Public Concern About Planet Antares Vending

One issue related to vending that will not go away soon is that of health and nutrition. As a Planet Antares vending operator, you can read about it every day, mostly in relation to schools and college campuses.

In order to spread awareness that the vending industry didn’t create the obesity crisis and are in fact, part of the solution, trade organizations are spending their member’s money to make the media and government officials realize their role in public health and fitness.

For the most part, Planet Antares vending operators support these efforts, which they view as a price they must pay for being in a business that is involved with the public health. They want to contribute to the well-being of the general public and reduce any negative impact on their health.
Still, it is a fact that obesity and nutrition have very little to do with daily business reality for the average operator. Any vending operator will be happy to offer products that have high quality and nutritional value if these are desired by the customers. This can be done through their purchasing habits, which remain the same as ever for majority of them.

In the private sector, a not so visible movement has emerged in the form of employee wellness. Employers have been forced by medical costs to consider multi-faceted wellness programs to ensure healthier employees and lower health insurance premiums.

Of course, the media will not leave the obesity issue for some time to come because it is a universal problem that has an impact on all sections of society. Time has shown that issues in the public spotlight tend to become larger than life, media attention feeds itself until the public loses interest in the issue.

Most of the Planet Antares vending operators have been satisfied to let their national trade association carry the weight of the health issue burden. However, a lot of them are learning that the issue has a direct affect on their vending business as well.

Last year, a campaign was launched to provide tools that help operators to address the media at the local level and enable them to participate in legislative initiatives at both the local and state levels. Another tool is the group support from dieticians who are ready to help Planet Antares vending operators work with legislators and other public officials on the behalf of the industry.