PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) has announced plans to make its products healthier by 2025.
Two-thirds of its soft drinks will only have 100 calories or less from added sugar within the next decade. The move comes following an initiative from the World Health Organization, asking companies to cut down on sugar as we battle obesity in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Saturated fats and sodium levels will also be decreased as Pepsi looks to make its soda, juices and other flavored drinks healthier. Gatorade, Tropicana and Naked Juice are all owned by Pepsi, and they all have more sugar than health experts would like.
“We already have more than 300 beverages from zero to less than 100 calories,” said Jay Cooney, senior vice president of communications at PepsiCo.
The company also said that it is looking to make its snacks healthier, including Doritos and Cheetos, ensuring that 75% of these have a maximum of 1.1 grams of saturated fat per 100 calories, as well as 1.3 milligrams of sodium per calorie.
Almost half of the company’s $63 billion in revenue in 2015 came from soft drinks. Pepsi also said it will reduce greenhouse emissions by 30% over the next 15 years.
The soft drink provider has started a number of initiatives since 2010 that have helped it save millions of dollars from water, energy and waste-reduction programs.
PEP stock is up a fraction of a decimal Monday afternoon.
