Hyderabad, Nov. 11 -- According to a new report published by the Access to Nutrition initiative (ATNi), multinational food companies including Unilever, PepsiCo, and Nestle produce and sell sub-standard products in lower-income countries including India.

A report studies major global food and drink manufacturers highlighting companies tend to sell less healthy products in countries with lower-income consumers, raising concerns about the quality of products accessible to large populations.

The rating system developed in Australia and New Zealand based on 30 food MNCs found that the average score was 1.8 out of 5 for low-income countries while it was 2.3 for high-income countries. Under the system, products with a score above 3.5 are cons...