Damn, this article is 🔥. It explains why food brands get political, and alludes to the market consolidation being a factor in the race to the bottom that has caused so much junk to be put in our food (corn syrup, EDTA, BHT, etc.)

"On one level, most of us are generally unaware of the illusions of brands, companies, and false citizen messaging. But on another level, we sort of know and have adapted by becoming highly cynical. We do know many corporations or governments are capable of the highest degree of malfeasance, lying, and accountability dodging. This combination of being both unaware and cynical further saps our energy and makes it even harder to build the citizen-consumer skills we need to actually change our food system."

https://www.info.equalexchange.coop/articles/the-citizen-consumer-dilemma-part-one