Big Food
Big Food

Author: Simon N. Williams

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-10-02

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1317369092

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Obesity is a global public health problem of crucial importance. Obesity rates remain high in high-income countries and are rapidly increasing in low- and middle- income countries. Concurrently, the global consumption of unhealthy products, such as soft drinks and processed foods, continues to rise. The ongoing expansion of multinational food and beverage companies, or ‘Big Food’, is a key factor behind these trends. This collection provides critical insight into the global expansion of ‘Big Food’, including its incursion into low-and-middle income countries. It examines the changing dynamics of the global food supply, and discusses how low-income countries can alter the ‘Big Food’-diet from the bottom-up. It examines a number of issues related to ‘Big Food’ marketing strategies, including the way in which they advertise to youths and the rural poor. These issues are discussed in terms of their public health implications, and their relation to public health activities, for example ‘soda taxes’, and the promotion of nutritionally-healthier products. This book was originally published as a special issue of Critical Public Health.

Plunkett's Food Industry Almanac 2007
Plunkett's Food Industry Almanac 2007

Author: Jack W. Plunkett

Publisher: Plunkett Research, Ltd.

Published: 2007-03

Total Pages: 581

ISBN-13: 1593920687

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A guide to the food business, from production to distribution to retailing. This book (with database on CD-ROM) covers what you need to know about the food, beverage and tobacco industry, including: analysis of major trends and markets; historical statistics and tables; major food producers such as Kraft and Frito Lay; and more.

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Food and Popular Culture
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Food and Popular Culture

Author: Kathleen Lebesco

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-12-14

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 147429622X

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The influence of food has grown rapidly as it has become more and more intertwined with popular culture in recent decades. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Food and Popular Culture offers an authoritative, comprehensive overview of and introduction to this growing field of research. Bringing together over 20 original essays from leading experts, including Amy Bentley, Deborah Lupton, Fabio Parasecoli, and Isabelle de Solier, its impressive breadth and depth serves to define the field of food and popular culture. Divided into four parts, the book covers: - Media and Communication; including film, television, print media, the Internet, and emerging media - Material Cultures of Eating; including eating across the lifespan, home cooking, food retail, restaurants, and street food - Aesthetics of Food; including urban landscapes, museums, visual and performance arts - Socio-Political Considerations; including popular discourses around food science, waste, nutrition, ethical eating, and food advocacy Each chapter outlines key theories and existing areas of research whilst providing historical context and considering possible future developments. The Editors' Introduction by Kathleen LeBesco and Peter Naccarato, ensures cohesion and accessibility throughout. A truly interdisciplinary, ground-breaking resource, this book makes an invaluable contribution to the study of food and popular culture. It will be an essential reference work for students, researchers and scholars in food studies, film and media studies, communication studies, sociology, cultural studies, and American studies.

The Economics of John Kenneth Galbraith
The Economics of John Kenneth Galbraith

Author: Stephen P. Dunn

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-11-11

Total Pages: 499

ISBN-13: 1139492802

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Despite the continued popular success of his works, John Kenneth Galbraith's contribution to economic theory is rarely recognized by today's economists. This book redresses the balance by providing an introductory and sympathetic discussion of Galbraith's theoretical contributions, introducing the reader to his economics and his broader vision of the economic process.

The World of Organic Agriculture
The World of Organic Agriculture

Author: Minou Yussefi-Menzler

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-09-23

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1136535225

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The new edition of this annual publication (previously published solely by IFOAM and FiBL) documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout the world and provides comprehensive organic farming statistics that cover surface area under organic management, numbers of farms and specific information about commodities and land use in organic systems. The book also contains information on the global market of the burgeoning organic sector, the latest developments in organic certification, standards and regulations, and insights into current status and emerging trends for organic agriculture by continent from the worlds foremost experts. For this edition, all statistical data and regional review chapters have been thoroughly updated. Completely new chapters on organic agriculture in the Pacific, on the International Task Force on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture and on organic aquaculture have been added. Published with IFOAM and FiBL

The Global Brand
The Global Brand

Author: Nigel Hollis

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2008-09-30

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0230615414

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A top executive at one of the world's leading marketing firms analyzes the familiarity and strength of brands and establishes five steps towards increasing brand strength in a globalized world Rapid advances in modern technology present companies with quickly expanding marketing opportunities, but they also create an over-saturated business landscape that both helps and hurts brands. The Global Brand is a thorough investigation of brand strength in the accelerated modern business world. Nigel Hollis draws on his experience at Millward Brown to present a simple formula for determining brand strength based on two axes, Presence (or familiarity) and Voltage (or marketing appeal), to illustrate the market value and performance of brands. He analyzes the five steps of customer commitment to a strong brand--Presence, Relevance, Performance, Advantage, and Bonding. Finally, Hollis emphasizes human nature as a set of constant core values that all brands should appeal to, and analyzes the future of brand-building as a profitable investment. “In The Global Brand, Nigel Hollis not only corrects some of the misconceptions of the past but offers a glimpse of the future that is both perceptive and grounded in good business sense. Those who take the time to properly digest this book will save their companies a lot of money.” —Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive Officer, WPP

Healthier food and healthier food environments at sports events
Healthier food and healthier food environments at sports events

Author: World Health Organization

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2023-08-23

Total Pages: 77

ISBN-13: 9240075437

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Healthy,safeandsustainabledietsareimportantforbothhumanandplanetaryhealth,andsportsevents ought to be an ideal setting to model and promote healthy eating as part of a healthy lifestyle. Yet, even with the best of intentions, foods and beverages high in fats, sugars or salt are typically abundant in and aroundstadiaduringlargeandsmallsportsevents,oftenconsumedinexcessbyfansonmatchdays,and are also frequently associated with sports-related marketing and sponsorships. The foods and beverages consumed at sports events contribute little to an individual’s overall diet, butthe total number of meals, snacks and beverages sold can be substantial. Providing a variety of healthy, delicious and easy-to-consume food while providing fewer options and smaller portions of unhealthy options within these environments can contribute to health, wellness and the prevention of diet-related noncommunicable disease. Likewise, the high visibility of sports mega-events, in particular, offers valuable opportunities for potentially larger impact reaching billions of fans worldwide, creating positive perceptions of healthier foods and beverages at the stadia and beyond. This document - intended for use by sports events organizers - proposes five actions to achieve healthier food and healthier food environments, and suggests related activities that can happen during the planning, operational and post-event phases of sports events. It may also be used by governments, local authoritiesandsportsstadiamanagerstocreateahealthypublicfoodprocurementandservicepolicyfor sport settings more generally.