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Table 3 Food and beverage advertising on children's TV channels in 2021

From: Are U.S. food and beverage companies now advertising healthy products to children on television? An evaluation of improvements in industry self-regulation, 2017–2021

Category

Ad spendinga

Average # of ads viewed

Total ($000)

% of total

CFBAI companies ($000)

Non-CFBAI companies ($000)

6–11 y

% of total

CFBAI companiesb

Non-CFBAI companies

Foods

 Cereals

$14,380.7

38%

$14,380.7

$0.0

110.3

43%

110.3

0.0

 Meals and entrees

$6,068.6

16%

$6,064.9

$3.7

34.8

14%

34.8

 < 0.1

 Savory snacks

$4,423.1

12%

$4,423.1

$0.0

16.2

6%

16.2

0.0

 Sweet snacks

$1,536.2

4%

$1,501.4

$34.8

11.8

5%

11.6

0.2

 Yogurt

$675.7

2%

$675.7

$0.0

4.2

2%

4.2

0.0

Beverages

 Sweetened beverages

$2,652.4

7%

$2,651.3

$0.0

19.8

8%

19.8

0.0

 Milk

$1,711.0

4%

 

$1,711.0

11.3

4%

 

11.3

 Juices

$829.6

2%

$829.6

$0.0

5.9

2%

5.9

0.0

Other categories

 Candy

$4,113.9

11%

$0.2

$4,113.7

30.3

12%

 < 0.1

30.3

 All otherc

$1,905.1

5%

$88.0

$1,295.3

11.6

5%

0.1

11.4

 

$38,296.4

 

$30,615.0

$7,158.5

256.2

 

203.1

53.2

  1. aDoes not include advertising for restaurants. The following CFBAI food and beverage companies advertised on children’s TV channels in 2021: Kellogg, Kraft Heinz, Campbell, General Mills, Post Consumer Brands, Danone, Unilever, Keurig Dr Pepper, PepsiCo
  2. bThe 203.1 total ads by CFBAI companies includes 202.7 ads for listed brands and 0.4 ads for non-listed brands
  3. cIncludes gum/mints, baby food, energy drinks, regular soda, water, eggs, fruits and vegetables, condiments, cheese, meat and company-level ads