
Document 28
- Ref. Ares(2021)5087922 -12/08/2021
From:
.._ _____ 11111{PEP} < ______ x..@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent:
jeudi 1 juillet 202110:07
To:
(SANTE);
(SANTE);
$ANTE
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Cc:
(PEP}
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Subject:
PepsiCo new commitments on sustainable food systems
Dear _____ and.
Today, as part of our plan to build a more sustainable food system, PepsiCo Europe is making new
commitments to increase healthier snacks and beverage options in our portfolio across the EU. These
pledges will be submitted to the European Commission's call for voluntary pledges in the Code of
Conduct for Responsible Business and Marketing Practices.
For our beverage portfolio,
PepsiCo Europe will reduce the average level of added sugars across our
entire EU soft drinks range by a further 25% by 2025, and 50% by 2030. This is a journey we have been
on for well over a decade with our own brands as well as with our soft drinks association UNESDA.
Across Europe, where PepsiCo has already established a strong sugar-free portfolio including Pepsi MAX
and 7UP Free, almost one in three of our beverages sold in the region already contains no added sugar.
PepsiCo Europe also wants to diversify our snack portfolio to include healthier options, learning from
our success in growing sugar-free beverages. We aim to increase sales of snacks rated B or better in
the widely used Nutri-Score nutrition labelling system by more than lOX
by 2025. This
will make
healthier snacks our fastest growing food category over the next four years with an ambition
to expand this to a $1 billion portfolio by 2030.
We will need an enabling policy environment to succeed. For example, our sugar reduction efforts need
to be underpinned by confident regulatory backing for tried and tested low- and no-calorie sweeteners
that are part of the solution. Our investments in healthier snacks need to be bolstered by a clear,
consumer-friendly framework for EU-wide consumer information, including on nutrition labelling and
claims. And our other investments in greener packaging will only deliver if the EU and national policy
frameworks incentivise and sustain this transition over time.
Beyond stimulating business action, the Code of Conduct will prove its value if it helps foster the open,
transparent and action-oriented multi-stakeholder dialogue that we will need in order to translate the
Farm to Fork Strategy vision into a coherent set of EU policies and actions in the coming years.
We value the many voices that have informed our current path and welcome ongoing dialogue with you
as we accelerate our sustainability agenda in the months and years ahead. I would appreciate any
feedback from you on our new commitments and also welcome any opportunity to discuss them with
you and your team.
Yours sincerely,