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Can food and beverage companies help improve population health? Some insights from PepsiCo

Derek Yach, Antonio Lucio and Carlos Barroso
Med J Aust 2007; 187 (11): 656-657.

Further progress may require business and public sector partnerships

Derek Yach, MB ChB, MPH, Director of Global Public Health
Antonio Lucio, BA, Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation and Health and Wellness Officer
Carlos Barroso, BChemEng, Senior Vice President, R&D Foods, PepsiCo International
PepsiCo Inc, Purchase, NY, USA.
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