Other content with the tag "Consumer demand".

February 7, 2024

This study aimed to evaluate the market opportunity for AP in LMICs by evaluating current global AP market trends, the factors influencing consumer

January 30, 2024

Public and private plant breeders, crucial users of plant genetic resources conserved in global genebanks, play a significant role in enhancing foo

July 3, 2023

The Indian food consumption landscape is changing significantly.

May 19, 2023

A 2019 FAO and WHO report advised Member State governments to “develop national FBDG recommendations that define context-specific sustainable healt

April 14, 2023

There are perceptions that meat alternatives carry risks similar to other novel foods.

April 12, 2023

Understanding individual-based motives governing food choice is necessary to design appropriate interventions and support food systems consistent w

Environmental sustainability in national food-based dietary guidelines: a global review
March 21, 2023

Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) provide country-specific guidance on what constitutes a healthy diet.

How Perspectives on Food Safety of Vendors and Consumers Translate into Food-Choice Behaviors in 6 African and Asian Countries
January 18, 2023

Consumption of unsafe foods increases morbidity and mortality and is currently an issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

ATNI Spotlight on Lobbying 2022
December 20, 2022

Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) has been commissioned to benchmark the world’s 25 largest food and beverage (F&B) companies’ lobbying-rel

Small pelagic fish supply abundant and affordable micronutrients to low- and middle-income countries
December 2, 2022

Fish is expected to contribute to healthy diets where it is affordable and accessible but the cost and availability of nutrient-rich foods, includi

The Role of Aquatic Foods in Sustainable Healthy Diets
November 28, 2022

Diverse aquatic foods – including animals, plants and microorganisms farmed in and harvested from water, as well as cell- and plant-based foods eme

November 24, 2022

Nutrition plays a key role in supporting the human immune system and reducing the risk of infections.

November 24, 2022

India is facing a rapidly escalating public health crisis of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with millions suffering from diabetes, cancer, and ca

November 23, 2022

Ultra-processed foods (Nova group 4) are industrial formulations made by deconstructing whole foods into chemical constituents, altering them and r

November 23, 2022

UNICEF recognizes the importance of engaging business to achieve nutrition results for children.

November 23, 2022

Food affordability is an important determinant of food choice and access, driving dietary patterns, nutrition status and overall health and environ

November 21, 2022

It is estimated that approximately 70% of children in India, between the ages of 6 months and 59 months are anemic.

November 17, 2022

Aquatic food has a vital role to play in creating a global food system that supports a healthy human population on a healthy planet, yet it has bee

Concerns over Access to Healthy and Sustainable Food-Grains of Truth Report
November 17, 2022

For the second year, EAT and

August 16, 2022

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June 8, 2022

The SUN Business Network (SBN) is the private sector branch of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement and aims to support businesses to grow the r

June 8, 2022

The SUN Business Network (SBN) is the private sector branch of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement and aims to support businesses to grow the r

June 8, 2022

The SUN Business Network (SBN) is the private sector branch of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement and aims to support businesses to grow the r

June 8, 2022

The SUN Business Network (SBN) is the private sector branch of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement and aims to support businesses to grow the r

June 7, 2022

This report evaluates two GAIN Nordic Partnership projects, one in Ethiopia and one in Zambia.

May 28, 2022

The Digital Framework is intended as a guide and source of inspiration for retailers and manufacturers as they formulate plans and objectives in th

May 22, 2022

This report from the Drivers of Food Choice program highlights the importance of consumer demand when it comes

May 22, 2022

Though this paper has restricted access, it offers an innovative and effective methodology to improve the level

May 16, 2022

This webinar from Feed the Future’s EatSafe program explores the critical link between food safety and nutritio

May 9, 2022

In 2018, GAIN and HarvestPlus created a partnership with the shared ambition to expand coverage of biofortified nutrient dense foods to

March 1, 2022

This peer review paper argues that taking a healthy diet perspective, instead of a narrower production-focused approach, in food system transformat

January 18, 2022

This peer-review article in BMJ Nutrition Prevent & Health highlights an important area where public and private sectors need to align: brand a

November 17, 2021

This Blue Food collection in Nature is the result of a collaboration between The Blue Food Assessment

October 22, 2021

This report from EAT and GlobeScan looks at the opinions of over 30,000 consumers in 31 markets around the world about their definition of good, he

