PepsiCo has announced more than half (59%) of sales for its UK snacks portfolio, including Walkers and Doritos, now comes from healthier options.

The FMCG company set a goal in April 2022 to make half of its snack sales come from lower salt and fat alternatives by 2025.

The business achieved this by creating new recipes across well-known brands and has launched over 60 new products which are lower in salt and fat and has introduced snacks in portions of 100 kcals or less.

PepsiCo also made a £35m investment which saw the business upgrade its manufacturing lines at the UK sites in Coventry, Leicester, Lincoln and Skelmersdale to support the production of healthier snacks.

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Jason Richards, SVP & general manager for PepsiCo UK & Ireland, said: “We’ve been transforming our portfolio for over two decades, creating great-tasting snacks that are lower in salt and fat. In the last three years, we’ve really accelerated that work and are delighted to have far exceeded our health ambition as a result.

“To continue to build on this progress, we need a policy landscape that encourages reformulation and innovation.”

The brand has developed enhanced recipe for Doritos, expanding its non-HFSS portfolio with crisps that have a reduced amount of salt and fat by 18% and 14% respectively which boosted by sales by nearly 20% according to the business.

PepsiCo also introduced a non-HFFS version of the core Walkers crisps, which offered classic flavours with an average of 47% less salt.