With a mere ten companies controlling the worlds food supplies it should give a person pause regarding, not only what we are actually eating, but what makes up what we put into our bodies. When we think of food, our minds automatically revert to nutritional items that sustain our lives and keep us healthy. Some of you may think of vegetables or grains or a well marinated steak.
What ever pops into your mind, rest assured it probably is not on this list. Well, it may be on the list, just not how you may be thinking of it in terms of nutritional value, wholesomeness and advancing or maintaining your overall health.
If on the other hand, when the word “food” pops up and you immediately think of candy bars, potato/corn chips or some other form of snack, then you are the target market for the top ten multi-national, fascist, “food” manufacturers.
You see, those are the types of products that make up their “food” offerings and these companies raked in over $436 billion in 2013. The manufactured food industry also employed more than 1 billion people in 2013 or said another way about 1 in 3 people employed globally!!
Those 10 companies in the middle are now the biggest food and beverage companies in the world. Together, they generate revenues of more than $1.1 billion a day. They also employ millions of people in poor countries, directly and indirectly, to grow and produce their products. Because of their global reach and influence, these companies could play a big role in reducing poverty, hunger, and inequality. But right now, they’re not doing enough. [Source]