TAKE ACTION
Next Steps for Selling Healthy Food
Planning
Step #
Action Item
Done
Action Step 1:
Schedule a consultation with HNMN staff to help you start or expand your healthy food
inventory.
Community Health and Nutrition
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Action Item
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Based on what you know about healthy food and nutrition labels…
Action Step 1:
Find the UNHEALTHIEST food item you have.
Write it down here: _________________________________________________
Based on what you know about healthy food and nutrition labels…a
Action Step 2:
Action Step 3:
Find the HEALTHIEST food item you have.
Write it down here: _________________________________________________
 Use our community survey (next page) to find out what your customers want.
When a customer makes a purchase, ask them what types of fruits or
vegetables they would like to see in your store from the list you provide them.
Make sure to mark it down next to the items!
 Identify 2-3 HEALTHY ITEMS to begin selling in your store.
 Contact us if you need support incorporating these new items in your store
Produce Purchasing Services
Step #
Action Item
Done
Action Step 1:
Make an appointment with COMPRA to find out more about how you can get fresh
produce into your store.
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Marketing and Branding
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Action Step 1:
Action Step 2:
Action Step 3:
Action Item
Done
Branding
 Identify one thing that I want my store to be know for?
Store Design, Layout, and Merchandising to Promote Sales of Healthy Food in My
Store
 Merchandising and Product Placement: Identify shelving space that you can
use to place healthy food NEAR THE CASH REGISTER (if you have healthy items,
place them here)
 Place water and other healthy beverages (ex. 100% fruit juice/no sugar added)
in the shelving space in the middle of the refrigerator
Sales and Promotion
 Signage: If you have any healthy items, place colorful signs with
“Healthy Item” written on them above or next to the item to identify them for
customers
 Signage and Marketing Materials: Contact the retail team at the Department
of Public Health to set up signage and marketing materials in your store
 Promotion: (If you have healthy products or fruits/vegetables) Contact the
retail team at the Department of Public Health to set up one Demo Day at your
store
 Promotion: (If you have healthy products or fruits/vegetables) Create a
loyalty stamp card for fruits and vegetables/healthy foodo Ex. “Buy 9 healthy items, get the 10th one free”
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