About Us
FoodSwitch empowers global health by bringing transparency to the food supply, influencing consumer choices, policies, and industry practices, with a goal to improve health for 1 billion people worldwide.
Our Story
FoodSwitch was developed in Australia by The George Institute for Global Health in 2012. FoodSwitch was initially launched to address the lack of clear front-of-pack labelling on many foods. It quickly gained popularity, with about 400,000 downloads in its first 18 months. The app uses a Health Star Rating that scores products on a 0.5 to 5-star scale alongside a “traffic light system” to label foods based on levels of fat, sugar, and salt.
Over time, the app has expanded to multiple countries, including the U.K., the U.S., and China, allowing it to track nutrition trends and monitor the impact of dietary policies worldwide.
Our Purpose, Vision, and Goal
The purpose of FoodSwitch is to “Bring transparency to the health and sustainability of the world’s food supply”. By doing this, we want to impact consumer choice, government policy and industry practice to have an optimised food system for human health and the health of our planet. Our goal is to improve the health and sustainability for 1 billion people around the world.
Our Clients and Partners
FoodSwitch has collaborated with partners such as research organisations and universities to provide data-driven insights aimed at improving food quality and promoting healthier food choices. FoodSwitch also has a number of commercial clients who we work with to provide access to our extensive database of product nutritional information as well as providing services such as label analysis and nutrient profiling.
- World Health Organisation
- The Neilsen Company
Australia
- Menzies School of Health Research
- University of South Australia
Fiji
- Fiji National University
- C-POND
India
- Australian Government
- Australia-India Council
- Max Bupa Health Insurance
United Kingdom
- Action On Salt
- Action On Sugar
USA
- Label Insight
- Northwestern University
Kuwait
- Dasman Diabetes Institute
- Public Authority for Food and Nutrition
- University of Canberra
Ready to drive healthier food choices together?
Whether you’re looking to access our data, collaborate on research, or develop impactful tools, we’re here to help. Let’s work together to create a healthier future.