Bangkok– 16 October, 2018: Mr. Victor Seah, Chairman and CEO of Nestlé Indochina, announced the celebration of Nestlé’s success as Thailand’s leading food and beverage company with a total of 44 products certified with the Healthier Choice logo – the highest number in Thailand for the year 2018. This accomplishment reflects the Nestlé Purpose of “Enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future.” Nestlé organized an exhibit of its products certified with the Healthier Choice logo, and also shared insightful knowledge through a variety of sustainable nutrition and health promotion programs, at the 12th Thailand Congress of Nutrition (TCN), organized by the Nutrition Association of Thailand Under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, which recently took place at BITEC Bangna.
The celebration was honored by Professor Visith Chavasit, Food Science Specialist, National Food Committee and Professor, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University; Dr. Tipvon Parinyasiri, Advisor to the FDA, and Ms. Supattra Boonserm, FDA Food Bureau Chief; who joined Nestlé (Thai) Ltd. executives Mr. Nophadol Siwabutr, Director for Corporate Affairs; Ms. Somrudee Boonhaijaroen, Communication & Marketing Services Director, and Mrs. Kanokthip Prinyarnussorn, Nutrition, Health & Wellness Group Manager at the celebration, where they offered their congratulations.
Mr. Victor Seah, Chairman and CEO of Nestlé Indochina, said, “I am very delighted that Nestlé is a leading food and beverage company in Thailand that is committed to offering healthy nutrition for Thai consumers. Currently, we have a total of 44 products with the Healthier Choice logo. We are committed to continuously developing choices for top product brands that offer health and nutritional benefits together with a delicious taste, such as NESCAFÉ Americano, NESCAFÉ Black Ice, MILO 3-in-1 Less Sugar, NESVITA, BEAR BRAND UHT (Plain), and 14 products under the Nestlé Ice Cream brand including Eskimo, Lafrutta, and MILO, all of which have received excellent feedback from Thai consumers. Nestlé will continue to renovate and innovate our products to provide a Healthier Choice in line with the Nestlé Purpose of ‘Enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future’ for Thai consumers.”
The Healthier Choice logo program is a partnership of the Nutrition Association of Thailand Under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, the National Thai Food Committee, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Ministry of Public Health, and the Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University. The Healthier Choice logo is a symbol on packaging that indicates a food or beverage is certified to meet a strict criteria of nutrition standards that ensure they contain the proper amount of sugar, fat, and sodium. This certification means the products are a healthy choice, which helps consumers to make more informed decisions about their sugar, fat, and sodium intake.
Currently, Nestlé is the food and beverage company that has the most products that have received this certification in Thailand, with 44 products certified with the Healthier Choice logo. (Based on information provided by the Healthier Choice logo project on October 1, 2018)
