1. FOOD AT WORK
Kate Taylor, Bsc Hons

2. THE BRIEF
We are more emotionally connected to food than ever before, yet the majority of employers fail to exploit food’s potential as a key driver in workplace strategy.
NUTRITIONIST
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
Seeing it from both sides

3. OUTCOMES
Have a clear understanding of why we are in the situation we are in when it comes to health?
Understand how food must be integral to a workplace solution and how to implement this?
Be able to instigate a conversation for change within your business on food and beverage

4. KEY STATISTICS
UK year increase in life expectancy from 1990 – 2013,
However we aren’t healthier, while deaths rates from diabetes fell by about 56%, the increases in illness and disability associated with diabetes have been substantial, rising by around 75% over the last 23 years. (Public Health England, 2015)
Health problems associated with obesity = £5bn per annum (NHS)
All of these are derived from what we fuel ourselves with
And today……..
18 presentations, 1 focussed on the impact of food
Improving dietary habits is a societal, not just an individual problem. Therefore it demands a population-based, multisectorial, multi-disciplinary, and culturally relevant approach. (WHO)

5. PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT CERTAIN FOOD ISSUES, 2014-2015
Other than price health is ranked second in importance

7. Why is eating at work so different?
THE CURRENT STANDARD
Calories everywhere
Sometimes other nutrients too
Multitude of resource for people to read – and do they?
A healthy meal, what’s that about?
Creatures of habit
Why is eating at work so different?

8. VS

9. INTEGRATION Cross functional Measurement – meal uptake,
sales rise and falls
Educational – recipe cards,
nutritionist support
What about marketing and comms?
Environment…

10. OUTCOMES
Have a clear understanding of why we are in the situation we are in when it comes to health?
Understand how food must be integral to a workplace solution and how to implement this?
Be able to instigate a conversation for change within your business on food and beverage