Changes in Society

There is no single reason for the development of food industry. Society has changes over a long period of time due to a range of influences that inextricably linked.

The developmental perspective of food culture suggest how social dynamics are paralleled by trends in food, eating, nutrition. Some of those influences can be listed.
• The industrial revolution
• Growing populations
• Demographic changes and consumer behavior
• The changing role of women
• The changes in the structure of adult society have prompted different parental demands and expectations of their children.
• Significant change in the foods that families eat
• Advances in technology such as transportation, canned food
• Rising standard of living and an increase in disposable income
• The use of market research within food technology
• The increasing popularity of convenience foods
• Children are an influential force in society
• Innovations in computing have also had a giant effect in contemporary culture such as changing styles of shopping from supermarket to internet
• Advances in food production such a biotechnology
• The modern kitchen reflects may such changes including automatic dishwashers, microwaves, food processors and other appliances
• An increasing knowledge of food related disease

The result of these and other influences is what we can see today in supermarket, shops, homes and restaurants and cafes.

The food industry moves at fast pace in order to keep up with the latest developments and consumer trends. Cultural beliefs, values and behaviors are modified in response to the dramatic structural changes that take place.
Changes in Society