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Table 1 Mean Health Star Rating (HSR) of the total products offered by each company in Canada, and proportion of each company’s product offerings with an HSR ≥3.5. A summary of the types of products offered by each company is also presented. Companies are arranged in descending order of mean HSR

From: A comparison of the nutritional quality of products offered by the top packaged food and beverage companies in Canada

Company

Products (n)

Mean HSR (SD)

HSR ≥ 3.5 (%)

Types of products offered

Agropur

123

3.6 (1.3)

67.5

Dairy

Danone

132

3.5 (1.0)

53.8

Beverages; dairy; frozen desserts

Campbell Soup

222

3.3 (0.8)

63.5

Beverages; condiments; snacks; soups

George Weston

169

3.2 (0.9)

62.7

Bread and bakery products

Saputo

95

3.1 (1.6)

54.7

Dairy

Loblaw

3099

3.1 (1.3)

51.4

Variety

Parmalat

120

3.0 (1.4)

44.2

Dairy

Canada Bread

96

3.0 (1.3)

65.6

Bread and bakery products

Sobeys

1633

2.9 (1.2)

46.2

Variety

Ocean Spray Cranberries

38

2.9 (1.2)

21.1

Beverages; dried cranberries; cranberry sauce

Kraft Heinz

460

2.9 (1.3)

45.7

Beverages; dairy; ready meals; snacks

General Mills

382

2.8 (1.3)

38.0

Breakfast cereals; ready meals; snacks; yogurt

Kellogg

138

2.8 (1.1)

33.3

Breakfast cereals; cereal bars; snacks

Unilever

217

2.8 (0.8)

29.5

Beverages; condiments; frozen desserts

PepsiCo

340

2.6 (1.1)

20.6

Beverages; breakfast cereals and bars; snacks

Nestlé

313

2.4 (1.1)

21.7

Beverages; confectionary; ready meals

Sun-Rype

36

2.4 (0.7)

5.6

Beverages; snacks

Maple Leaf Foods

158

2.3 (1.1)

31.0

Meat and meat products

A. Lassonde

77

2.3 (0.9)

9.1

Beverages

Coca-Cola

138

2.1 (1.2)

15.2

Beverages

Canada Dry Mott’s

64

2.1 (1.2)

23.4

Beverages

Mondelēz

227

1.9 (1.1)

15.0

Confectionary; snack foods