Quaker, one in every of India’s main gamers within the oats section, stands for vitamin. The model, via its ‘Bowl of Growth’ initiative addresses the reason for little one malnutrition via 3 key pillars — offering vitamin to youngsters aged 3 to five years, educating mother and father/caregivers and spreading consciousness locally. This particular nutrition-focused program was launched in pre-identified blocks of rural areas in Pune, Maharashtra to handle the problem of malnutrition.
To strengthen the pillar on group consciousness additional, the model launched its first long-format advert film ‘Dohale Jevan Poshanchi Vaati’. The emotionally evocative narrative not solely dietary supplements the dietary wants required to handle little one vitamin but additionally weaves in parts of ethnicity and tradition to forge a profound reference to the viewers.
In her remarks on the launch, Sravani Babu, Associate Director, and Category Lead – Quaker, PepsiCo India, mentioned, “Quaker’s endeavour to fight against malnutrition started last year when we launched Quaker Bowl of Growth Program in Pune. We have embedded cultural elements from the very start, whether in the form of panjiri, the food served at anganwadis to the children or driving awareness through an age-old ritual, to echo with the community. This film is yet another leg of spreading awareness delving into the importance of nutrition through the lens of a child concerned about his yet-to-be born sibling’s wellbeing.”
Vikram Pandey (Spiky), National Creative Director, Leo Burnett India underscored, “Quaker is a kind of few manufacturers that don’t simply discuss model goal, but additionally stroll the speak. Quaker Bowl of Growth is a implausible program and wanted a heart-warming story to seize its significance. We discovered that within the cultural ritual of ‘Dohale Jevan’, our film depicts the significance of vitamin, via the eyes of a little one who’s scuffling with it himself and is apprehensive for his yet-to-be-born sibling.”
Central to the film’s narrative is the custom of Dohale Jevan, a revered Marathi child bathe held through the seventh-ninth month of being pregnant. Through this cultural nuance, the film poignantly highlights the importance of vitamin in a kid’s life, underscoring Quaker’s dedication to ‘Poshan right, toh future bright’ (future is brilliant, when vitamin is correct). It nudges the group to think about vitamin as an necessary facet of a little one’s development.
Quaker, in collaboration with PepsiCo Foundation, and in partnership with NGO MAMTA HIMC, addresses the wants of youngsters within the state of Maharashtra via vitamin, schooling and consciousness.
As a part of the ‘Positive Choices’ pillar underneath PepsiCo Positive (pep+) – a strategic end-to-end transformation in the direction of sustainability – PepsiCo is dedicated to extend nutritious meals entry for 50 million individuals by 2030.
More about Bowl of Growth:
The interventions underneath the Bowl of Growth program are designed with deal with three key pillars – Nutrition, Awareness, and Education. Nutrition wants are addressed via ‘Panjiri’, a domestically impressed recipe for mildly malnourished youngsters. It is crafted with Quaker Multigrain & Millet, specifically designed to be enriched with 18 important nutritional vitamins and minerals, guaranteeing it’s each nutritious and attractive. Awareness is enhanced via specifically curated thematic engagement classes for kids and their mother and father/caregivers. Education is superior via structured workshops, that are performed day by day, exerting a constructive affect on the standard of life for each youngsters and their caregivers. Complementing these efforts, Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) supplies within the type of – posters, leaflets, flipbooks, and an illustrated comedian ebook have additionally been launched.
About Quaker:
Quaker Oats was launched in India in 2006. The model Quaker is greater than 145 years outdated and is a world chief within the oatmeal section. Quaker Oats is a 100% wholegrain and pure supply of carbohydrates and dietary fibre. It has distinctive soluble fibre known as βeta Glucan, which is scientifically confirmed to assist scale back ldl cholesterol (ldl cholesterol is a threat issue for coronary heart ailments). In India, Quaker Oats can also be accessible in variants akin to Quaker Plain Oats, Quaker Oats Multigrain, Quaker Instant Oats and Quaker Oats Muesli.
About PepsiCo:
PepsiCo merchandise are loved by shoppers multiple billion occasions a day in additional than 200 nations and territories all over the world. PepsiCo generated greater than $86 billion in internet income in 2022, pushed by a complementary beverage and handy meals portfolio that features Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo’s product portfolio consists of a wide selection of pleasant meals and drinks, together with many iconic manufacturers that generate greater than $1 billion every in estimated annual retail gross sales.
Guiding PepsiCo is our imaginative and prescient to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo Positive). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that places sustainability and human capital on the heart of how we’ll create worth and development by working inside planetary boundaries and provoking constructive change for planet and other people. For extra info, go to www.pepsico.com, and comply with on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @PepsiCo.
