Dole Food Company, has announced that it is partnering with national organisations in a pilot programme to introduce vending machines offering healthy food products in schools.
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The California-based company, which is the world’s largest producer of fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and fresh-cut flowers and also markets a growing line of packaged foods and frozen fruit, said the new vending machines will supply the company’s branded healthy foods such as fresh fruits and Fruit Bowls, as well as cafeteria-prepared salads, sandwich wraps and milk, with the aim of giving school children greater access to healthy and nutritious foods.
In the first phase of the programme, vending machines will be placed in 15 schools across four states in February. The schools are located in Mesa, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Shawnee Mission, Kansas; Corpus Christie, Texas and Conroe, Texas.
“The healthy school vending machine programme is a natural extension of our company-wide commitment to promoting healthy food choices for overall well-being,” said Dole’s president and chief operating officer Richard Dahl. “Statistics show that children do not eat enough balanced, nutritious meals. It is especially hard for kids in schools, where meal and snack options are usually limited.”
Dole’s partners in the scheme are the National Dairy Board, Wurlitzer, in-Team consulting services and School Link Technologies. The company said it expects to extend the programme to more schools later this year.
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