Nick Yates is an accomplished serial entrepreneur based out of San Diego, California. Over the course of his long and varied career, Nick’s longstanding dream has been to offer simple, healthy food vending machines so that consumers on the go can get something more healthy and nutritious than a chocolate bar or potato chips. While pursuing this dream, he has been at the forefront of various technological advances in both the US and his native Australia. Nick Yates serves as the Chairman of Generation NEXT Franchise Brands, a public company that is driven by revolutionary concepts: Reis and Irvy’s LLC and 19 Degrees, which has earned it fame and recognition. In this capacity, Nick Yates has been at the helm of some of the most significant innovations in food vending.