Coal River Vending Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I have a few School I would like to install machines. Who do I speak with? Board of education? Principal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkinthepark Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I would start with the principal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taysha Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 My most recent school placement went through the director of food services for the district. Are there currently machines in the schools? Call and ask to talk to the person who makes decisions about the vending machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southeast Treats Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 At a lot of schools the point of contact will be the bookkeeper... and schools like to get commissions, they believe that they are worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNvending Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 The last high school I got I just walked in and asked to speak with the person who would be in charge of making the vending decisions. It was the principal. I explained who I was and what I do, and asked if he would like a proposal. He was open to the idea and agreed to let me write a proposal. Eventually I got the location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkinthepark Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I think you should start at the school level instead of trying to go to the central administration or business manager or food services manager. If you can convince the school principal that the machines would be a good thing for their building, then you have them in your corner and maybe they would have central administration approve the decision for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coal River Vending Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 11 hours ago, taysha said: My most recent school placement went through the director of food services for the district. Are there currently machines in the schools? Call and ask to talk to the person who makes decisions about the vending machines. One has a drink and 2 have nothing. Anyone have a link or info as to what snacks are permitted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southeast Treats Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 https://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/tools-schools-focusing-smart-snacks https://foodplanner.healthiergeneration.org/calculator/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southeast Treats Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Some distributors like Vistar also have approved products lists available. Not all of them sell but those that do can really move. Doritos LF (Low Fat) varieties are approved, the sweet chili was my best seller when I did student vending, followed by regular flavor. Whole grain cheez-its do well. Welch's fruit snacks made with 100% juice, and some of the popcorners varieties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taysha Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 6 hours ago, darkinthepark said: I think you should start at the school level instead of trying to go to the central administration or business manager or food services manager. If you can convince the school principal that the machines would be a good thing for their building, then you have them in your corner and maybe they would have central administration approve the decision for you. This is exactly the opposite of my latest school. School board wanted healthy vending, told food services to get it done. Principal could have cared less what was in the machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taysha Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 20 minutes ago, Southeast Treats said: https://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/tools-schools-focusing-smart-snacks https://foodplanner.healthiergeneration.org/calculator/ There’s a calculator on the first link where you put in nutrition info and it will tell you if the snack is smart snack compliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkinthepark Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 36 minutes ago, taysha said: This is exactly the opposite of my latest school. School board wanted healthy vending, told food services to get it done. Principal could have cared less what was in the machines. Not all schools are the same...but I would start at the base. Most school boards don't get involved in such things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCV Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Agreed...start at the school itself. Occasionally we’ll run into a school where Vending decisions are made at the district level (which can also be great if you can score the whole district), but typically they’re made by the school administration themselves. Great idea to ask who is in charge of making their vending decisions. It could be different at every school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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