The Danone Institute of Canada is a non-profit foundation created in January 1998. Funded by the Danone Inc. Company, it is administered by an independent Board of Directors and Scientific Council. The Danone Institute's mission is to improve health and well being of Canadians through better nutrition. Its mandate is to promote nutritional behaviour changes in the general public and vulnerable populations with an emphasis on childhood nutrition.
The institute fulfils its mandate through:

• Promoting nutritional behaviour changes in the general public, within vulnerable populations, emphasising on childhood nutrition;
• Supporting research focused on factors leading to improved nutritional behavioural changes, particularly during pregnancy, infancy, childhood and adolescence;
• Encouraging educational programs through alliances with professionals and community organizations;
• Recognising excellence in research, education and communication leading to nutritional behavioural changes.

Since its creation in 1998, The Danone Institute of Canada has nationally invested more than two and a half million dollars in funding 31 research teams and 28 graduate students conducting research in areas of nutritional education and communication leading to improved nutritional behavioural changes. The Institute also sponsors nutrition students pursuing further studies in journalism and communication. Presently, the Danone Institute of Canada is providing research funding towards programs aimed at improving behavioural changes particularly during pregnancy, infancy, childhood and adolescence.

http://www.danoneinstitute.ca