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The success of corporate wellness programs depends on a combination of executive leadership and simplicity, speakers said at a recent World At Work conference in Minneapolis, according to Business Insurance.

Susan M. Piglia, head of corporate wellness for Louisiana-based nonprofit health care provider Ochsner Health System, said her company’s road to a successful wellness program began in 2008 when its then-CEO realized that efforts to improve employees’ health were being undercut by the unhealthy foods served in company cafeterias and meeting places.

The big decision? Ochsner eliminated doughnuts from meetings and also cut back on the number of days fried chicken was served before eventually replacing it on the menus with baked chicken.

Said Piglia: “If our CEO didn’t make that decision on doughnuts, we would not be where we are today. Your leadership has to be involved.”