June 17, 2021

Vending Solutions is a vending machine company focused on healthy vending machine food item options, and was created in response to growing consume

June 11, 2021

Nutrition labels have become the norm for packaged foods in many countries, and can help consumers make informed food choices in terms of personal

December 18, 2020

This chapter from WBCSD's Food and Agriculture Roadmap series sets out three policy recommendations from the consumer perspective, which have impli

December 18, 2020

This is an incredibly practical resource, written collaboratively to bring real-life experience and lessons from local food systems actors from Asi

December 2, 2020

In this video, a single mother living in South London tells us about her struggles to find fresh, affordable and healthy food.

September 3, 2020

In Asia, there has been a slight trend in consumers purchasing more nutrient dense foods during COVID-19.

August 26, 2020

This is an evaluation one year into the review of a large-scale collaboratio

August 26, 2020

Deloitte’s global Future of Food initiative is a cross sector ambition to help companies in four areas:

August 24, 2020

In 2019, GAIN commissioned Philanthropy Advisors (PA), a consulting firm specialised in the evaluation of devel

July 21, 2020

The Vegetables for All (VfA) project in northeastern Tanzania is a multi-sectoral initiative, implemented by private sector, NGOs, and knowledge in

July 17, 2020

The theme of the 2020 report from the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) is Nutrition in a digital world. The articles, research a

March 4, 2020

The Health Star Rating is a front-of-pack labelling system that rates the overall nutritional profile of packaged food and assigns it a rating from

January 21, 2020

In 2018, GAIN and HarvestPlus created a partnership with the shared ambition to expand coverage of biofortified nutrient dense foods to at least 20

November 18, 2019

This report examines the importance of fruits and vegetables in combating malnutrition.

October 24, 2019
"We as communities, parents, governments, food corporations, marketers and global citizens have a collective responsibility to put childre
October 12, 2019

This case study summarises the findings of research undertaken by GAIN and NewForesight to explore what motivated Touton, a major cocoa trader, to

August 22, 2019

New study on nudges for shaping consumer behaviour towards healthier food choices looks at 299 results from 96 field experiments.

August 9, 2019

This special report from the IPCC highlights the impact of land use and agricultural practices on climate change.

August 8, 2019

This podcast explores US agricultural policy through a Cold War lens, discussing the ‘Farms Race’ between the US and the Soviet Union.

July 26, 2019

New study in the Lancet calculates historical and future availability of fruit and vegetables compared to the amount recommended by the World Healt

July 11, 2019

The 44th edition of the UNSCN Nutrition - Food environments: Where people meet the food system - looks at how food environments influence

July 8, 2019

Plating Up Progress has released a new investor briefing, Plating Up Progress Part 1, which looks at the sustainability risks and opportunities for

July 2, 2019

There are relatively few peer review articles looking at risk assessment for entrepreneurs in the healthy food industry.

Healthy diet and association with an increasing trend towards foods with probiotics
July 2, 2019

Priobiotics have become one of the most popular nutritional supplements in recent years. This mini review paper shows that this is in part caused b

Parent activists versus the corporation: A fight for school food sovereignty
July 2, 2019

This is an uplifting evidence-based assessment of what it takes to successfully campaign against corporate power.

July 2, 2019

This paper assesses how employee nutrition impacts on productivity, absenteeism, and healthcare costs.

July 2, 2019

This article looks at whether nutrition information on packaging affects online sales.

July 2, 2019

The amount of food people consume away from home is rising in the U.S.

June 27, 2019

This set of briefs from GAIN provides evidence to support the effectiveness of workforce nutrition programmes.

June 26, 2019

In 2018, FReSH hosted Science to Solutions Dialogues (SSD) between

June 20, 2019

This article looks at options for creating a communication and marketing strategy around food ingredients with “nutritional susta

June 18, 2019

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s Marketplace for Nutritious Foods program sparks private sector production and marketing of nutritious

June 18, 2019

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s Marketplace for Nutritious Foods program sparks private sector production and marketing of nutritious

June 18, 2019

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s Marketplace for Nutritious Foods program sparks private sector production and marketing of nutritious

June 18, 2019

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s Marketplace for Nutritious Foods program sparks private sector production and marketing of nutritious

June 18, 2019

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s Marketplace for Nutritious Foods program sparks private sector production and marketing of nutritious

June 17, 2019

"Culture overwhelms some of our best programmatic work in nutrition and health, and we fail to appreciate the power of business an

June 17, 2019

This short animated video from NutriFish1000 sets out the nutritional benefits of eating small fish in Bangladesh.

