Wal-mart shoppers save $2.3 billion in the shop to buy two years before its launch sale healthier fare and more agricultural products, the largest grocery shang four said.
Wal-mart the United States, wal-mart (WMT), the largest of the business department also says it has been more than the goal is to reduce some of the products in sugar content.
Wal-mart says it wants in January 2011, in order to improve the nutritional value of food, its price, let the healthy food cheaper, more easy to access these goods of americans.
Wal-mart customers are trying to put the healthy food on the table, especially gasoline prices and wages tax.
"Leslie cheung said:" they have repeatedly tell us, and they want to healthy food to feed their families, they do not always know how to do this, they worry, it is too expensive, DACH, wal-mart affairs executive vice President.
Grocery stores, restaurants and food manufacturers from consumers and public health officials to sell more healthy food, in an effort to resolve the country's obesity crisis under pressure. More than two-thirds of U.S. adults, nearly a third of the 2 to 19 teenagers are overweight or obese.
Food is a huge world's largest retailer, has reduced the price, with the reform of health, in order to promote sales. General cargo, including tissue, wal-mart's sales accounted for about 55% of the goods, such as.
Wal-mart said its consumer save $12 billion of fresh fruit and vegetables are over $2012 and $110 million, 2011, according to the third party verify its stores and the unidentified rival pricing comparison. If buy more local product, reduce the cost of supply chain to help it to keep the price.
In 2011, wal-mart and other chain public commitment in designated cities and rural "food desert" grocery store to open. In Walmart, some urban areas, including market, it will face resistance, large stores.
Since 2011, wal-mart has opened 86 food stores by the end of 2016 is the purpose of open for a total of 275 to 300.
First lady michelle Obama to wal-mart "food desert" shop in Missouri springfield, one of the company's sales boost the progress of the health products.
, "Obama said:" you open the shop, including this one, in the lack of medical care community, published opinion a piece of day (Thursday) in the Wall Street journal, the company used to help need to make change, so the americans can find to eat healthy food.
"You build a more close relationship, your customers and more powerful community...... you did change the wal-mart's top line and the bottom line is pretty good."
Sodium bread, sugar SALSA
Wal-mart says it has exceeded its goal, cut 10% of the class, such as dairy products, sauce and fruit juice beverage of sugar. It reduces 9% sodium class, such as lunch meat, sauce, frozen food, as well as the goal, to the end of 2015 decreased by 25%.
Often hidden in some food packaging of sodium and sugar.
"Bread is the diet of the sodium 1 source," said Andre, wal-mart's senior vice President Thomas sustainable development.
Wal-mart's push cut sales of products in bread corridor by 13%, which is equivalent to eliminate the 1.5 million pounds of salt from consumers' diet of sodium, Thomas said.
Some of the products to the "is very suitable for you" icon to specify more healthy food and drinks. Wal-mart announced the icon a year ago, will soon be able to add it to their packaging and national brand.
Fresh fruit and vegetables qualified icon, such as lean lean, whole grains and pasta, low fat milk.
Some products are changing, in order to conform to the standard. Wal-mart's value salsa have too much sugar in the finals, but a new version carryon icon, Thomas said.
 



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