Global market trends and financial performance of the corporate fast-food industry and their potential contributions to diets high in meat and ultra-processed foods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The fast-food industry has transformed substantially in recent decades - from diverse, locally rooted providers into a globalised, and increasingly corporate-led industry. Corporate fast-food retailers (FFRs) represent a key retail channel through which both ultra-processed foods and intensively produced animal source foods are consumed and normalised within corporate-industrial food systems. These dietary patterns are strongly associated with increased risks of diet-related diseases and contribute significantly to environmental degradation, including greenhouse gas emissions, land use change, and biodiversity loss. Despite the growing significance of FFRs, there has been limited analysis of their financial strategies and implications for global food system transformatio

SUBMITTER: Sievert K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12577348 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature