LOS ANGELES, March 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AVT, Inc. (OTC Markets: AVTC) (www.autoretail.com), a leading manufacturer of automated retailing systems and custom vending machines, announced today that they have received contracts to place their popular automated retailing centers in more locations of the nation's largest chain of fitness centers.

AVT will be building and delivering units for installation in fitness clubs in major cities throughout America.

The machines are very popular in the existing locations, and sell a wide variety of merchandise that appeals to fitness club members, including protein drinks and sports beverages, towels, ear buds, fitness calculators, healthy snacks, and even combination locks.

"We have not only designed a system that engages consumers and is fun to use," says James Winsor, CEO of AVT, Inc., "but we have also merchandised the units with interesting and useful products, specially selected for the fitness member."

The AVT units, which first went into a center in Irvine, California, have been doing steady and strong business, prompting the order for additional units in clubs across the nation.  

There are 52.9 million members of health fitness clubs in the United States.

AVT has started production on this significant order and expects to have all units built and shipped within 6 months.

For more information on AVT and their full line of Smart Vending Solutions, call (877) 424-3663, or visit: www.autoretail.com

ABOUT AVT:

AVT is a world leader in customized self-service solutions, and has developed patented technologies that have gained international acclaim. The company has been awarded for their innovative vending designs, and is credited with being one of the leading forces in the automated retailing and vending industries.

AVT is a publicly traded company, ticker: AVTC.

Figures on size of fitness industry taken from Statista.

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SOURCE AVT, Inc.