Nikken Joins Healthy Child Healthy World to Promote Safer Environments for Children


Irvine, CA (PRWEB) May 31, 2011

Nikken, a world leader in wellness since 1975, maintains active relationships with organizations around the world that promote a healthy society. Today, Nikken is proud to announce it has become a Trusted Partner of Healthy Child Healthy World.

The nation?s leading environmental health nonprofit for 20 years, Healthy Child Healthy World strives to inspire change in the marketplace for safer products, while preventing childhood exposure to harmful toxins. To become a Trusted Partner of Healthy Child Healthy World, a company?s products must meet or exceed the organization?s stringent quality standards and demonstrate its commitment to the human and environmental health of generations to come.

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Sprout Healthy Vending Brings Fresh Approach to Automatic Merchandising.


(PRWEB) May 18, 2011

Robert Nieman and April Sadler-Nieman of Philomath, Oregon have become the newest additions to the Sprout Healthy Vending community. The Nieman?s will be based out of Philomath, OR with their vending machines placed throughout Corvallis and the surrounding areas.

?We at Sprout Healthy Vending are not content to stand side by side with machines that provide junk food and sugar laden soft drinks. Our goal is to replace those machines one Sprout Vending machine at a time, ? said Company Spokesman David Page.

?Operator success is absolutely critical toward this element of our business philosophy. After all, the success of our operators and the quality of their machines are what drives our brand, increases awareness of the Sprout vending option for consumers, and in turn brings profitability to our operators.?

?Rather than offering a model which has limited support and ongoing fees, we make our operators the highest priority by building a relationship between each operator and their locations, and offering continued support and training as they grow in the marketplace. It?s the Sprout Healthy Vending circle of life: we like to say that it is not just our products that are natural and organic, but also our approach to operator growth through nurturing,? added Page.

The Sprout Healthy Vending model offers a ?turn-key business opportunity, through the marriage of superior vending technology, guaranteed high-quality high-traffic locations researched by our in-house locations experts, and access to over 1000 healthy and organic drinks, snacks and other items,? said Page. The brand has seen unprecedented growth in the blossoming healthy vending market, with record sales in April and May.

?Within the healthy vending industry, we differentiate ourselves by keeping start-up costs minimal. From our industry-low machine costs, and no hidden or additional fees beyond the essentials, we protect the return on investment which our operators see, especially in those first few years which can be so difficult when starting a new business.?

Page continued: ?We are offering a fresh approach to this industry by fully informing our customers, and working with them to suit their needs, rather than springing hidden details on them, misinformation, or promising what can?t be delivered. Sprout represents organic growth in the market.?

As for the Nieman?s, they are excited to be bringing Healthy Vending options to their Oregon community. ?As my husband and I mature, we feel that we want to pursue career paths that are more beneficial to society, which is why I have been working with children and why he went from general, electrical work to working with solar energy. We feel that vending machines should provide healthy foods and drinks, especially in our public schools. We are highly motivated to provide healthy vending to our community as an alternative and hopefully a replacement to the current trend of soda and junk food vending machines. Sprout Healthy Vending provides products that we support and believe in and could therefore feel good about distributing.? said April Sadler-Nieman.

A Taste of Wellness at Taste of Chicago


Wichita, Kan. (Vocus) July 1, 2009

The Taste of Chicago is getting a little healthier this year with participation from the nation’s leading grassroots education program for healthy eating and activity, the Healthy Kids Challenge. Healthy Kids Challenge, the award-winning national non-profit, is joining in the festivities of the 27th Annual Taste of Chicago on July 2.

Healthy Kids Challenge is displaying their Walk through the Pyramid,? an interactive journey through each of the food groups in the food pyramid. This is the first time Walk through the Pyramid? will be featured at the Taste of Chicago.

Executive Director, Vickie James, stated “We’re thrilled to be a part of ‘America’s City Picnic’ showcasing affordable, simple steps for Chicagoans to create healthy lifestyles. We encourage everyone to visit us in the Family Village to get a taste of how easy and fun healthy living habits can become for your family.”

James stated that Healthy Kids Challenge offers a unique blend of “edu-tainment,” a fun way of teaching kids and families by combining interactive education and entertainment. The organization provides educational materials, workshops and trainings for thousands of schools, community and civic groups in all 50 states.

James said families can enjoy the interactive sensory learning experience at the Family Village, located between Jackson and Congress Drive from 11 am to 7 pm on July 2.

Healthy Kids Challenge was founded in 1998 to raise awareness and encourage healthy changes in eating and physical activity habits for youth and their families. Healthy Kids Challenge focus of assistance is on positive self-esteem and healthy choices, rather than weight. Healthy Kids Challenge offers simple solutions for schools, communities, and industry by incorporating healthy eating and physical activity into daily life anywhere kids and families live, learn, work, and play. To learn more about Healthy Kids Challenge, visit http://www.healthykidschallenge.org .

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