Health committee  Thank you very much. We've heard a lot of concern about portion sizes, to do with not just soft drinks but everything we eat and drink these days, that's for sure. Our industry has responded. You will find some smaller soft drink containers around. I think they're called “chubbi

Health committee  First of all, as an industry association we do not deal with the profit levels and revenue side of the products. We can't do that; individual companies may choose to work with their individual customers on that. As an industry, we do provide the customers, the retailers, with wha

Health committee  Yes, these guidelines were developed by Refreshments Canada for our own member companies, and that includes Coke and Pepsi, who are our major beverage suppliers to schools.

Health committee  In fact, they were a response to what we were hearing from stakeholders. Educators, parents, governments have all told us that they wanted changes in the beverage selections offered to schools, so it really was—

Health committee  They were a direct response to what we've been hearing from our stakeholders. And we did work with dietitians, and we got input from dietitians in terms of portion sizes and product mixes and making them age-appropriate, and so on.

Health committee  That's why our beverage guidelines are designed to do two things: reduce the number of calories available to students and increase the nutritious beverage choices. Clearly, there's nutritional value in 100% unsweetened juices.

Health committee  I hate to disappoint you, but there's not going to be a debate between Ms. Gillis and me. In fact, her study shows there's a link between sweetened beverages and obesity. As I pointed out during my presentation, a number of other studies have shown similar linkages. But the fact

Health committee  Thank you very much for the opportunity to be here today. In the next 10 minutes I'm going to share with you some industry information and some information about what the industry is doing to promote healthy, active lifestyles, particularly among children and youth. But the main