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Table 3 Net food advertising expenditures across all media in Canadaa in 2019 by food category and nutrient profile model classification

From: Food and beverage advertising expenditures in Canada in 2016 and 2019 across media

 

Expenditures (% of total expenditures)

Expenditures on “unhleathy” advertising (% of food category expendituresb)

Expenditures not classified using the NPM (% within the food category)

Bread products

7,668,775 (1.2)

7,229,573 (100)

5.7

Dessert foods

9,713,698 (1.5)

9,624,892 (99.7)

0.6

Candy and chocolate

32,200,665 (5.1)

32,200,665 (100)

0.0

Breakfast food

18,374,129 (2.9)

17,063,753 (92.9)

0.0

 Cold cereal

16,035,430 (2.6)

16,027,466 (99.9)

0.03

 Hot cereal

1,658,955 (0.3)

356,543 (21.5)

0.0

 Waffle, pancakes and French toast

679,744 (0.1)

679,744 (100)

0.0

Dairy and alternatives

69,079,602 (11.0)

28,449,989 (43.0)

4.3

 Cheese

16,230,464 (2.6)

13,145,893 (93.1)

12.7

 Dairy brands and associations

2,469,389 (0.4)

1,495,771 (92.3)

34.4

 Milk and non-dairy alternatives

34,938,769 (5.6)

1,059,772 (3.0)

0.01

 Yogurt

15,440,980 (2.5)

12,748,553 (82.6)

0.01

Condiments

7,507,915 (1.2)

6,417,112 (87.4)

2.2

Entrees

19,403,777 (3.1)

17,713,894 (> 99.9)

8.7

Fruit and vegetables

13,137,818 (2.1)

5,236,837 (43.6)

8.5

Beverages

35,584,188 (5.7)

28,927,287 (81.9)

0.8

 Energy drinks

4,115,871 (0.7)

4,023,660 (97.8)

0.0

 Juices, drinks and nectars

7,148,696 (1.1)

6,959,011 (98.1)

0.8

 Milk flavorings

24,920 (< 0.01)

24,920 (100)

0.0

 Soft drink manufacturers

3,712,802 (0.6)

3,505,015 (100)

5.6

 Soft drinks - diet

6,165,195 (1.0)

0 (0)

0.0

 Soft drinks - regular

11,867,965 (1.9)

11,865,942 (100)

0.01

 Sports drinks

2,548,739 (0.4)

2,548,739 (100)

0.0

Snacks

31,813,783 (5.1)

31,005,098 (98.3)

0.8

 Compartment snacks

137,823 (0.02)

137,823 (100)

0.0

 Crackers

3,813,912 (0.6)

3,813,912 (100)

0.0

 Portable snacks

5,772,808 (0.9)

5,400,201 (94.4)

0.9

 Snack foods

22,089,240 (3.5)

21,653,162 (99.0)

1.0

Water

5,169,952 (0.8)

548,161 (10.6)

0.0

Restaurants

349,913,069 (55.7)

285,208,283 (95.3)

14.5

 Fast food restaurant

286,358,806 (45.6)

250,577,726 (94.7)

7.6

 Sit down restaurant

63,554,263 (10.1)

34,630,557 (100)

45.5

Miscellaneous

29,032,024 (4.6)

23,274,497 (98.6)

18.7

Total

628,599,395 (100)

492,900,041 (87.2)

10.0

  1. Source: Numerator
  2. NPM Nutrient profile model
  3. aAnalysis based on 57 select food/beverage categories
  4. bValues (%) are based on the expenditures classified by the nutrient profile model