June 17, 2019

IGD and FIA conducted this study to explore the consumer attitudes towards healthier product reformulation, the progress within the industry and th

June 7, 2019

Sight and Life, DSM, and John Hopkin’s Bloomberg School of Public Health have come together to publish lessons from a four decade partnership.

June 6, 2019

Seventy-five percent of the global food supply comes from 12 plant and five animal species – this report by WWF, Washington University, and food gi

June 6, 2019

This blog, by Alex Rees, asks some difficult questions – namely, do agricultural investments in Africa come anywhere close to the recommendations l

June 6, 2019

This collection of news stories highlights some of the biggest challenges facing our food systems, and how policy and innovation can come together

May 29, 2019

FReSH’s True Cost of Food Discussion Paper identifies the methodological and data gaps that need to be filled to make true cost accounting (TCA) mo

May 29, 2019

This report sheds light on twelve specific innovations which can reduce the price of nutritious food, address food safety i

A global review of food-based dietary guidelines
May 27, 2019

This review gives an overview of food-based dietary guidelines by region and date, alongside looking at key messages about certain produce.

May 24, 2019

This webinar goes hand in hand with a report by Ipsos,

Innovation in large-scale nutrition surveys report
May 24, 2019

Partnership between Ipsos – a social market and research company, and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

May 24, 2019

FoodSwitch is an example of innovation that is empowering consumers to make smarter nutrition decisions.

May 24, 2019

Multinationals have the power to change people’s relationship with food – as this short opinion piece demonstrates.

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May 24, 2019

The cost of a nutritious meal is not fixed and it can be heavily dependent upon the season.

May 24, 2019

Impact of increasing the proportion of healthier foods available on energy purchased in worksite cafeterias: A stepped wedge randomized

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May 20, 2019

An evaluation of 21 systematic reviews looking at the effect of workplace dietary interventions on health outcomes.

May 20, 2019

China has undergone rapid change in recent years which has impacted on the health of its workforce.

May 17, 2019

Chapter 6 of this report from PATH and MQSUN+ focuses on the role that businesses play in

Global Nutrition Report 2018 : What people eat and why it matters
April 29, 2019

Chapter four of the Global Nutrition Report looks at diets as both a cause and a solution to malnutrition.

Consumer insight for improved nutrition: Why consumer research is required to develop demand for nutritious foods among low-income consumers
April 29, 2019

This article from SUN Business Network emphasises that to improve nutrition, especially for the most vulnerable, greater understanding of low-incom

April 29, 2019

Comment piece by Lawrence Haddad looking at incentives for business to address the global nutrition challenge.

April 28, 2019

This short video shows the successes of public private collaboration in South Africa.

April 28, 2019

This is a great podcast from The Doctor's Farmacy that touches on a lot of important aspects of public private engagement for nutrition. Host Dr.

Growing consumer demand for healthier eating
April 27, 2019

In 2012, Convergence Center for Policy Resolution embarked on an innovative approach to addressing America's obesity epidemic and other nutrition-r

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April 25, 2019

Leading experts and co-chairs of the EAT-Lancet Commission, Prof Walter Willett and Prof.

April 25, 2019

Working paper by the World Resources Institute focuses on three changes to consumption patterns that can ensure a sustainable food system.

April 25, 2019

Between now and 2050, changes in global population and income levels will have huge implications for the global food system.

April 24, 2019

Academic article from 2014 looking at effective workforce health promotion strategies.

April 24, 2019

Companion document to the United States National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Food Service Guidelines in Public Servi

April 24, 2019

The United States National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion have drafted guidelines for public food services aimed at gov

April 24, 2019

Peer review article in The Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics looking at the frequency of workforce consumption and the nutritional

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April 24, 2019

This article from the New Food Economy gives a helpful analysis of a recent study on

April 24, 2019

Each year, the Global Nutrition Report provides a snapshot of the state of malnutrition.

