Category Archive: FOOD – The GREATEST GAMBLE

Jun 19

CGF – 70 COUNTRY NETWORK – $3.4 TRILLION – WILL STOP JUNK FOOD ADS TO CHILDREN BY 2O18 & OTHER PROMISES.

6-18-2014 – reuters.com by Emma Thomasson & Martine Geller. In Paris, Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) agreed to make significant, world-wide POLICY CHANGES. Children 12 and under will no longer be market targets for JUNK FOOD. CGF will no longer participate in DE-FORESTATION to grow PALM OIL. The 70 country group has agreed to modify REFRIGERATION …

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Jun 14

“MODERN MEAT CONSUMER ENJOYS THE MERE ILLUSION OF CHOICE” – 4 COMPANIES, 75% MARKET.

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TEXAS LONGHORN COW – from Wikipedia. 6-11-2014 washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblogs. This article by Roberto A. Ferdman focuses on his interview with Christopher Leonard – whose book on mergers and acquisitions in the US meat industry looks at fast-paced consolidation. ARTHUR – “These essential nuggets of evidence show potential for ownership of meat in the hands of one …

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Jun 10

FOOD – The GREATEST GAMBLE

Why include FOOD – THE GREATEST GAMBLE into Cards21?    The turning of a card – however defined – creates public policy, which in turn, creates the day to day lives of billions of people.  Deborah and I have, for the past 25 years, supported organic and sustainable agriculture.  The centralization of control over the production, …

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