Inside our Supermarkets
Description
Australians buy most of their food from supermarkets. The supermarket environment (including the products available for sale, their prices, and the way they are promoted) has a major impact on what people choose to buy. In addition, through their own-brand products, supermarkets are now also the largest food manufacturers in Australia. There are a number of ways that supermarkets can support their customers to make healthier food choices.
Research notes
This project was conducted by researchers within the Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), a WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, at Deakin University. The project team was led by Associate Professor Gary Sacks, with data collection and analysis conducted by Ella Robinson, supported by advice from Dr Adrian Cameron. The project forms part of INFORMAS (International Network for Food and Obesity/NCDs Research, Monitoring and Action Support), a global network of public-interest organisations and researchers that seek to monitor and benchmark public and private sector actions to create healthy food environments and reduce obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally. Prof Boyd Swinburn, Dr Lana Vanderlee, Dr Stefanie Vandevijvere, Prof Anna Peeters and several other researchers provided guidance to the project as part of INFORMAS and GLOBE. The project team would like to thank the many company representatives that provided data and helpful suggestions to support this project.