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Convenient health foods from kiosks latest idea at 1 Million Cups

The founder of a company that aims to get high-quality and popular health foods into high-volume locations – including schools – made a presentation Wednesday at Wichita’s 1 Million Cups.

1 Million Cups ICT is a weekly gathering designed to aid entrepreneurs by making contacts in the community and gaining awareness. It meets Wednesdays from 9 to 10 a.m. Next week’s event will be at Wichita State University’s Old Town offices, 238 N. Mead.

Envision Nutrition

Founder: Jason Fisher

Pitch: Fisher owned the cafe at the Downtown YMCA but went out of business in December after he grew too quickly. He hopes to start a new business focused on a few popular convenience health foods, such as smoothies, sold through kiosks in high-traffic areas such as gyms, shopping centers and schools.

Status: Still in the concept stage.

Need: More time, money, franchisees.

Contact: Facebook page

Next week: A special edition of 1 Million Cups that will be be part of Accelerate the Heartland. Speakers will talk about Pipeline Entrepreneurs and Ennovar at Wichita State University.

Dan Voorhis: 316-268-6577, @danvoorhis

This story was originally published September 28, 2016 at 4:46 PM with the headline "Convenient health foods from kiosks latest idea at 1 Million Cups."

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