About Us
Founded out of a passion for health and nutrition, Health Island was founded by Philip Rubin and launched in July 2010. The company is based in Cape Town, South Africa but is now growing fast in Johannesburg as well. Current sites include Standard Bank, Vodacom, KPMG, Shell SA, Jupiter Drawing Room, Nelson Mandela University (George), Highbury/Safika Media, Homechoice, S1 Corporation, Softline/VIP Payroll, Kenilworth Clinic, Vega School of Branding, Primedia, Standard Bank, Allan Gray.
OUR MISSION is to bring a great range of afforfable, nutrion-packed, flavourful snacks to your fingertips - where you need it most - at work or play, and to educate people about nutrition. Nutrition is just one part of it. The bottom line? "be fit, eat right, think well".
We all need food on the go and at our fingertips. We don’t need food that is highly processed, high in sugar content, full of trans-fats and unsaturated oils. This kind of food does not sustain us and it does not provide the nutrition our body needs. Worst of all, it fills us temporarily and therefore delays us seeking and imbibing the nutrition our bodies were craving in the first place! Junk food fills us in the short term, it spikes our blood sugar, leads to subsequent fatigue and possible mood fluctuations. And then… we get hungry soon after. Why? Because we still did not get the nutrition we were seeking when we ate the wrong stuff.
Vending machines all over the world have lagged far behind when it comes to providing nutrition. In the long term we will pay for these food choices in medical bills!
The rawer the food, the healthier it is. Once food is heated over 47 deg Celcius, then 80% of the nutrition is immediately lost. You get hungry because your body is seeking nutrition. When you eat fast food, highly processed or cooked food, you are not getting the nutrition you need, so you continue eating, and so the cycle continues.
Much of the food in our islands of health… is raw! It is widely believed that a person can prevent disease through maintaining an alkaline state in the body. Alkaline foods are all raw vegetables, fruits, sprouts and some seeds and nuts.
Our vending machines are bright, colourful, and packed with goodness. They add aesthetic value to any environment. We also supply our incredible, unique range of health snacks directly to canteens, restaurants, delicatessans, farm stalls and hotels. Just shout for a price list: info@healthisland.co.za
Health Island at Schools
Health Island is committed to increasing nutrition awareness in schools while also encouraging students to make healthy choices. Healthy snacking is vital to children and adolescents' energy and nutritional needs in order to meet daily demands in school and at home.
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How to take your Fruit
Did you know that fruit should be eaten BEFORE a meal, not after?
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Social Responsibility
We try a lot of products in our vending machines.Some may work and some may not depending on the specific environment they are in. We donate much of our food that has passed the sell-by date and ensure that nothing gets wasted and products that are not popular in our machines will be donated to people in need. At least they are healthy.
Become a Franchisee
Help! We have made huge inroads at many sites nationally in the last year, and we are now inundated with demand! We are looking for franchisees to help meet this demand, people who want to run their own micro, scalable, service and health oriented vending business with our support and assistance. We have taken the initial risk and have proven the demand for our concept and products. We have an incredible range of natural, healthy snacks and drinks.
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