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Food Industry Quotes

On consumer demand, cravings, and the business of food.

These food industry quotes examine how the business behind eating responds to consumer demand, sometimes favoring softer terms like 'crave-ability' over harder words such as addiction, a tension explored further in our chef quotes page.

Perhaps more than any other, the food industry is very sensitive to consumer demand.

Quotes by Michael Pollan

The astounding variety of foods on offer in the modern supermarket obscures the fact that the actual number of species in the modern diet is shrinking. For reasons of economics, the food industry prefers to tease its myriad processed offerings...

Quotes by Michael Pollan

That is the one single word that the food industry hates: 'addiction.' They much prefer words like 'crave-ability' and 'allure.'

Quotes by Michael Moss

Unfortunately, the food industry has not yet faced this situation and begun taking measures to avoid exploiting our weakness for not knowing when we have had enough.

Quotes by Marvin Harris

Alleging Quotes

The development of the food industry for both domestic and export markets relies on a regulatory framework that both protects the consumer and assures fair trading practices in food.

Quotes by Gro Harlem Brundtland

Let's face it: so much of what we consume is not driven by knowledge but by basic craving and impulse. The process of what we eat starts in our heads. And no one is more in our heads than a...

Quotes by Chuck Norris

I love food, and the food industry is huge, and I just love dealing in it.

Quotes by Chubby Checker

I have worked my way up in the food industry being strong and steady about who I am as a person, first and foremost, as a chef and professional, and certainly as a woman.

Quotes by Christina Tosi

In recent years personal injury attorneys and trial lawyers have attacked the food industry with numerous lawsuits alleging that these businesses should pay monetary damages to those who, of their own accord, consume too much of a legal, safe product.

Quotes by Bob Ney

Being Strong Quotes

Congress is headed in the wrong direction with this bill which removes any and all incentives from the food industry to improve their products for children.

Quotes by Bob Filner

You do need some dispensation for local farmers, because the fast food industry will promote the unsanitary conditions of farming. With vegetables, you have to be careful where they come from; you have to know the farmers and trust them....

Quotes by Alice Waters

Frequently Asked Questions

What critical view of the food industry do these quotes share?
Several quotes argue that the food industry is highly responsive to consumer demand yet reluctant to address problems like overeating or manufactured cravings.
Why do these quotes avoid the word 'addiction'?
One quote directly notes that the industry dislikes the term addiction, preferring softer language like crave-ability, which reflects a broader pattern of careful branding.
Do these quotes mention diet variety?
Yes, one highlights how supermarket shelves appear abundant while the actual number of food species used has been shrinking for economic reasons.
Who tends to be quoted criticizing the food industry?
The voices here include commentators and writers examining consumer behavior and industry practices rather than industry executives themselves.
Are there related quotes about food professionals?
Yes, our chef quotes collection offers a different, more hands-on perspective on food from the people who prepare it.

Other lines point to the shrinking variety of species in modern diets despite supermarket abundance, a critique that connects to broader being strong quotes about resisting easy temptations.