Goal

Double the number of products delivering Positive Nutrition by 2025

FROM Commitment: More products with positive nutrition

Private food business / United Kingdom

Unilever

Date made: 28 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Verification status Verified Find out more
NAF SMARTness index High Find out more
Progress status On course See progress details
Targeted location Global - All Unilever Food & Refreshment product worldwide, so all brands in all countries, are in scope for this commitment as well as the products marketed under the joint venture of Lipton with PepsiCo
Targeted population Overall population (all ages, both sexes)
Duration October, 2019 - September, 2025

Goal action plan

Consumer understanding is at the heart of our innovation and renovation agenda to be able to deliver food and beverage products that are appealing and tasty to our consumers, and with a better nutritional quality. This goes hand-in-hand with continuous investment in new technologies, together with 3rd parties, that allow us to develop these products, now and in the future.

Unilever's nutritional commitments are embedded in the innovation and reformulation roadmaps of our brands, where specific guardrails are set for our product categories, with clear governance.

We drive up the nutritional density of our products by including more ingredients and nutrients we should eat more of. This can be achieved by using high quality ingredients delivering more nutrition or via fortification. We count products as delivering more positive nutrition when ingredients, macronutrients or micronutrients meeting at least one of the threshold values is considered to deliver Positive Nutrition. The threshold values will be published on Unilever.com and are based on dietary guidance (e.g. WHO recommendation to eat at least 400g/day for fruit and vegetables) or existing regulations (e.g., protein, fibre and micronutrient content to make a 'source of' claim). The selected ingredients are fruits, vegetables, legumes and fungi, wholegrains, nuts, and seeds. Macronutrients include unsaturated fatty acids, protein and fiber. And micronutrients include 5 critical that are at risk of deficiency: iron, iodine, zinc, Vit A and Vit D, and micronutrients that are associated with plant-based diets: Vit B2, folate, B12, C, E, Ca, Mg, K

Progress

Indicator

Primary indicator The Percentage Of Unilever's Food And Refreshment Product Sales, By Volume, That Meet Unilever's Standards For Positive Nutrition
Indicator monitor Annual reporting, externally audited, and published via Unilever.com

Reports

Stage Measurement Date Value Status
Baseline 2019 27%
Progress report September 2023 By 2023, 52% of the portfolio meets Unilever Standards for Positive Nutrition (annual sales volume) On course
The reported progress indicates that the expected level thus far had been achieved, though must be maintained until the end date is reached.
Target September, 2025 54%

Nutrition Action Classification

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

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