We live in a glorious era of food. The supermarket is the modern day Mecca of deliciousness with more food variety and brands than you can shake a stick at. Upon entering your favorite neighborhood food store you might be quick to think: “Hurrah! Thank you free market for this bounty I’m about to receive.” But all is not as it appears. Want to know something scary? Most of the food you buy at the supermarket is made by just a handful of huge, powerful corporations. 10 corporations to be exact. Don’t believe me? Just check out this chart.
Here are the different sections of the chart broken out for a closer look.
Nestle
Coca-Cola
Mars
Mondelez International (Formerly Kraft Foods)
General Mills
Unilever
Danone
PepsiCo
Associated British Foods
Kellogg’s
(H/T: 22 Words) This has got me frightened and hungry at the same time. Enlighten your friends for their next supermarket trip by clicking below to share this story.