Vend Natural, Inc. Launches Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Organic Vending Pilot Program in Miami-Dade County Schools

Miami, FL Vend Natural, Inc. (“Vend Natural”), America’s leading healthy vending

company offering all natural and organic snacks, beverages and fresh cut fruit and vegetables, today announced the expansion of its operations in Miami-Dade County, Florida, reflecting a growing national trend towards healthier living.

As part of a wellness initiative, Miami-Dade County Public Schools selected Vend Natural and its distribution partner Woodstock Natural (based in Woodstock, New York) to provide fresh fruits and vegetables and organic snacks and beverages in its innovative machines in 23 middle and high schools in Miami-Dade County schools. The machines provide the students and school community with access to a wide array of Del Monte fresh cut fruits and vegetables and healthy and organic snacks and milk.

Vend Natural, founded by company President Gil Sanchez, was formed to address the declining health of our nation by providing healthier snacking alternatives to on-the-go individuals at schools, hospitals and businesses. The company’s mission is to support improved eating practices by offering healthy products that are easily accessible and affordable to everyone.

“We know that healthy diets contribute to healthy minds and healthy minds learn better,” said Penny Parham, Administrative Director, Department of Food and Nutrition with Miami-Dade County Public Schools. “Our county is leading the way in ensuring that our students have access to fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy snacking alternatives, and Vend Natural’s program was a perfect fit," said Parham. “Our students love the machines and the healthy choices.”

Vend Natural President Gil Sanchez says, “We are pleased to partner with Miami-Dade County Public Schools to transform how students and the broader school community think about snacking and vending.” “Our environmentally friendly machines and low carbon footprint business also makes good business sense,” said Sanchez.

Vend Natural’s state-of-the-art machines offer a market-customized assortment of natural and organic snacks and beverages. Always looking to provide the healthiest options possible, Vend Natural recently announced an agreement with Del Monte Fresh Produce to offer an assortment of Del Monte's fresh-cut fruits and vegetables in its machines as well. Vend Natural is committed to environmental sustainability by ensuring its machines operate at the highest level of energy efficiency as they are made largely from recycled metals; operate with energy efficient LED lighting; are constructed with triple-pane glass and extraordinary insulation for the highest level of refrigeration integrity.

Global Diet Foods Market to Exceed $200 Billion by 2015, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

San Jose, CA - Diet foods are generally consumed for the purpose of altering body fat composition and losing

weight. These foods are sold under various names, which essentially signify the underlying characteristics, such as sugar-free, low-fat, low-calorie, zero-calorie, no-sugar, or no fat. Currently, there are about 1.6 billion people worldwide who weigh more than their ideal weight. Overweight and obesity issues are not just restricted to the affluent western world but are also increasingly seeping into the developing countries, as these countries witness rapid economic development and urbanization. Moreover, consumers across almost all the regions worldwide, including Europeans, Americas and Asians, are increasingly becoming health conscious. In the wake of growing concern about health and food safety, consumers have started to evaluate their dietary options, and have become particularly conscious about the foods that make up their diet.

Europe dominates the world diet foods market as stated by the new market research report on diet foods market (http://www.strategyr.com/Diet_Foods_Market_Report.asp). One of the largest European markets for diet foods is the UK, where distinction between mainstream food products and diet foods is fast disappearing, as consumers increasingly purchase low-fat (http://www.strategyr.com/Diet_Foods_Market_Report.asp) and low-calorie benefit products as normal products. An ageing population is one of the key factors driving this trend, as people aged over 50 years are most likely to prefer healthy food products.

Asia-Pacific represents the fastest growing market for diet foods. Obesity is emerging as a major concern in several countries in the Asia-Pacific region, especially those that have been witnessing significant economic growth in recent years. With incidence of stroke, heart diseases and diabetes on a rise in several Asian countries, partly due to unhealthy diets and a more westernized lifestyle, more and more Asians are turning to low-fat, low-sugar (http://www.strategyr.com/Diet_Foods_Market_Report.asp), or no-fat, no-sugar products. This trend favors the region's diet foods market, which outpaces growth in all other geographic markets.

Key players profiled in the report include Alpro (UK) Ltd., Arla Foods, ASDA Group, Ltd., Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., Dairy Crest Group, Plc, H.J. Heinz Company, J Sainsbury PLC, Kraft Foods, Inc., Müller Dairy (UK) Limited, Nestlé USA, Inc., PepsiCo Inc., Premier Foods Plc, Quaker Oats, Ltd., R&R Ice Cream Ltd., Streamline Foods Limited, The Hain Celestial Group, The J.M. Smucker Company, Unilever PLC, United Biscuits (UK) Limited, and Weight Watchers International, Inc. among others.

The report titled "Diet Foods: A Global Strategic Business Report" announced by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a comprehensive review of market trends, technological overview, product launches, and recent industry activity. The study analyzes market data and analytics in terms of value for regions including The United States, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World.

Mobile Fitness APP, "Pocket Trainer" Now Released for Android Phones

Cincinnati, OH - Core Interaction, Inc. (CORE), a leading digital fitness company, today announced the release of the new Fitness app, "Pocket Trainer " on the Android platform .

"Pocket Trainer (PT) is the perfect mobile fitness app for Android users," said Eric Hess, Professional Trainer and one of the inventors of PT. “People with Android

phones (http://www.pockettrainer.com) are very lifestyle conscious. Because PT is the revolutionary solution to the world of personalized fitness, now everyone can have a personal trainer, even when you have an on-the-go schedule.”

Core partner and professional fitness trainer Robin Ruwe adds, "No more aimlessly wandering around the gym uncertain of what to do, doing exercises just because you saw someone else do them. Pocket Trainer takes out all the guesswork and gives purpose and results to your training program."

Much awaited by many in the mobile phone industry, the Pocket Trainer Mobile Fitness App is now available for download on all Android phones. The PT app tech team has released the product for Android phones by Google, HTC, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Acer, T-Mobile, Alcatel, General Mobile, Gigabyte, Garmin, Huawei and Sony Ericsson.

PT is your personal trainer! Using high quality videos, PT tells you what to do, when and how to do it. Designed by Professional Trainers and the same Tech Team who programmed a leading photography App on BlackBerry App World, Pocket Trainer, www.pockettrainer.com, is the only truly comprehensive fitness App available directly on your Android phone (no uploading from a desktop).

Use of the Pocket Trainer APP is simple:

First, answer a few key questions about yourself – Pocket Trainer creates your program instantly. Next you train, following your personalized exercise program – just as you would with a Professional Trainer, progressing towards your goals. Then, as you break through all your training plateaus, Pocket Trainer tracks your progress and automatically updates your program, continuing to challenge you as you reach new fitness levels – Your Personal Trainer. View your workout history at any time to instantly see the progress you’ve made.

Pocket Trainer is a very dynamic App, changing and updating your routine based on your personal progress, therefore offering an unlimited amount of workouts. Whether working out with equipment you have at home, at a facility, or traveling and have no equipment, Pocket Trainer will create a customized, balanced program for you which will continually update based on your progress.

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