Author Archives: HealthScope

The food and beverage industry is at a critical crossroads. Society is undergoing a paradigm shift in the way we think about food. We can no longer define health based on the nutrients we can get from food and now must also focus on the quality of ingredients found in our food. We are looking at food in a more holistic way, contemplating its impact on human welfare as well as the broader effects food production has on society as a whole and on the environment. Consumers and all other stakeholders can no longer be considered distinct groups, in part because everyone must eat and drink. Instead, they now constitute a large and increasingly influential group of “stakebrokers,” each of which can impact a company’s public perception and performance. The digital age has given every individual a voice in the dialogue surrounding food and nutrition. Today our New York office hosted its inaugural APCO Forum salon event, “What’s Next in Food,” which coincided with World Food Day, a commemorative day created by the UN more than 30 years ago to generate awareness of and inspire political action around food instability and global hunger.