A healthy beverage vending contract gives a school district the opportunity to control the array of products sold or advertised to students while generating much-needed revenue from the agreement. This fact sheet outlines key considerations for schools, including what to look for when soliciting a vendor, best practices to ensure a sound agreement, and ways for parents and other community members to get involved in the process.

NPLAN's other vending tools include:

• District Policy Establishing a Healthy Vending Program is a sample policy setting out the components of a vending program that successfully limits the sale of unhealthy foods and beverages.
• Model Healthy Beverage Vending Agreement is a model contract to help school officials and attorneys maximize the financial benefits from their district’s beverage vending agreements.