to a weight category based on this information. For children whose BMI registered in the 95 to 100 percentile for their age and gender group that meant being classified as obese. For the children who missed the threshold for obesity but still found themselves in the 85 to 94 percentile range that meant being classified as overweight. And when the researchers had finished crunching the numbers, they found that according to their parameters, a quarter of the children in the study were classified as either overweight or obese.

Despite the evidence that 25 percent of the respondents’ children were either overweight or obese, many parents had trouble recognizing weight problems in their own children. While parents of teens were much better at recognizing the problem than parents of other age groups, the group overall did not do a good job of recognizing their own child as being overweight or obese.

There is some good news in all of this though. When questioned, an overwhelming majority of parents did say that they would be interested in talking with their child’s physician about the problem of childhood obesity and would like to address the subject in their next appointment. This is good news because, as most people know, the first step to overcoming a problem is recognizing that you have one.
Of course, after you recognize the problem, the next step is to take action against it.

Many parents will be happy to know that there are organizations that are fully dedicated to improving childhood nutrition, and they are working hard to remove sugary drinks and junk food from your child’s school. However, in order to be fully successful, parents will need to take up the battle after the last school bell rings. For most parents this starts with educating themselves about nutrition and healthy weight ranges for your child’s age and gender. From there, the work carries over into making sure that your child maintains a healthy weight while eating well balanced meals and exercising.

Even today you can encourage your entire family to eat healthier by opting for healthy and nutritious snacks from YoNaturals organic vending machines. Show the world that you not only know that childhood obesity is a problem but that you are also willing to do something to stop it.

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YoNaturals Vending: Benefits of Choosing High-Fiber Foods

Posted on September 30, 2008 | Leave a comment

For many men and women, the choice to live healthier begins with the decision to eat better foods. And as any amateur nutritionist can tell you, a healthy diet always contains plenty of dietary fiber. In fact, the research in support of high-fiber diets has been building up for years, and dietary fiber has been consistently shown to lower a person’s risk of diabetes and their risk of heart disease. Of course, this is in addition to its more well-known benefit of alleviating constipation.

The simplest definition of dietary fiber is that it is indigestible vegetative material. Or, in other words, it’s the parts of the plant that your body cannot digest. Also called “roughage” or “bulk”, dietary fiber is unique in that it passes through the human digestive system essentially untouched by all of the mechanical and chemical processes meant to break down other food stuffs.

Furthermore, there are two types of fiber that can be found in your diet: soluble and insoluble, and, as the name indicates, the difference between the two is that the former dissolves in water and the latter does not. This key difference affects the way that your body interacts with the fiber as it passes through your digestive tract. The soluble fiber will dissolve in water, forming a gel-like substance that can lower blood sugar and cholesterol levels, whereas insoluble fiber is unchanged by the water and benefits you by adding bulk to your stool. Both can be found in a large variety of foods. Legumes, oats, and apples are all sources of soluble fiber, and insoluble fiber can be found in whole-wheat flour products, many vegetables, and nuts.

For many people, the benefits of a high-fiber diet can hardly be overstated. From lowering cholesterol to aiding in weight loss to preventing (or alleviating) constipation, there are many, many benefits of including plenty of fiber in your diet. Many YoNaturals vending products contribute to your recommended daily fiber intake.

If you are interested in increasing your daily intake of dietary fiber or simply want to make sure that you are already maintaining a high-fiber diet for yourself, then prepare a list of questions to pose to your health care provider or nutritionist at your next appointment. In the meantime, focus on eating a large variety of foods that are high in fiber, including when you are away from your own home. Choosing healthy snacks from YoNaturals organic vending machines can help you maintain a diet that is high in fiber even when you are away from the comfort of your own kitchen. Choose it for your health.

Author: Laura Rayburn

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Does the word “Organic” scare the average person?

