food marketing

Selling edible goods

Food marketing is the promotion and advertising of food products to consumers.

It encompasses packaging design, television commercials, social media campaigns, and in-store displays.

The term often carries negative connotations when applied to the aggressive marketing of unhealthy foods to children: Critics blame food marketing for rising childhood obesity rates.

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purpose/intent

food marketingnutrition science

Study of food's bodily effects

nutrition education · food science · consumer education · health literacy

direction of influence

food marketingfood regulation

Rules governing consumable safety

advertising restrictions · consumer protection · food policy · sin taxes · health warnings

production chain position

food marketingfood production

Creating consumable provisions

agriculture · farming · food manufacturing · food processing

Family

food, marketing

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