Consumers' nutritional needs are 'shifting' amid the rise of weight loss drugs, which is an opportunity for food companies, Nestle CEO Mark Schneider said.
The rise of weight loss drugs means consumers' nutritional needs are "shifting," Nestle CEO Mark Schneider told CNBC's Silvia Amaro.
But that perspective has since changed, he said. "I think what since has emerged is that nutritional needs don't go away. They're just shifting. So, you know before, during, after GLP-1 therapy — consumers still have nutritional needs, but they may be different from someone who is not on a weight loss regimen."
The GLP-1 drugs will "certainly be an interesting addition to all the other needs that we're trying to meet in the food industry," Schneider told CNBC, adding that even as the importance of the drugs grows, they will not become the sole focus for food and drink companies. Consumers will also all be at different life stages, from infancy to the elderly, and therefore have different nutritional requirement that are met with different products, he added.Even though long-term effects of GLP-1 weight loss treatments are still uncertain and concerns about side effects persist, Schneider said it is important to respond to them as a "major consumer trend."Vital Pursuit, a frozen food range that targets those taking GLP-1 drugs.
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