April 24, 2019

This 2019 Lancet Commission Report looks at systemic causes for the triple problems of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change.

April 24, 2019

This landmark paper does not only make recommendations, it shows what can be done with the global resources we have and are likely to have in the f

Access to Nutrition Index
April 24, 2019

The Access to Nutrition Index is published by the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI)

April 23, 2019

A highly recommended resource on consumer demand from the perspective of public private engagement.

April 23, 2019

Base of the pyramid typically refers to the largest and poorest socio-economic grouping, and it is estimated that people in this ‘category’ spend u

April 23, 2019

Improving diets in an era of food market transformation: Challenges and opportunities for engagement between the public and private sectors

April 23, 2019

Paper by Sight and Life puts forward a framework for public private engagement in nutrition.

April 23, 2019

This report, compiled for the European Competitiveness and Sustainable Industrial Policy Consortium, gives a detailed look into the impact of food

April 23, 2019

In the U.K.’s Budget 2016 a soft drink industry levy was announced to reduce consumption of sugary soft drinks.

April 22, 2019

The Harvard Kennedy School Corporate Responsibility Initiative looks at what is needed to boost investment in value chains, especially from small a

April 22, 2019

The Food Climate Research Network calls for a more equitable balance of power within the food system.

April 21, 2019

Dietary Guidelines for Americans set the country’s nutrition policy and help direct over $80 billion federal spending.

April 21, 2019

Discussion paper by the Food Climate Network addressing the relationship between food and environmental sustainability.

April 21, 2019

This report from FAO and the Food Climate Research Network looks at national dietary guidelines as a practical intervention to improve nutrition an

April 21, 2019

In this policy brief, the Global Panel makes the case that healthy diets are a foundation underpinning positive progress towards the Sustainable De

April 19, 2019

This report summarizes the findings of a workshop for representatives of the Tanzanian government, development partners, civil society, and private

Perspectives on factors driving new trends in the food and drink industry
April 19, 2019

Industry leaders look at how consumer choices are driven by health, wellness, and sustainability.

April 19, 2019

Health gossip is rife in Indonesia.

April 19, 2019

This up-to-date market analysis focuses only on answering the most important questions that all companies face.

April 19, 2019

Presentation for the Wellcome Trust looking at the role of policy on public food choices.

April 19, 2019

Given that sugary drinks are endemic and that obesity is on the rise, many drinks manufacturers have launched social responsibility campaigns.

April 19, 2019

As a systematic and rigorous analysis, this Lancet paper provides perspective on the issue of consumer demand creation by systematically reviewing

April 19, 2019

The Access to Nutrition Index has produced a 2018 scorecard for Campbell Soup company.

April 19, 2019

Principles guiding Unilever’s food and beverage marketing communications, including a promise not to direct any marketing communications to childre

April 19, 2019

Presentation by the BoP Innovation Centre – an independent foundation created to deliver a one-stop shop for business, investors, and advisors with

April 19, 2019

A technical briefing for anyone working on behavior change initiatives at scale.

April 19, 2019

Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director at GAIN and winner of the World Food Prize 2018 calls for a revolution in the way we create demand for nutritio

April 17, 2019

The Consumer Goods Forum seeks to secure consumer trust and drive positive change by bringing together over 400 consumer goods re

April 17, 2019

Alive & Thrive is an initiative that aims to improve infant and young child feeding practices by increasing rates of exclusiv

April 17, 2019

This paper reviews 41 workforce nutrition interventions published between 1995 and 2006 in the South African Journal of Clinical

April 17, 2019

Blueprint for Business Action on Health Literacy supports the Europe 2020 strategy and the renewed EU strategy for Corporate Soci

April 17, 2019

This book by the International Labour Organisation asks important questions about food at work, including: employment conditions, wages

April 15, 2019

This short report gives an overview of rice fortification literature indexed in PubMed, including examples of successful public private engagement

April 15, 2019

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the addition of iodine to infant formulas, the iodisation of salt, and the addition of salt and

April 15, 2019

In 2015 the Nourishing Millions project reviewed literature and case studies to show the evolution of nutrition during the past 50 years.

April 15, 2019

This snapshot reports sets out the work of GAIN’s partners to employ food fortification as one way to improve

April 4, 2019

A brief ‘how to’ of daily habits that can help consumers reduce food loss and waste.