Business Opportunities for the Food Industry in Emerging Markets

Abstract

World demographics change with growing populations mainly in Asia and Africa. Along this malnutrition including stunting, wasting, low brain capacity, obesity, diabetes present huge challenges and costs for these societies. The food industry has a great opportunity to focus their growth and sustainability strategies to these geographies and at the same time develop into solution providers for these health issues—this as a business case. These companies will be attractive employers. We need to think of new ways in doing business, change management becomes key, managing complexity and having the ability for a horizontal view and possible solutions. We require discussion groups that provide innovative ideas, even competitor need to meet and define social impact investments. Partnerships are essential between the public and the private sectors.