LONDON — The world's biggest food and beverage companies on average sell products in low-income countries that are less healthy than what they sell in high-income ones, a new report revealed.
LONDON — The world's biggest food and beverage companies on average sell products in low-income countries that are less healthy than what they sell in high-income ones, a new report revealed.Products sold by companies that include Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever were assessed as part of a global index published by the Access to Nutrition Initiative , its first since 2021.
'It's a very clear picture that what these companies are selling in the poorest countries in the world, where they are more and more active, are not healthy products,' said Mark Wijne, research director at ATNI, in an interview with Reuters.'It's a wake-up call for governments in these countries to be vigilant,' he added.It is the first time the index has split the assessment into low- and high-income countries.
Firms Sell Less Healthy Items In Poorer Countries'
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