August 13, 2010 SHRM Poll: Healthy Food and Drinks in the Workplace

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 Does your organization have a formal or informal practice and/or policy in place that promotes healthy food and drinks for work-related functions where food is served, in on-site vending machines, in the company cafeteria, etc.? 2 Note: n = 578. Excludes respondents who answered "not sure/not applicable” (3%).

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 Does your organization have a formal or informal practice and/or policy in place that promotes healthy food and drinks for work-related functions where food is served, in on-site vending machines, in the company cafeteria, etc.? Formal or informal practice and/or policy promoting healthy food and drinks (by staff size): Larger organizations (those with 2,500 or more employees) were more likely than organizations with fewer than 500 employees to report having a formal and/or informal practice and/or policy promoting healthy food and drinks in the workplace. Formal or informal practice and/or policy promoting healthy food and drinks (by region): Organizations in the Midwest (49%) were more likely than organizations in the West (29%) to have a formal or informal practice and/or policy promoting healthy food and drinks in the workplace. Formal or informal practice and/or policy promoting healthy food and drinks (by operations location): Organizations with multinational operations (59%) were more likely than organizations with U.S.-only operations (33%) to have a formal or informal practice and/or policy promoting healthy food and drinks in the workplace. 3 Comparison by Organization Staff Size, Region and Operations Location Smaller OrganizationsLarger OrganizationsDifferences Based on Organization Staff Size 1 to 99 employees (28%) 100 to 499 employees (36%) 2,500 to 24,999 employees (49%) 25,000 or more employees (65%) Larger organizations > smaller organizations

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 How have employees at your organization responded to your organization’s efforts to promote healthy food and drinks for work- related functions where food is served, in on-site vending machines, in the company cafeteria, etc.? 4 Note: n = 207. Asked only of HR professionals whose organizations have formal or informal policies promoting healthy food and drinks in the workplace. Excludes respondents who answered "not sure” (6%). Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 Does your organization take any of the following steps to help promote healthy food and drinks in the workplace? 5 Note: Excludes respondents who answered “not sure/not applicable” and “other” response category.

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 Does your organization take any of the following steps to help promote healthy food and drinks in the workplace? Provide point-of-purchase nutritional content on cafeteria menus (by staff size): Larger organizations (those with more than 2,500 employees) were more likely than organizations with fewer than 2,500 employees to report providing point-of-purchase nutritional content on cafeteria menus. Offer healthier food/beverage options in the cafeteria (by staff size): Larger organizations (those with 500 or more employees) were more likely than organizations with fewer than 500 employees to report offering healthier food/beverage options in the cafeteria. 6 Comparison by Organization Staff Size Smaller OrganizationsLarger OrganizationsDifferences Based on Organization Staff Size 1 to 99 employees (10%) 100 to 499 employees (17%) 500 to 2,499 employees (30%) 2,500 to 24,999 employees (33%) 25,000 or more employees (63%) Larger organizations > smaller organizations Smaller OrganizationsLarger OrganizationsDifferences Based on Organization Staff Size 1 to 99 employees (29%) 100 to 499 employees (48%) 500 to 2,499 employees (61%) 2,500 to 24,999 employees (74%) 25,000 or more employees (80%) Larger organizations > smaller organizations

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 Does your organization take any of the following steps to help promote healthy food and drinks in the workplace? Differences Based on Organization Sector Differences Based on Organization’s Operations Location Offer healthier vending machine options Multinational operations (65%) > U.S.- based only organizations (47%) Provide point-of-purchase nutritional content on cafeteria menus Publicly owned for-profits (42%) > privately owned for-profits (21%), government agencies (4%) Multinational operations (40%) > U.S.- based only organizations (21%) Offer healthier food/beverage options in the cafeteria Privately owned for-profits (86%) > publicly owned for-profits (70%) Multinational operations (74%) > U.S.- based only organizations (51%) 7 Comparison by Organizational Demographics Note: A blank cell indicates that there were no significant differences in this category.

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 Do you agree that it is HR’s responsibility to regulate the type of food/beverages provided in the workplace in order to encourage employees to consume healthy food and drinks at work? 8 Note: n = 570. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 Do you agree that it is HR’s responsibility to regulate the type of food/beverages provided in the workplace in order to encourage employees to consume healthy food and drinks at work? Differences Based on Organization’s Region Differences Based on Organization’s Operations Location Average agreement that it is HR’s responsibility to regulate the type of food/beverages provided in the workplace Southeast > Northeast, West Multinational operations > U.S. based only organizations 9 Comparison of Average Agreement by Organizational Demographics

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 Demographics: Organization Industry Industry Manufacturing—other15% Health care, social assistance (e.g., nursing homes, EAP providers)14% Services—professional, scientific, technical, legal, engineering11% Financial services (e.g., banking)9% Educational services/education7% Retail/wholesale trade5% Government/public administration—federal, state/local, tribal5% Insurance4% Other services (e.g., nonprofit, church/religious organizations)4% Consulting3% Transportation, warehousing (e.g., distribution)3% 10 Note: n = 550. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 Demographics: Organization Industry (continued) Industry Construction, mining, oil and gas2% High-tech2% Manufacturing—auto/auto-related2% Services—accommodation, food and drinking places2% Utilities2% Arts, entertainment, recreation1% Association—professional/trade1% Biotech1% Publishing, broadcasting, other media1% Real estate, rental, leasing1% Telecommunications1% Pharmaceutical0% Other6% 11 Note: n = 550. Percentages do not total 100% due to rounding.

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 Demographics: Organization Sector 12 Note: n = 527. Excludes “other” organization sectors.

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 Demographics: Organization Staff Size 13 Note: n = 498

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 Demographics: Region 14 Note: n = 536

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 Demographics: Other 15 Note: n = 572 U.S.-based operations72% Multinational operations28% Single-unit company: Companies in which the location and the company are one and the same. 31% Multi-unit company: Companies that have more than one location. 69% Multi-unit headquarters determines HR policies and practices 43% Each work location determines HR policies and practices 5% A combination of both the work location and the multi-unit headquarters determine HR policies and practices 52% Is the organization a single-unit company or a multi-unit company? Are HR policies and practices determined by the multi-unit corporate headquarters, by each work location or both? Does the organization have U.S.-based operations (business units) only or does it operate multinationally? Note: n = 571 Note: n = % of organizations indicated that employees at their work location were unionized. Note: n = 547

Healthy Food and Drink in the Workplace| ©SHRM 2010 SHRM Poll: Healthy Food and Drinks in the Workplace Response rate = 23% Sample comprised of 598 randomly selected HR professionals. Margin of error is +/- 4. Survey fielded July 15 – July 21, Methodology For more poll findings, visit: Follow us on Twitter: