The healthy eating revolution that has taken the nation by storm in the last decade has left no stone unturned, no food or beverage company escaping the changing tide in consumer demand. Vending manufacturers and the schools that house them have been quick to turn these changes into a profitable advantage.

When purchasing coffee, consumers are increasingly looking for higher quality. Taste remains vital, but there is now a growing interest in the conditions in which the coffee was made. Over the coming years, educational institutions must be aware that they will be serving a generation of ethical consumers, adding another factor into a school, college or university’s choice of coffee blend and brand.

SUSO, one of the best selling soft drinks in secondary schools nationwide, is launching a new Sparkling Apple flavour to kick-start the 2010 Spring Term.

The innovative Sparkling Apple variant is entirely focused on the wants and needs of teenagers and will build on the sales momentum of the existing SUSO range, driving market share growth during a key back-to-school period.

In this day and age schools are essentially businesses, and like all businesses resource management and keeping costs down is a key priority. Vending machines offer schools an alternative to costly run canteens, normally allowing them to limit service to the lunch break.

Sunland have been making pure juices for over 25 years; supplying to over 30 countries around the world. The company pride themselves on manufacturing good quality, great tasting pure juices that contain only fruit juice and nothing else.

Barr Soft Drinks has developed a new range of products under the St. Clement's Squeeze brand to meet the needs of both the Schools Food Trust's soft drinks guidelines for schools and school pupils' desire for great tasting refreshment during the school day.