Nestle papers show over 60% of its food portfolio is 'unhealthy'

The firm has said it is working on a 'company-wide project' to update its nutrition and health strategy

The world’s largest food company, Nestlé, has acknowledged that over  60 per cent of its mainstream food and drinks products do not meet a “recognised definition of health” and that “some of our categories and products will never be ‘healthy’ no matter how much we renovate”.
 
A presentation circulated among top executives this year, seen by the Financial Times, says only 37 per cent of Nestlé’s food and beverages by revenues, excluding products such as pet food and specialised medical nutrition, achieve a rating above 3.5 under Australia’s health star rating system. According to FT, this system scores foods