Another baby step, but in the right direction, but apparently unnoticed by unimpressed investors:
Fresh Healthy Vending Appoints JoAnna Abrams to Its Advisory Committee
Premier Appointment to Help Company Achieve Greater Foothold With Fortune 500 Corporations
SAN DIEGO, CA--(NewMediaWire - Aug 6, 2015) - Fresh Healthy Vending International, Inc. (OTCQB: VEND) is proud to announce that it has appointed JoAnna Abrams as the first member of its newly created Advisory Board.
Abrams, a business strategist, innovator and collaborator recognized for enhancing business, community and global health, will lend her extensive knowledge and experience to the Company's existing management team. With more than twenty years in the food, hospitality and consumer products industries, Abrams will be a valuable member of the healthy vending Company's team.
An award-winning professional, Abrams has led strategy, research, new product development, and supply chain sustainability efforts for consumer brands such as Marriott, MGM, Toyota and Wolfgang Puck. Abrams holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, as well as a BS in finance from the University of Illinois. She currently lives with her husband and two daughters in Bend, Oregon.
"We believe JoAnna will be a great asset to Fresh Healthy Vending," says Company Chairman and Founder Nick Yates. "JoAnna will help us increase our national footprint as we continue to partner with more of America's big corporations, complementing workplace wellness policies and initiatives. This is good news for our corporate operations department and even more so for our network of franchisees. We are very pleased to have JoAnna sit on our new Advisory Board."
"Eating on the go is a way of life for North American consumers, with many turning to vending machines filled with soda and sugary snacks," says Abrams. "Fresh Healthy Vending provides a front-line solution to promote wellness. I am very pleased to join their Advisory Board and help increase consumers' access to healthier food products -- in their workplaces, their schools, and throughout their daily lives."
