http://www.foodincmovie.com/
Food, Inc. is a documentary about the state of the food industry within the United States. Food is cheaper and more abundant than it has ever been, we could buy one-dollar-burger from fast food restaurant while the food, espectially vegetable in the supermarket are cost far more than a burger We have detached ourselves from how food ends up on our plates. Food is marketed to us as if it comes from a little farm with a white fence and rolling hills, but this is simply an illusion. The food actually comes from mega factory farms: It is no longer feed cattle but produce it. Our society has cheaper food but there have been more E. coli outbreaks in the past twenty years than ever before ,and obesity and the rate of diabetes are through the roof.
It is impressive that one of the walmart manager says “we sell what comsumer want”, if comsumers want cheap food, the corporation would”produce” food in cheap ways, and it is true today. Although comsumer pay much less for food, they are also paying for the hidden price tage which could cost them more.
it is actually a documentary like supersize me.
I think the whole situation of the food industry in the United States is very disturbing. People are accustomed to buying cheap fast food without being aware of the horrible consequences of eating fast food over long periods of time. I believe in a free market economy and capitalism but think some industries should be more regulated. The huge fast food chains like MacDonald’s, and Burger King grew so big that they are unstoppable. In addition, people in the U.S don’t cook at home enough and are addicted to the convince of going out to eat.
This food crisis has made us the most obese nation on earth causing are health care costs to sky rocket. I hope our great nation can find effective solutions to this growing problem in the next few years.
What really drives the big companies like Wall-mart is selling what consumer want and not what consumers really need. Consumers need healthy food but what they get is cheap unhealthy food that makes them sick. Wall-mart and many other corporations are obsessed with their bottom line instead of focusing on delivering quality products to their customers. I believe that focusing on bringing healthier meal solutions to customers will have a positive effect on the bottom line. Look at Whole Foods!!!!!