At GWF, we believe that enjoying a wide variety of nutritious foods as part of a healthy lifestyle is the cornerstone of personal health and wellness. We recognise that foods are playing an increasingly important role in people's lives, including their personal wellness, nutrition and enjoyment.

To attain personal wellness, we believe that consumers should proactively manage their health and overall wellbeing by making informed food choices to help maximise their quality life.

GWF’s Health & Wellness Guiding Principles

1. Understanding Our Consumers

GWF endeavours to understand the nutritional needs of consumers and identify opportunities to address these, while ensuring nutrition-based communications are factual and relevant. We respond rapidly to consumer and customer queries, and provide responsible, timely, accurate and scientifically based information about our products and related food and health issues.

How does this work?

  • We invest in research designed to better our understanding of what motivates consumers to attain personal and family health. We then use this research to help optimise our products to meet consumer needs and specific requirements
  • We work to ensure that nutritional claims made on packaging and in the promotion of foods are factual, truthful and where appropriate relevant to their role in the total diet

2. Research & Technology

GWF supports research into nutritional science for product innovation. GWF also promotes the dissemination of health and nutrition advice to support brands and consumer choice.

How does this work?

We support the advancement of basic and applied nutrition research to deepen our understanding of how food products can be improved for the benefit of consumers.

3. Product Development

When developing products, GWF takes into account new findings in the formulation, manufacture and dietary role of the product to ensure the consumer may chose from a wide variety of foods every day.

How does this work?

  • As an important part of product development, we define the dietary role for each product. Where appropriate, we establish scientifically sound nutrition specifications for the dietary role of the product, taking into consideration the overall nutritional needs of consumers
  • We consider current food and nutrition policies and dietary guidelines in Australia and New Zealand
  • We consider new developments as they occur across global markets in the formulation and manufacture of products and how these support the health and wellbeing of our consumers

4. Manufacturing

GWF applies the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice to produce food that is consistently safe.

How does this work?

  • We use production methods that aim to maintain nutrients within technical constraints
  • We produce safe and nutritious foods that meets all regulatory requirements

5. Regulations

GWF works actively with key stakeholders to assist government development of food regulations, policies and guidelines. GWF complies with all regulations.

How does this work?

  • Scientific knowledge forms the basis for all nutrition claims made about our products
  • We work closely with government authorities, scientific bodies, and other opinion leaders towards the formulation of sound standards, regulations, laws and policies relating to nutrition and nutrition needs of our consumers
  • We comply fully with laws and regulations affecting the growing, processing, packaging, distribution, promotion and sale of foods

6. Employee Awareness

GWF supports employee awareness of nutrition and wellness and the role of our products within the context of a healthy diet.