Superlist Health Sweden 2022

Do Swedish supermarkets make healthy food the easy choice?

This Superlist Health researches the role Sweden’s largest supermarkets play in creating a healthy food environment. This role is assessed based on the share and type of promotions specifically aimed at unhealthy food.

The supermarkets with the largest market share are researched: Coop, Hemköp, ICA and Willys.

Sweden
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2022
The share of unhealthy promotions for each of the four supermarkets in Superlist Health Sweden 2022

Swedish Supermarkets encourage unhealthy consumption through multi-buy promotions

Nearly half of online food promotions were for unhealthy food products (food products high in fat, sugar and salt). 80% of unhealthy promotions are offered as multi-buys (but one get one free, 3 for 50 kf), which gives consumers an incentive to purchase multiple products.

Publications

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Superlist Health Sweden 2022
Swedish Supermarkets and the Promotion of Unhealthy Food
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Summary Superlist Health Sweden 2022
22 November 2022
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Superlist Research Framework (version 1.2)

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Funding

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