Nutrition in the workplace is often considered the last puzzle piece to a company plan. However, optimizing workplace nutrition is beneficial in improving employee wellbeing and business outcomes, and should become a core piece of the corporate puzzle.
There is a growing awareness that workplace nutrition plays an essential role in the physical and mental wellbeing of your employees, where increasing nutritional intake benefits both the employees and the business.
Research within the nutrition industry has found eating foods with limited nutritional value raises the risk of low productivity or presenteeism. This is compounded by other studies that have shown greater nutrition results in increased energy and reduced fatigue helping to improve efficiency. In addition to employees feeling more physically productive when fueled with nutritious foods, studies have suggested that increased nutrition can positively impact on mental health.
Through ensuring employees are fueling themselves with nutritional foods, companies can maximize productivity and performance. When considering the business case for investing in your employee's nutrition, increases in productivity helps to reduce staffing costs and improve profitability.
How does this work in practice?
Provide nutritious food to your employees
Hold a nutrition week
Educate your employees
