In-Store Dietitian at

Price Chopper

By: Kaitlin Lyford,

Front End Department/GM & HBC Department

Agenda
Need
Solution
Budget
Conclusion
Q + A

Need
Ramifications:
Health problems
Absenteeism
Low employee morale

Health Problems
Poor diets
Bad food choices

The stakes are high: each year, chronic diseases account

for more than 1.5 million deaths in the United States and
lower the quality of life for about 25 million Americans.
(Hall, 2013, pp. 6)

Absenteeism
Health problems/illnesses
Poor diets

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index surveyed 94,000

workers across 14 major occupations in the U.S. Of the
77% of workers who fit the surveys definition of having a
chronic health condition (asthma, cancer, depression,
diabetes, heart attack, high blood pressure, high
cholesterol or obesity), the total annual costs related to lost
productivity totaled $84 billion. (Folger, 2013)

Low Employee Morale

Poor diets

Poor meal programs and poor nutrition underlie so many

workplace issues: morale, safety, productivity, and the
long-term health of the workers and nations. (ILO, 2005)

Solution
Hire

an in-store dietitian
Help with customers and employees
make better food choices

Solution

Budget
Item

Quantity

Cost

Dietitian

$55,460

Subtotal

$55,460

10%
Indirect
Total

$5,546

$61,006

Conclusion
Reduces

risk of health problems

Decreases absenteeism
Increases employee morale

Q+A