7 Most Powerful Foodies

Fordes article names the world's seven most powerful foodies.  

 “Though still quite young, the movement to reform the American food system, from farm to diet, is one of the most hopeful social movements of our time,” says Michael Pollan. ”It had its roots in the 1970s with Francis Moore Lappe’s “Diet for a Small Planet” and Wendell Berry’s “The Unsettling of America.” The issue returned with Eric Schlosser’s landmark investigation, “Fast Food Nation.” Here are the movement’s most powerful voices.”

#1 Michelle Obama, First Lady, U.S.

#2 Marion Nestle, Professor, New York University

#3 Josh Viertel, President, Slow Food USA

#4 Will Allen, Urban Farmer, Growing Power

#5 Jack Sinclair, Head of Grocery, Wal-Mart

#6 Ken Cook, Executive Director, Environmental Working Group

#7 Mark Bittman, Columnist, The New York Times

 

Source: Forbes.com
http://www.forbes.com/sites/nicoleperlroth/2011/11/02/michael-pollan-the-worlds-7-most-powerful-foodies/