Globalization, first-foods systems transformations and corporate power: a synthesis of literature and data on the market and political practices of the transnational baby food industry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global milk formula market has 'boomed' in recent decades, raising serious concerns for breastfeeding, and child and maternal health. Despite these developments, few studies have investigated the global expansion of the baby food industry, nor the market and political practices corporations have used to grow and sustain their markets. In this paper, our aim is to understand the strategies used by the baby food industry to shape 'first-foods systems' across its diverse markets, and in doing so, drive milk formula consumption on a global scale. We used a theoretically guided synthesis review method, which integrated diverse qualitative and quantitative data sources.

Results

Global milk formula sales grew from ~US$1.5 billion in 1978 to US$55.6 billion in 2019. T

SUBMITTER: Baker P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8139375 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature