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PARIS and GENEVA, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- 11 Organisations Provide Examples, Learnings and Recommendations on How to

Improve Nutrition at Work

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

(GAIN) ( https://www.gainhealth.org/ ), as part of the Workforce Nutrition

Alliance (WNA) ( https://workforcenutrition.org/#/home ), are thrilled to

publish the Workforce Nutrition Alliance Case Study Booklet (

https://tinyurl.com/2p94sjjd ), where eleven organisations shared their

experiences on workforce nutrition and how they are working with their

employees to provide more nutritious meals at work and support nutrition

education.

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This booklet consists of a collection of examples that showcase the work and

direction of organisations that have made public commitments using the

Nutrition Accountability Framework (

https://globalnutritionreport.org/resources/naf/ ). Global organisations such

as Ajinomoto, Eat Well Global, Google, Griffith Foods, Indofood, Kao, ofi,

Olam, Quorn Foods, Royal DSM and Unilever contributed to this booklet. The case

studies explore what these enterprises have done regarding workforce nutrition,

the impact of their work and challenges faced which will hopefully inspire

other companies to do more for their workers in office and throughout their

supply chains.

"Over the last 12 months, we have seen more companies join us on our journey, a

journey focused on enhancing workforce nutrition programmes and cementing this

action through a positive commitment to improve workforce nutrition at work. As

with everything the CGF does, our focus has to be on driving actions and

sharing knowledge, and this is a great example of the impact we can have when

we work together on these key topics." – Wai-Chan Chan Managing Director, The

Consumer Goods Forum

The WNA was founded with a core belief that good nutrition is a key driver for

both healthy lives and healthy business. To achieve this, the Alliance aims to

support employers to adopt and expand workforce nutrition programmes to

positively impact over three million employees in member organisations and

supply chains by 2025 and over ten million by 2030.

Why is workforce nutrition important? At this point, one in nine people is

undernourished, and one in three people is overweight or obese, bringing

significant losses to individuals, households, economies and businesses due to

malnutrition.

We know that 58% of the global population will spend at least one third of

their adult lives at work, making the workplace an optimal point of

intervention to contribute to improved health and wellbeing of individuals,

their families and society at large.

Thus, by leveraging the workplace as a connector to people, the WNA can bring

access to and knowledge about healthy eating to millions of people around the

global through workforce nutrition. Global acknowledgement came at the

Nutrition for Growth Summit in Tokyo in 2021 where workforce nutrition was

identified as a win-win – benefiting people, businesses, and economies.

"We believe the 'business case' for change is strong. With workers spending, on

average, one third of their lives at work, the workplace is an optimal point of

intervention to contribute to improved health and wellbeing of individuals,

their families and society at large. We are now calling on more organisations

to join this movement." – Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance

for Improved Nutrition (GAIN).

Click here to access the case study booklet ( https://tinyurl.com/2p94sjjd )

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To Learn More About The Global Alliance For Improved Nutrition -

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SOURCE  The Consumer Goods Forum