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Pricing and Availability Intervention in Vending Machines at Four Bus Garages

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French, Simone A., Hannan, Peter J., Harnack, Lisa J., Mitchell, Nathan R., Toomey, Traci L., Gerlach, Anne·2010·Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of lowering prices and increasing availability on sales of healthy foods and beverages from 33 vending machines in 4 bus garages as part of a multicomponent worksite obesity prevention intervention. METHODS: Availability of healthy items was increased to 50% and prices were lowered at least 10% in the vending machines in two metropolitan bus garages for an 18-month period. Two control garages offered vending choices at usual availability and prices. Sales data were collected monthly from each of the vending machines at the four garages. RESULTS: Increases in availability to 50% and price reductions of an average of 31% resulted in 10% to 42% higher sales of the healthy items. Employees were mostly price responsive for snack purchases. CONCLUSIONS: Greater availability and lower prices on targeted food and beverage items from vending machines was associated with greater purchases of these items over an 18-month period. Efforts to promote healthful food purchases in worksite settings should incorporate these two strategies.

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Authors
French, S. A., Hannan, P. J., Harnack, L. J., Mitchell, N. R., Toomey, T. L., & Gerlach, A.
Affiliations
University of Minnesota (US)
Corresponding author
French, Simone A.
Venue
Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Published
2010-01
Volume
52
Issue
1S
Pages
S29-S33
ISSN
1076-2752 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2111088505
Cited by
99
References
21
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL079478)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
vending machines, food pricing, food availability, beverages, bus garages, price responsiveness, food environment, employee nutrition
MeSH terms
Costs and Cost Analysis, Feeding Behavior, Food Dispensers, Automatic, Food Preferences, Health Promotion, Humans, Minnesota, Obesity, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Workplace, Motor Vehicles

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