Posted on September 18, 2008 | Leave a comment

In recent experience, it’s beginning to seem as if the word “organic” is actually quite frightening to many people. Putting aside us “progressive hippie” types out here in California, the average American seems to be quite fearful of the connotation. “Organic” seems to conjure up images of sprouts, soy, tofu and that weird grass that people grind up and drink. But it doesn’t have to be this way. When we say that our YoNaturals healthy vending machines contain only natural and organic snacks and drinks, it doesn’t mean your days of delicious snacking are over.

Firstly, let’s define the word. Wikipedia defines Organic Food as that which:

“…are grown without the use of conventional pesticides, artificial fertilizers, human waste, or sewage sludge, and that they were processed without ionizing radiation or food additives. Livestock are reared without the routine use of antibiotics and without the use of growth hormones. In most countries, organic produce must not be genetically modified.”

Not so scary huh? In fact, upon reading this, you are probably thinking that ALL food should be grown and produced this way. We agree.

It is truly a travesty that so few foods in modern society are produced this way that so many people are actually turned-off by a mere mention of the word “organic.” All it really means is that caution is taken to ensure that the foods we eat are not exposed to harmful pesticides, waste, fertilizers, etc. It’s still the same food; the edible substance itself is not at all changed. In fact, that’s the point. It’s the NON-organic stuff that is frightening.

It’s difficult to believe that we’ve gotten to the point where food that is grown with economics and profits in mind, rather than health, is the norm. This sort of behavior is irresponsible, reprehensible, and should be abhorred by all those who call themselves public servants. And yet, it is we champions of health, cleanliness and natural food and growth processes that are on the fringes of society, the outcasts and the radicals.

How it got this way is a discussion for another day. The important point is that the pendulum is starting to swing in the other direction. Consumers are demanding natural and organic foods and providers are being forced to change in order to serve those demands. Even despite the horrific state of the economy and rising food prices, demand for organics remains at an all time high.

This is the dawning of a new era for society, and YoNaturals plans to be at the forefront with a full line of beautiful, state-of-the-art healthy vending machines. Check out what we can do for your office, gym, school, hospital, mall, or any other public place.

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Do You Know What Your Kids Are Really Eating?

Posted on September 10, 2008 | Leave a comment

Parents for the most part think they know what their kids are eating, but the question is—do they really? Our children are not always in clear view, and because of that we can only hope they are following the things we have taught them when it comes to eating healthy foods. The problem is when they get with friends they are not going to necessarily abide by your rules, especially not if they are teenagers. The only way to assure your kids will always eat the way you taught them is to only allow them to associates with other kids whose parents think as you do. Unfortunately that is an unrealistic expectation and one that will cause rebellion.

On the other hand think about the foods you serve at home—do you know what is in the foods you serve? If you are serving processed foods you probably have no idea what is in the things you are serving. Unless you are a label reader consistently, it is impossible for you to know what is in the foods your kids eat. It’s time-consuming and difficult to read the labels on everything you buy, but it’s essential unless you want to buy natural and organic foods or grow your own. Even natural and organic foods can be unhealthy if you don’t know the reputation of the source from which you purchase them. Stores are stocking more organic fruits and vegetables in the canned goods section than they used to do which is a step in the right direction.

Schools are contracting vendors such as Healthy Student Vending to provide natural and organic snacks in school vending machines instead of junk food. Instead of soft drinks students have access to natural fruit juices and other snacks. Parents don’t have to worry what is in the snacks their children eat in school under these circumstances but the key is getting the information out to all of the schools and parents. It’s important for everyone to take an interest in what they are eating, and not just the basic information like calorie count, fat content, cholesterol, etc. but how the food was prepared so that you know there are no unhealthy by-products in those foods. We really don’t want to feed pesticides and other chemicals to our children or eat them ourselves but unless we take affirmative action and start to take an interest in what is in the foods we eat, that is exactly what we will continue to do.

