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Cloud 9 Vending, LLC
Informational Packet
Presented by:
Keith Braxton, Partner
Nathaniel Shober, Partner
2632 N. Sawyer Ave, Chicago IL, 60647
Office: 773 340-7936
website: cloud9vending.com
email: [email protected]
Agenda
WHO WE ARE?
DRIVERS FOR SUCCESS
COMPETITIVE COMPARISON
OUR REFRESHMENT CENTERS
CAPACITY
FEATURES
WHY CLOUD 9 VENDING?
Objective
To assess interest in placement of Cloud 9 Vending refreshment centers on location premises.
Who we are?
Cloud 9 Vending, LLC, formed June 11, 2009
Two Partners:
Keith Braxton
Nathaniel Shober
Licensed Nutritionist:
Katisha Nielson
Verifies nutritional contents of snack & beverage offerings
Our Staff
Nathaniel Shober, Partner, BS Education, Loyola University Chicago; pursuing a doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine, part of which focuses on nutrition.
Keith Braxton, Partner, BBA Economics, Loyola University of Chicago. Illinois Food Service Sanitation certified.
Katisha Nielson, RD LDN Nutritionist, BA Science & Food & Nutrition/Dietetics, Loyola University of Chicago. Has over 12 yrs experience in Dietetics.
Cloud 9 Team
Keith Braxton(left)
Nathaniel Shober
Mission
Cloud 9 Vending’s mission is to promote health and wellness through education, and providing convenient, great tasting and nutritious snacks, beverages and other vending foods.
Vision
Cloud 9 Vending will be the premier vending operator within the Chicago area that exclusively offers an assortment of ‘Better For You’ (BFY) vending foods.
Drivers of Success
Product Offerings:
Refreshment Centers:
Exceptional Customer Service:
Only local company to offer 100% assortment of: natural, organic, low calorie, low fat, low carb, low sugar, diabetic friendly, and enhanced nutritional snacks & beverages
Fast moving products
Offer both chilled beverages & snacks in one energy efficient machine
24-7 year round machine maintenance
Easy-to-use refreshment centers
Minimize out of stock products
Maintain strong relationships with clients
Industry Snapshot
Refreshment Centers in United States (2008):
Less than 5% of refreshment center operators offer ONLY all nutritious better-for-you products in their machines?
Snack & Beverage Consumer Trends: 2009-2010
Food manufacturers are increasingly offering a ‘Better For You’ (BFY) selection of products to meet the emerging health conscious markets.
Consumers are turning to enhanced waters, teas and energy drinks for the energy boost once reserved only to coffee.
Both energy shots and drink are a popular trend, expecting to double to 700 million in 2010 as opposed to 350 million in 2009
Healthy Eating Improves Productivity
Workplace Performance & Diet:
Productivity is a measure of both physical presence and mental clarity.
Not only do businesses lose out on productivity due to lost time for chronic illness and obesity, but employers also lose out when worker minds are less than alert which leads to mental sluggishness, mistakes, lower output, lost innovation and even accidents.
While junk food laden vending machines may be a source of income for a company, management is becoming more concerned that the cash revenues generated do not outweigh the lost of productivity & health related costs.
Nutrition education:
There are widespread workplace campaigns where education is key to motivating employees to eat well. Lack of employee education leads employees to reject healthy food offering to the extent that vendors refused to provide them.
Consumers are leaning toward healthier snacks rather than fat-indulgent snacks. At the same time, 47% are equally concerned with value according to the State of the Industry 2009 March Report by Snack Food Association (SFA):
Eating healthier = 76%
Eating snacks that offer better nutrition= 62%
Replace high calorie snacks with healthier alternatives = 59%
Eat foods that help prevent health problems and/or help manage existing health conditions = 58%
Control portion size when snacking= 52%
Consumers Snacking Trends
want food companies to use
comments/symbols on packages to help
pick healthier options (source: State of
the Industry 2009 March Report )
57%
Educate: Consumers Seek A Partner in
Nutrition
of consumers
Competitor Comparison
Typical Vending MachineFat-indulgent
Cloud 9 Vending Machine
Better For You (BFY)
vs
Machine Specifications
Height…76”
Depth...29”
Width…31”
Weight…500 lbs.
Selections...Snacks – 20 Drinks – 6
Capacity…200 Snacks – 177 Drinks
Voltage...110-120VAC – 60 Hz – 3.5A v
Machine Features
$1, $5, $10 & $20 Bill Acceptor/Validator - accepts newly released $5 bills which are rejected by other refreshment centers;accepts $1 gold coins
Next Generation Refrigeration System - eco-Friendly CFC free Modular Cooling System
Whisper Quiet‖ Cooling System - allows you to place machines in a quiet office rather than a hallway
EnergyWise Design - better insulation means less energy usage, lower electricity bills and longer compressor life
Uses 3.5 watts or ½ the amount of watts than comparable “combo snack machines “
Electronic Diagnostics - minimizes onsite service calls
Glide-Ride‖ Smooth Motors - prevents products from getting stuck at the end of the coils (common problem in other machines)
Computerized cash, vend & sales record
Why cloud 9 vending?
Unique, and great tasting wholesome snack options
Energy-efficient refreshment centers
24-7, year round machine maintenance
Incomparable customer service
Environmentally conscious company
Cashless/Credit Card accessible
Remote Inventory Tracking Software
For More Information
Business Address:
2632 N. Sawyer Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
Office: (773) 340-7936
Website: cloud9vending.com
Email: [email protected]
Keith Braxton, Partner
Cell: 773 -896-6156
Nathaniel Shober, Partner
Cell:(773) 573-2164
Thank you for your interest!
Optional Refreshment Center
