The initiative is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI), hosted by an independent international not-for-profit organization called the Access to Nutrition Foundation, is to release the second edition of India Spotlight Index that evaluates food and beverage manufacturers on their policies, practices, and performance related to improving nutrition, making it accessible to all.
The initiative is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the governments of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
The sixteen companies that will be included in the Spotlight Index 2019 are:
AMUL- Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd
Britannia Industries Limited
Coca- Cola India
Hindustan Unilever
Mondelez India Foods Private Limited
Mother Dairy- Fruit & Vegetable Private Limited
Nestlé India Limited
Parle Products Private Limited
Pepsico India
(these nine companies were also assessed in the first India Access to Nutrition Index in 2016)
AAVIN-Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation
Adani Wilmar
Emami Agrotech Ltd
Hatsun Agro Product Limited
ITC Limited
Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (Nandini)
Marico Limited
(these seven companies are being assessed for the first time this year)