On 5 June 2025, the Workforce Nutrition Alliance (WNA) hosted a high-impact webinar titled “Fueling Performance: Why Workforce Nutrition Matters?” The session, co-convened by The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), brought together 80 participants from across the globe to explore how investing in workforce nutrition drives business performance, improves employee well-being, and delivers meaningful impact.
The webinar featured compelling insights from speakers representing the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA), Ajinomoto Group, and JDE Peet’s—all of whom are actively championing workforce nutrition (WFN) as a strategic business priority.
The webinar highlighted the recently released WBA 2025 methodology under the Food and Agriculture Benchmark (FAB). The FAB ranks 350 of the most influential global food and agriculture companies, measuring performance across a range of sustainability indicators, including the Workforce Nutrition indicator. The modified methodology highlighted how scoring on the Workforce Nutrition indicator – specifically healthy food at work and breastfeeding pillars – gives companies the opportunity to score between 5 to 15 points, contributing to the overall score.
The Ajinomoto Group shared its corporate journey toward embedding workforce nutrition across its global operations. With 34,000 employees and 116 factories in 24 countries, Ajinomoto has implemented the four pillars of workforce nutrition, including healthy food provision, nutrition education, health check-ups, and maternity protection, tailored to local contexts.