Survey: Consumers believe food companies share responsibility for healthy diet

Nine out of 10 respondents say companies have at least some responsibility

A new survey says nine out of 10 consumers believe food companies share responsibility for healthy diets.

The survey, conducted by Surveygoo on behalf of PR agency Ingredient Communications, asked 1,300 consumers around the world how much responsibility food and drink companies have for ensuring a healthy diet. Fifty-two percent of respondents said “a lot,” and an additional 37 percent said “some.” Only 9 percent said that food and drink companies had no responsibility.

Consumers in Asia were more likely to place the burden on food companies, with 68 percent saying food companies had “a lot” of responsibility for healthy diets. Only 39 percent of Westerners said the same.

KEYWORDS: healthy foods research

Looking for a reprint of this article?
From high-res PDFs to custom plaques, order your copy today!

Casey Laughman is the former Editor in Chief of Food Engineering magazine. He has almost two decades’ experience as a writer and editor for mainstream and trade publications. He spent several years as a writer and editor for two news services before becoming the editor of a legal publication and managing editor of a trade magazine that covered the commercial facilities market.