Temporary Changes in Our Ingredients

What is changing and why?

At Nestlé Breakfast Cereals, sunflower oil is one of the ingredients we use to deliver the taste and feel of our products that you know and love.

Unfortunately, the current ingredient shortage is having a direct impact on our supply chain, as it is getting more difficult to source some of the raw materials we use in our products, including sunflower oil. Prior to the current war, Ukraine was the world’s largest exporter of sunflower oil, and together, Ukraine & Russia accounted for around 70% of the world’s supply of sunflower oil*[1] .

To ensure that we can deliver breakfast cereals to your morning tables, we have therefore had to find an alternative to sunflower oil in some of our products. In order to ensure we can deliver the same high quality and taste, and to ensure we can source enough oil to keep our productions running, we will have to temporarily switch some of our products from sunflower oil to sustainably sourced palm oil. This switch will not have any impact on the food safety or taste.

The products impacted

Some of our products do not contain any sunflower oil and will therefore not be impacted by the change to sustainably sourced palm oil. We are committed to providing transparent information on the recipes of our products to you. For further information on the temporary changes on each specific recipe, please visit our local product pages.

Sustainably sourced palm oil

During the temporary change to palm oil, we will ensure that our palm oil is responsibly sourced, by using 100% RSPO Segregated certified palm oil in our products.

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is a global, multi-stakeholder initiative on sustainable palm oil. The principal objective of RSPO is to promote the growth and use of sustainable palm oil through co-operation within the supply chain and open dialogue between its stakeholders.

At Nestlé, we are committed to use 100% certified sustainable palm oil by 2023 and have put several initiatives in place to ensure we are sourcing palm oil in the most sustainable way.

Footnotes

FAQ

Why do you have oil in your cereals?

While half of our European portfolio doesn’t contain any oil (mainly our flakes) the other half of our recipes feature oil on the ingredient list. Its primary use is to help in the manufacturing process: it acts as a lubricant when we are shaping the product and, helps avoiding stickiness. In some products oil plays a role in the sensory profile – how the product feels and tastes in the mouth.

Why palm oil and not another oil?

We thoroughly reviewed all possible alternatives and palm oil proved to be the best alternative due to its favorable characteristics, taste and availability. We continue to explore options of how we can best renovate our products, and we ensure this change to palm oil remains temporary.

Will consumers notice a difference when you move to palm oil?

No, they shouldn’t. All of our cereals have a clear and consistent ingredient specification and manufacturing process – the type of vegetable oil should not materially change the taste.

When will you change back to sunflower oil?

The change to sustainably sourced palm oil is a temporary change, to help ensure we can still produce products in our European factories. This situation is incredibly fluid, and it is very difficult to predict what will happen next. Here at CPW, we are working hard to continue to offer our full range of products and meet consumer expectations. We will transition back to sunflower oil as soon as possible.

Will the change in oil have an implication on Nutri-score and other FOPLs?

In Europe, approximately 85% of our European recipes will not have a change in Nutri-Score* due to the oil change. We highly recommend the markets to do the calculations themselves locallyDue to the current ingredient shortage, we are having to make some temporary formulation changes to some of our recipes. The switch to palm oil will slightly change the nutritional profile of our products and in a few cases, it will result in a change of Nutri-Score rating for some of them. These changes will be communicated to consumers via FOPL schemes.* = European recipes coming from Torun PL, Rumilly FR, Itancourt FR, Avanca PT and European co-manufacturers

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TEMPORARY CHANGES IN OUR INGREDIENTS

What is changing and why?

The products impacted

Sustainably sourced palm oil

Footnotes

FAQ

Why do you have oil in your cereals?

Why palm oil and not another oil?

Will consumers notice a difference when you move to palm oil?

When will you change back to sunflower oil?

Will the change in oil have an implication on Nutri-score and other FOPLs?

Working to Make Breakfast Better!

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