Junk food companies say they're trying to do good. A new book raises doubts

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As the marketing of soda and fast food ramps up around the world, the companies involved forge partnerships to help the poor. The new book 'Junk Food Politics' casts a critical eye at their efforts.

As soda consumption has dropped in the West, companies are making an effort to woo new customers in other places. This Coke bottle ad is in Mozambique.Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images

They built solar-powered coolers that allowed sellers to keep Coke bottles cold in places off the electrical grid – and offer mobile phone-charging to their customers." – small businesses run by women that sold shots of Coke, Fanta and other Coca-Cola products for as low as 7 U.S. cents a serving to make the beverage affordable to everyone.: How Beverage and Fast Food Industries Are Reshaping Emerging Economies.

to expand their audience. They forge partnerships with local governments to fight hunger and poverty – even as the rising consumption of junk food leads to soaring rates of obesity and diabetes.: How Beverage and Fast Food Industries Are Reshaping Emerging Economies,

 

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Hey as long as Coke is woke their the good guys right?

If the businesses are not fair with all locations of their marketing, they are then labelled as being prejudice. So, there is another side to this issue, as well as monetary gain!

The first response I see here is from a soft porn spammer. That might be the most fitting response.

Sugar in any form sells

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