We can either integrate these products into a machine that also sells the traditional products, or install a stand-alone machine that only vends products which promote a healthy alternative to traditional snacking and drinking. These products will be low in fat, added sugar or salt and wherever possible no E numbers.

Long before a certain young chap appeared on a school dinners programme, Revive had already started sourcing healthy products to vend through our machines in schools. With four young children of my own I could see how much our eating habits had changed since I was a child and it was painfully obvious of the part my industry had played in helping to create a nation of overweight people. Something needed to change, and while my company could only make a tiny dent in the problem I wanted Revive to lead the way in encouraging our children to eat a healthier more balanced diet.

Three years later and we find ourselves at the forefront of a vending revolution in schools and Revive is leading the way. Having taken part in trials, given seminars and operated focus groups in schools, we are now in a very strong position to give good, sound advice on how to make healthy vending work. The good news, of course, is that it does work! Children do buy the products and the machines can still provide a much needed income for the schools.

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