The growing number of children who are obese or overweight in certain countries or geographical areas is a fact, as evidenced by the continuous stu
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The growing concern for health is currently a global trend, so promoting healthy products is an opportunity that companies can exploit to different
Realfooders have positioned themselves in social networks such as Instagram by posting photographs of recipes, advises, habits and nutritional beha
The World Health Organization (WHO) have released a new guideline, “Policies to protect children from the harmful impact of food marketing”
For over 20 years, the EU has struggled to protect children from the harmful impact of food marketing even though food marketing has been identifie
The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests implementation of policies to restrict marketing of foods high in saturated fatty acids, trans-fatty a
Our global food system lacks the critically needed micronutrients to meet the daily requirements of the most at-risk populations.
Ultraprocessed products (UPPs), associated with obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), are becoming predominant on the global market and a t
This book explains how True Cost Accounting is an effective tool we can use to address the pervasive imbalance in our food system.
There is broad scientific consensus that current food systems are neither sustainable nor resilient: many agricultural practices are very resource-
Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) has been commissioned to benchmark the world’s 25 largest food and beverage (F&B) companies’ lobbying-rel
India is facing a rapidly escalating public health crisis of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with millions suffering from diabetes, cancer, and ca
This report evaluates two GAIN Nordic Partnership projects, one in Ethiopia and one in Zambia.
The Digital Framework is intended as a guide and source of inspiration for retailers and manufacturers as they formulate plans and objectives in th
In this short yet compelling video, we see traditional markets through the eyes of both a consumer (Felicia) an
In 2018, GAIN and HarvestPlus created a partnership with the shared ambition to expand coverage of biofortified nutrient dense foods to
This peer review paper argues that taking a healthy diet perspective, instead of a narrower production-focused approach, in food system transformat
This peer-review article in BMJ Nutrition Prevent & Health highlights an important area where public and private sectors need to align: brand a
This report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a leader in circular economy thinking, looks at redesigning food and food systems to be more natur
Vending Solutions is a vending machine company focused on healthy vending machine food item options, and was created in response to growing consume
This is an incredibly practical resource, written collaboratively to bring real-life experience and lessons from local food systems actors from Asi
In response to questions from Unicef country offices, this guidance note was prepared to give advice on accepting financial contributions or contri
This document sets out the results of an assessment by ATNI of 39 of the world’s major food manufacturers, which have been includ
The Vegetables for All (VfA) project in northeastern Tanzania is a multi-sectoral initiative, implemented by private sector, NGOs, and knowledge in
The theme of the 2020 report from the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) is Nutrition in a digital world. The articles, research a
In this research paper, the authors build on nutrition sensitive value chain frameworks and then present an implementation case study that seeks to
"We as communities, parents, governments, food corporations, marketers and global citizens have a collective responsibility to put childre
This modelling study published in the BMJ finds that a 20% price increase in high sugar snacks has the potential to reduce overall energy purchased
This study looks at how foods targeted towards children have changed between 2009 and 2017 in Canada.
New study on nudges for shaping consumer behaviour towards healthier food choices looks at 299 results from 96 field experiments.
This paper looks at the impact of supermarkets and hypermarkets on diets in urban areas of Zambia, taking income and other socioeconomic factors in
This paper covers the factors relating to public and private sector commitment to food fortification and crop b
The 44th edition of the UNSCN Nutrition - Food environments: Where people meet the food system - looks at how food environments influence
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
This article looks at whether nutrition information on packaging affects online sales.
The amount of food people consume away from home is rising in the U.S.
In 2018, FReSH hosted Science to Solutions Dialogues (SSD) between
City University of London has produced five briefs as part of the "Rethinking Food Policy: A Fresh Approach to Policy and Practice" series.
In this supplement issue of Maternal & Child Nutrition, Helen Keller International (HKI) authors have writte
This article looks at options for creating a communication and marketing strategy around food ingredients with “nutritional susta
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s Marketplace for Nutritious Foods program sparks private sector production and marketing of nutritious
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s Marketplace for Nutritious Foods program sparks private sector production and marketing of nutritious
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition’s Marketplace for Nutritious Foods program sparks private sector production and marketing of nutritious
Biofortification is "the process of increasing the density of vitamins and minerals in a crop through conventional plant breeding or agronomic prac
The Committee on World Food Security is a collaboration of international agencies, civil society, and the private sector focusing on policy issues
While this review does not specifically focus on public private engagement, or on nutrition, it has important implications for everyone working on
This is a report from a workshop on communication and collaboration on public health and nutrition between the private sector, academia, government
This short video shows the successes of public private collaboration in South Africa.
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.
This article has a useful summary of challenges along the food value chain that prevent compliance with national standards.
A one-page overview of the evidence showing the impact of food fortification programmes, as of 2016.
In 2012, Convergence Center for Policy Resolution embarked on an innovative approach to addressing America's obesity epidemic and other nutrition-r
A highly recommended resource on consumer demand from the perspective of public private engagement.
Improving diets in an era of food market transformation: Challenges and opportunities for engagement between the public and private sectors
This article in the British Medical Journal reviews strategies that governments can use to improve nutrition and health.
Industry leaders look at how consumer choices are driven by health, wellness, and sustainability.
Presentation for the Wellcome Trust looking at the role of policy on public food choices.
This brief from the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition calls on both public and priva
The Access to Nutrition Index has produced a 2018 scorecard for Campbell Soup company.
Principles guiding Unilever’s food and beverage marketing communications, including a promise not to direct any marketing communications to childre
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
It is far too easy to read expiration dates and food labels and err on the side of caution.
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
The Micronutrient Forum is a convener of academics, policy makers, and program implementers.
This book examines food fortification in all its forms.
This snapshot reports sets out the work of GAIN’s partners to employ food fortification as one way to improve
A concise account of lessons learned on salt and iron iodization by world renowned economists, as part of the costs benefit analysis on leading dev
Innovation has led to the world’s first food loss and waste calculator that instantly estimates the value of food loss and waste in terms of the nu
An excellent example of public private engagement, FAO and
This report looks at supply chain waste based on Feedback's research on export supply chains in Peru, Senegal, South Africa, the UK and a major Eur
Tesco CEO, and chair of Champions 12.3, Dave Lewis, discusses what a target can do to help food waste in this special blog for The Grocer.
The Food Waste Atlas tracks the world’s food loss and waste across the entire food system.
"An innovation evolution is needed to maximize the future impact of food fortification," says Dipika Matthias, Senior Program Manager at the Gates