Stakeholder feedback on our strategy and commitments
Stakeholders were integral to shaping the direction of our Health Report. Here we share a selection of their comments and feedback on our health strategy and targets.
(Former) Secretary of State for Health
"This PepsiCo report is encouraging reading. It demonstrates the progress made by a company that supports our aim of making it easier for everyone to make the healthier choices that will help us all lives happier, longer lives. Part of our response to the obesity challenge is Change4Life - the movement for better health in which everyone has a part to play - from local communities, Government departments and the NHS, to the institutions and brands people trust and use. People need support to change their attitudes to food - it isn't something Government can tackle alone. They need the help of their peers and crucially, an environment that helps them choose healthier, lower fat, lower calorie options in the shopping aisles. PepsiCo's pledges to work towards our shared goal of a healthier future for all are warmly received."
Andy Burnham
Former Secretary of State for Health
(Former) Shadow Secretary of State for Health
"I understand that the scale and nature of the obesity challenge we face cannot be tackled by Government action alone. We need a partnership approach with business, the voluntary sector and social enterprise. That's why I welcome the publication of PepsiCo's report. It demonstrates exactly the kind of leadership from the food and drink industry that is required to help improve public health outcomes. The proposals - particularly in relation to reformulation and portion size - are entirely compatible with those set out in the Public Health Commission paper which we commissioned and was published last summer. I hope that other companies will be inspired by this report. Together, we can make it easier for people to make the healthy choices they want to make."
Andrew Lansley
Former Shadow Secretary of State for Health
Which?
"Consumers are longing to make healthier choices when it comes to the food that they eat and crying out for companies to improve their offering. PepsiCo is savvy enough to know that innovating and providing an increasing range of healthier options is the way to keep their customers happy and their long-term future secure. Having been at the forefront of a campaign to make the healthy choice the easy choice, Which? has welcomed the positive changes they have started to make and would urge other companies to follow suit."
Anna Butterworth
Head of External Relations
Medical Research Council
"We welcome the PepsiCo Health Report which provides a framework to develop a business that values public health. Consumers aspire to a healthier diet and the transformation of the food environment is a vital step in helping them to achieve this goal. Together this will reduce the tragic burden of diet-related disease in the UK. What matters now for public health is that PepsiCo fully deliver on these commitments and that other companies compete to set the standard ever higher."
Dr Susan Jebb
Head of Nutrition and Health Research
Forum for the Future
"We applaud both PepsiCo's desire to be a powerful agent of positive change and the scale of ambition shown here. Looking ahead, we challenge PepsiCo on two fronts. Firstly, to roll out the pioneering ambitions across the global business. And secondly, to join up thinking on environmental sustainability and health and wellness in order to ensure that its business is based on delivering products that are healthy not just for people, but also for the planet."
Peter Madden
Chief Executive
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