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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 6.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Aug 1;165(12):1078–1086. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.131

Table 5.

Children s Exposure to Food-related Advertising and by Nutritional Indicators for Food and Beverage Products by Parent Company, by Age, by Year

# of Ads per Day % of Ads High in Saturated Fat, Sugar, or Sodium

2003 2005 2007 2009 % Change 2003–09 2003 2005 2007 2009 % Change 2003–09

Children Aged 2–5 Years

CFBAI Companies
Burger King 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 +5.1% NA NA NA NA NA

Cadbury 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 +16.7% 0.0% 43.1% 59.2% 17.2% --

Campbell 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 +3.4% 88.2% 69.4% 82.0% 70.7% −19.8%

Coca-Cola 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 −57.9% 93.9% 54.0% 54.1% 41.4% −56.0%

ConAgra 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 +3.8% 63.9% 63.1% 79.9% 63.1% −1.2%

Dannon 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 +22.2% 100.0% 100.0% 99.9% 99.9% −0.1%

General Mills 2.4 1.9 1.7 2.0 −16.0% 97.2% 99.3% 98.2% 97.4% +0.2%

Hershey 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 −34.5% 81.5% 89.7% 70.8% 100.0% +22.7%

Kellogg 1.5 1.4 1.3 0.7 −50.7% 98.8% 97.0% 97.5% 89.2% −9.8%

Kraft 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.6 −51.6% 97.7% 95.9% 96.0% 94.3% −3.5%

Mars 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 −64.3% 95.5% 90.1% 74.0% 75.1% −21.4%

McDonalds 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 +3.7% NA NA NA NA NA

Nestle 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 −35.7% 91.0% 75.3% 67.3% 72.3% −20.5%

Pepsi 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.2 −70.7% 91.7% 85.4% 86.6% 81.6% −11.0%

Post 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 −46.5% 95.2% 99.9% 98.7% 96.7% +1.5%

Unilever 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 −65.0% 95.1% 85.0% 92.7% 92.2% −3.1%

CFBAI Companies Food and Beverage Products Subtotal 8.7 7.4 6.8 5.4 −37.5% 94.0% 89.7% 89.9% 88.2% −6.2%
Non CFBAI Companies Food and Beverage Products Subtotal 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.4 −1.4% 93.3% 80.6% 81.7% 79.1% −15.3%

CFBAI Fast Food Companies Subtotal 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 +4.2% NA NA NA NA NA
Non CFBAI Fast Food Companies Subtotals 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 +39.8% NA NA NA NA NA
Non CFBAI Full Service Restaurant Subtotal 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.3 +48.9% NA NA NA NA NA

Total CFBAI Companies 9.9 8.5 7.8 6.7 −32.4%

TOTAL 13.3 12.1 11.5 10.9 −17.8% NA NA NA NA NA

Children Aged 6–11 Years

CFBAI Companies

Burger King 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 +25.0% NA NA NA NA NA

Cadbury 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 +42.9% 0.0% 41.8% 61.5% 24.3% --

Campbell 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 +17.2% 88.5% 69.0% 82.4% 69.6% −21.4%

Coca-Cola 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 −54.5% 94.5% 55.4% 55.8% 44.8% −52.6%

ConAgra 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 +25.0% 66.3% 65.7% 82.1% 62.8% −5.2%

Dannon 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 +27.8% 100.0% 100.0% 99.9% 99.9% −0.1%

General Mills 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.3 +6.5% 96.6% 99.1% 98.3% 97.3% +0.7%

Hershey 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 −20.0% 79.6% 89.3% 72.1% 100.0% 25.7%

Kellogg 1.4 1.5 1.5 0.9 −36.8% 98.7% 97.1% 97.6% 88.7% −10.1%

Kraft 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.8 −40.8% 97.6% 96.2% 96.4% 94.9% −2.7%

Mars 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 −56.0% 95.3% 90.2% 72.7% 74.0% −22.3%

McDonalds 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 +29.9% NA NA NA NA NA

Nestle 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 −33.3% 92.6% 74.5% 72.0% 73.7% −20.5%

Pepsi 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.2 −67.7% 90.8% 84.5% 87.5% 82.4% −9.3%

Post 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 −32.6% 94.7% 99.9% 99.0% 96.9% +2.4%

Unilever 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 −55.6% 96.8% 83.0% 90.6% 91.8% −5.2%

CFBAI Companies Food and Beverage Products Subtotal 8.6 8.2 7.8 6.4 −25.1% 93.7% 89.3% 90.3% 88.2% −5.8%
Non CFBAI Companies Food and Beverage Products Subtotal 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.5 −2.6% 93.6% 82.5% 82.4% 79.4% −15.2%

CFBAI Fast Food Companies Subtotal 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.5 +28.0% NA NA NA NA NA
Non CFBAI Fast Food Companies Subtotals 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.9 +33.1% NA NA NA NA NA
Non CFBAI Full Service Restaurant Subtotal 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.4 +49.5% NA NA NA NA NA

Total CFBAI Companies 9.7 9.4 9.1 7.9 −18.7%

TOTAL 13.7 13.5 13.1 12.7 −6.8% NA NA NA NA NA

@ The Nielsen Company 2009.

Note: % Change calculations were based on two decimal points.