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Many San Jose neighborhoods rely on local corner stores and mini marts for their food purchases – businesses where snack foods and sugary beverages are plentiful while fresh fruits and vegetables are scarce.
The Health Trust, the same group behind “Fresh Carts” mobile food carts, will showcase the first healthy conversion of a San Jose corner store on September 17th, 2014, 10am-11am as part of the launch of the Good. To Go. initiative.
The Health Trust Good. To Go. initiative is increasing the number of places where fresh and healthy foods can be conveniently and affordably purchased. Equally important, Good. To Go. will market these new “fun, fast, fresh” foods as a superior competitor to packaged convenience foods. Emit Mini Mart is one of dozens of stores participating in the initiative through healthy makeovers.
Emit Mini Mart is an example of how corner stores and resident entrepreneurs can take on the epidemic of obesity and chronic illnesses by ensuring healthy food access.
Read more about the launch of the Good. To Go. initiative.
Check out photos of the conversion process on Facebook.
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