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Organic Vending: Making the Choice to Be Healthy

Posted on September 3, 2008 | Leave a comment

Why do so many people complain about the way they feel and not do anything about it? That doesn’t mean going to the doctor to get some medicine to take care of the pain or allergies, but doing something that will really take care of most of the health problems you have, namely learning to eat healthy foods so that your immune system is strong enough to fight all of those illnesses and conditions that may attack you. Parents—stop complaining that your children are always sick and do something about it! No matter how warmly you dress your children or yourself in the cold weather, if your immune system is weak, you are going to get sick. Doubling up on the Vitamin C is not enough—you have to strengthen your entire immune system.

We have all heard of the old remedies for colds like Grandma’s chicken soup. Do you think it works because chicken soup has some magical formula? Even doctors admit to the “wonder” of chicken soup for colds and flu-like illnesses. What does it have that is so special? One can only guess that the ingredients in chicken soup include various herbs and spices that are good for fighting off colds. Fresh garlic is a natural antibiotic and other herbs are good to fight off cancer and even heart disease. It’s little wonder as we look back generations that except for flu and other epidemics people were healthier than they are today. What did they do differently? There are several things that we know for sure: they cooked their own foods from scratch, they exercised (walking, housecleaning, farming, bicycling), and they didn’t use a lot of prescription medications.

There are many things we can do even in the 21st century to regain our health beginning with the foods we eat. Many of us put a great deal of garbage in our mouths—not literally of course, but we subsist on foods that have very little nutritional value. We concentrate on taking away the hunger pangs rather than providing nutrition for our bodies. If people would learn to eat for nutrition instead of eating for taste alone, we could eliminate many of the conditions that have become so prevalent in our fast-paced world. YoNaturals is working to get everyone back on the right track by encouraging everyone, especially children, to eat more natural and organic foods and less processed foods. It would be easier if everyone gave up processed foods, but the process will be gradual, and it’s unlikely if everyone will see the nutritional value. Perhaps one day people will take a trek back in time and redevelop a taste for home-cooking instead of fast cooking.

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Making Healthy Eating Choices by YoNaturals

Posted on August 27, 2008 | Leave a comment

It can be difficult to know what choices to make for yourself and your children in each situation, especially if the choices are limited. When you go out to eat or to someone’s house, there may not always be a large selection—in fact, sometimes when you go to someone’s house there is little or no selection of healthy foods. In those circumstances, one can only make the best possible selections from what is available. There will always be times when it may be necessary to choose the healthiest from among what amounts to mostly unhealthy choices. If you generally feed your family nutritious and healthy foods, the occasional consumption of unhealthy foods will not present a problem.

One problem that makes it difficult for parents to teach their children healthy eating is that they cannot always be there to watch what they eat. Unless all parents teach their children healthy eating, there are going to be times you will be unable to control what your child eats. It is important to remember, however, that if you teach your child to make healthy choices, he will more than likely make good choices when you are not there to advice him. That doesn’t mean he will always choose a piece of fruit over high calorie sweets, but if he understands why you want him to eat healthy foods, he will be more likely to make good choices.

When your children are visiting friends or in school, snacks can be a big problem. Even I you only buy healthy snacks at home, there can be an issue at other places. For example, school trips sometimes involve a stop at fast food restaurants which have very few if any healthy snack foods. For these instances you may want to provide your child with some cut up fruit, popcorn or pretzels if it’s practical. The schools can do their part by providing healthy vending products such as those in YoNaturals organic vending machines. Parents should support this organization in their efforts to promote healthy snacks for children.

Children are often fearful of making healthy food choices when they are in the presence of their friends. They feel they will be subject to ridicule if they don’t follow the actions of their peers, but if both schools and parents help our youth make good decisions about what they eat, they will not be able to tell their friends simply that they prefer that piece of fruit over a piece of cake, and in some cases, it is encouragement to other children to do the same. It’s essential for our children to learn to eat healthy now before they become adults and have health problems that are related to poor and unhealthy eating habits.

Author: Brenda Coxe

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