THE ILLUMINATION OF GLOBALIZATION IN THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY

Abstract

We are currently experiencing a significant shift in our world’s food systems and dietary patterns. That being said, the purpose of this writing is to explore the forces of globalization business practices of the “Big Foods” (a.k.a. transnational food companies or TNC), and the prevalence of processed foods’ contribution to the shift in food sovereignty for local farmers, along with food security and nutrition for the population.

There are various direct and indirect causes of malnutrition in lowincome developing countries. However, it has come to my attention that there are a few specific practices utilized by the presence and practices of Big Food companies that can severely affect the food security of populations in developing countries. For the purposes of this paper, I focused on the spread of processed, nutrient-poor food by the TNCs, the most significant causes of this spread due to the globalization of such, and the effect on the population’s health due to unwittingly consuming such unhealthy foods.