Sentences with phrase «larger food corporations»

While energy companies are the most frequent targets of climate activism, a new report by GRAIN shows that large food corporations — especially in the meat and dairy sector — are huge contributors to global climate change.

Unfortunately, the «organic» label has been abused by large food corporations.

Fat has always played an important role in the history of the human diet, and new science is proving dietary suggestions, such as the ones mentioned in pyramids made by the USDA and large food corporations, isn't in line with the presiding research.

Not exact matches

Many large corporations landed a spot on the list, like PepsiCo (food, beverage, and tobacco industry), Southwest Airlines (transportation), and American Express (consumer and diversified finance).

The budget «makes huge, irresponsible cuts hurts families who are struggling to find jobs and put food on the table, but provides big tax breaks for millionaires and large corporations whose profits are soaring,» Kelly says.

Review of a book about food politics: For the sake of profit large corporations conspire with the government to manipulate and confuse consumers in the food they eat.

But to have the computer lines and terminals, specialists in image analysis, specialists in food production, geology, land management, ocean ecology, investment specialists, and, finally, to own the worldwide satellite facilities to move the information instantly — such capability can be achieved only by very large, multinational corporations.

Family owned farms are consolidating, and large corporations are increasing their investments in food production.

company profile Family owned farms are consolidating, and large The Fresh Network LLC corporations are increasing their investments in food Headquarters: Salinas, Calif..

Whereas independent restaurant chefs and small food companies can quickly release products based on their own taste and instinct, the large, publicly traded corporations who operate restaurant chains and manufacture potato chips are much slower - moving creatures.

ProAmpac announces that is has acquired Trinity Packaging Corporation (Trinity), a leading flexible packaging company specializing in large format packaging for the lawn and garden, food and specialty industrial markets.

A multinational corporation (that shall remain nameless) happened to have sent our food editor, Allie Lewis Clapp, a gratuitously large cooler filled with 15 bags -LRB-!)

On the other hand, British traditional pub grub was turning into mass - marketed, predictable slop as large corporations took over individual pubs, made them part of their chains, and then standardized the food.

There is good / bad / otherwise info regarding GMO foods and some fairly nasty [to me] info regarding a large U.S. corporation's involvement in patent of the seed.

One school or district may have a partnership with a large corporation, like Whole Foods, allowing them to source some healthier food items for a favorable price; if your school district can't get the same deal, then this will affect whether you can offer the same kind of meal for the same price as a district which does have a low cost source for better food.

On a larger scale, communities and even corporations are doing their part to create areas of restored prairies which in turn will store organic carbon in the soil and help maintain the biodiversity of 3000 plus species that count on the grasslands for food and shelter.

Though large corporations can absorb the cost of these suits, it is likely to hurt smaller businesses (like the ones that provide healthy, natural foods and supplements).

We live in a world where large corporations are abusing natural resources, putting undesirable ingredients in food, and aren't being held accountable.

That being said, our primary problem in America with regard to diet is doctors like Rosedale aren't funded to do large population studies with healthful diets that could in turn reduce taxpayers contribution to the medical industries, American's are bombarded with unhealthy propagandistic marketing from food corporations, Americans have been taught that it's not our fault that we eat bad food because «were hungry» (with pouty lips) and a healthy diet is aberrant and only for people who are overweight.

Intentionally bringing about our causing the death of large numbers of people through nutritional manipulation Codex Alimentarius (the international food standard organization) and multinational corporation collusion together impair and gravely threaten world health.

Dr. James Anderson happens to be the chairman of the National Fiber Council, an organization that is funded by HCF [High Carbohydrates and Fiber] Nutrition Research Foundation (a nonprofit foundation reputedly funded by large carbohydrate containing food corporations and whose chairman happens to be Dr. Anderson), and other not very unbiased entities such as Procter & Gamble.

When we shop bulk bin, we avoid buying into a large corporation's strategic mass marketing and instead we are casting our vote in support of famers who produce whole foods.

Federal and state probes, under way since the late 1980's, have netted some of the nation's largest food - service and dairy companies, including Borden Inc., Pet Inc., SYSCO Corporation, and Southland Corporation.

Large corporations such as Mars and Nestle Purina have their own plants (multiple plants in the U.S. and around the world) where they manufacture dry and canned foods as well as treats.

It would be a wonderful thing if large corporations partnered with their local shelters to help them with supplies, food, and toys.

They are obviously a company that feels their strength in their small size, rather than a large corporation, so I trust that the food quality will never change either.

If you are the type of consumer that picks small businesses over larger corporations, «I and love and you» is a great, healthy cat food to try with your allergy - sensitive kitty.

The pet food industry was born as a dumping ground for waste products for large corporations.

From 1983 to 2007 he was the principal owner, Chairman and CEO of Delta Holdings later named Vivartia, the largest food conglomerate in Greece and the 35th biggest corporation in Europe.

Asian governments had large programs to provide credit, extension agents to teach new farming methods and subsidized inputs; the Food Corporation of India bought surplus grains at a guaranteed price.

Looking forward, things to watch include: the impact of economic recovery on commodity prices and agricultural expansion for food and biofuels production; large - scale land acquisition by foreign nations and corporations in tropical countries; climate negotiations and the REDD mechanism, including controversies over land rights, «offsetting», forest definitions, and sustainable forest management; the emergence of payments for ecosystem services beyond REDD; the cap - and - trade versus carbon tax schemes; efforts to address the demand side of deforestation — notably consumption; emerging certification systems for agricultural and forestry products (i.e. RSPO, Aliança da Terra, FSC, etc); and Brazil's progress in meeting its deforestation reduction targets.

While corporations and large landowners have ever - increasing capacity to deforest, the recent shift seems to offer new opportunities for rainforest conservation in that it is easier for pressure groups to target corporations and enterprises rather than tens of millions of poor farmers who are simply trying to put food on the table for their families.

Despite the volatility in the equity markets, large corporations are sitting on cash reserves looking to enhance their growth strategies, says Marco Galante, principal with the J.H. Chapman Group LLC, an investment bank in the food industry.

With respect to corporate litigation, Dan has represented corporations and senior executives against claims of fraud, RICO, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraudulent transfer claims.With respect to white collar criminal defense matters, Dan has represented large companies, corporate executives and other individuals in cases of mail fraud, tax fraud, bank fraud, violations of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, in addition to other complex crimes.