Britannia Nutrition Foundation commemorates 11 years of improving health & nutritional outcomes for children & women
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Aims to positively impact over 1 lakh lives this year
To benefit marginalized sections of society in over 300 villages across 8 states this year
NEW DELHI, July 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Britannia Nutrition Foundation recently completed its 11 year anniversary in addressing child malnutrition in India.
Over these years, the Foundation has been collaborating with various government and non government stakeholders to address malnutrition and iron deficiency anemia among children, adolescents and women. The Foundation, through its holistic program approach, is working to improve the nutritional status of the communities near Britannia s manufacturing sites.
A century of resilience helped stay the course during the pandemic: Britannia s Varun Berry
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A century of resilience helped stay the course during the pandemic: Britannia s Varun BerryBy Varun Berry, ET CONTRIBUTORS
Last Updated: Jul 07, 2021, 09:21 AM IST
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I am immensely proud that our employees have been resolutely facing the pandemic and focusing on our vision to become a Global Total Foods Company, says MD, Britannia Industries.
Varun Berry, MD Britannia Industries.
Britannia’s response to the pandemic exemplifies the proverbial saying ‘every cloud has a silver lining’. Over the past century,
Britannia has weathered many storms and emerged stronger every time. Our response during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is characteristically Britannia. I am immensely proud that our employees have been resolutely facing the pandemic and focusing on our vision to become a Global Total Foods Company. As a result, we the consumers could reach for our favou
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India is home to one-sixth of the world’s population, but accounts for about one-third of the global burden of malnutrition. This issue was aggravated by the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic when the lockdown disrupted livelihoods.
As children could no longer attend schools, many were also deprived of their only wholesome meal the mid-day meal provided at their schools.
Vinita Bali at the Clinton Global Initiative
Vinita Bali, a global business leader, has extensive experience in leading large companies both in India and abroad. In addition to being the former MD at Britannia India, she has worked with multinational companies like The Coca-Cola Company and Cadbury Schweppes PLC in the UK, Nigeria, South Africa, Latin America and the US.