Food Fight From Plunder and Profit to People and Planet
- 10 Apr 2025
- 9781837260430
- £20
- 368 pp
- 159×240mm
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In a few words
A veteran of four decades at the frontline of global food policy exposes how malnutrition is enmeshed with other crises and what we can all do to turn things around
In a few words
A veteran from the frontline of global food policy exposes how malnutrition is enmeshed with other crises and what we can all do to turn things around
In a few words
A veteran from the frontline of global food policy exposes how malnutrition is enmeshed with other crises and what we can all do to turn things around
In a few words
A veteran from the frontline of global food policy exposes how malnutrition is enmeshed with other crises and what we can all do to turn things around
Gillespie writes beautifully with an urgent clarity. This isn't just a good read, it's an essential reference for anyone hoping to understand the food system, why it's broken and how we might imagine fixing it. Scholarly, literate and deeply moving - Gillespie deftly draws on global expertise built over four decades working in nutrition and food policy. Food Fight is the essential food book of this year and years to come
Chris Van Tulleken, Author Of Ultra Processed People
If you want to change our rotten corrupt food system, you first have to understand it. Food Fight is the gripping book we have been waiting for, from a veteran of the food wars. Essential reading for anyone interested in our health and the planet
Tim Spector, Author Of Spoon Fed And Food For Life
This isn't just a good read, it's an essential reference. Scholarly, literate and deeply moving - Food Fight is the essential food book of this year and years to come
Chris Van Tulleken
Food Fight is the gripping book we have been waiting for, from a veteran of the food wars
Tim Spector
This isn't just a good read, it's an essential reference. Scholarly, literate and deeply moving - Food Fight is the essential food book of this year and years to come
Chris Van Tulleken
Food Fight is the gripping book we have been waiting for, from a veteran of the food wars
Tim Spector
This isn't just a good read, it's an essential reference. Scholarly, literate and deeply moving - Food Fight is the essential food book of this year and years to come
Chris Van Tulleken
Food Fight is the gripping book we have been waiting for, from a veteran of the food wars
Tim Spector
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the book
WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS AWARDS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS
THE NEXT BIG IDEA BOOK CLUB’S ‘MUST READ’ PICK
A BBC FOOD PROGRAMME’S ‘FOOD BOOK OF 2025’
‘Scholarly, literate and deeply moving, this isn’t just a good read, it’s an essential reference for anyone hoping to understand the food system, why it’s broken and how we might imagine fixing it’ CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN
Food is life but our food system is killing us. Designed in a different century for a different purpose – to mass-produce cheap calories to prevent famine – it’s now generating obesity, ill-health and driving the climate crisis. We need to transform it into a system that can nourish all eight billion of us and the planet we live on.
In Food Fight, Stuart Gillespie reveals how the system we once relied upon for global nutrition has warped into the very thing making us sick. From its origins in colonial plunder through to the last few decades of neoliberalism, the system now lies in the tight grip of a handful of powerful transnationals who are playing for profit at any cost – aided by governments who let them get away with it. With his eye trained on the future and on solutions within our grasp, Gillespie also celebrates the impact of success stories from around the world, driven by remarkable citizens, social movements, policy makers and politicians. These case studies offer hope that, by organising and learning, we can build a better food future for ourselves and for our children.
Both unflinching exposé and revolutionary call to arms, Food Fight maps a way towards a new system that gives us hope for a future of global health and justice.
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‘Essential’ CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN
‘Punchy’ JULIAN BAGGINI
‘Gripping’ TIM SPECTOR
WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS AWARDS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS
Food is life but our food system is killing us.
Our global food system lies in the tight grip of a handful of powerful players who are prioritising profit at any cost – despite rising obesity, ill-health and a worsening climate crisis – aided by governments who are letting them get away with it.
Stuart Gillespie, a veteran of four decades at the frontline of global food policy, reveals how we can transform it into a system that can nourish all of us, as well as the planet we live on. Both unflinching exposé and revolutionary call to arms, Food Fight maps a way towards a new system and reveals the solutions within our grasp.
More about
the book
‘Essential’ CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN
‘Punchy’ JULIAN BAGGINI
‘Gripping’ TIM SPECTOR
WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS AWARDS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS
Food is life but our food system is killing us.
Our global food system lies in the tight grip of a handful of powerful players who are prioritising profit at any cost – despite rising obesity, ill-health and a worsening climate crisis – aided by governments who are letting them get away with it.
Stuart Gillespie, a veteran of four decades at the frontline of global food policy, reveals how we can transform it into a system that can nourish all of us, as well as the planet we live on. Both unflinching exposé and revolutionary call to arms, Food Fight maps a way towards a new system and reveals the solutions within our grasp.
More about
the book
‘Essential’ CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN
‘Punchy’ JULIAN BAGGINI
‘Gripping’ TIM SPECTOR
WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS AWARDS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS
Food is life but our food system is killing us.
Our global food system lies in the tight grip of a handful of powerful players who are prioritising profit at any cost – despite rising obesity, ill-health and a worsening climate crisis – aided by governments who are letting them get away with it.
Stuart Gillespie, a veteran of four decades at the frontline of global food policy, reveals how we can transform it into a system that can nourish all of us, as well as the planet we live on. Both unflinching exposé and revolutionary call to arms, Food Fight maps a way towards a new system and reveals the solutions within our grasp.
Eye-opening . . . Food Fight tackles a crucial issue at an important moment, offering rich detail on how our food is produced, traded and consumed and why the system must change
In Food Fight, [Gillespie] marshals his skills as a researcher and a campaigner to deliver a punchy polemic backed up with hard, often astonishing, facts. Anyone who reads his book will want to add their voice to the calls for change, which we can only hope will soon become a clamour
Julian Baggini
Literary ReviewFrom his years of experience working in international nutrition, Gillespie has on-the-ground knowledge of why and how global food systems lead to widespread hunger, obesity and environmental damage, and what needs to be done to make those systems healthier for all. He makes it clear that this food fight is crucial to take on
Marion Nestle, Author Of Food Politics
What sets Stuart Gillespie's voice apart is compassion and authority from a lifetime working with hungry people. Up there with Marion Nestle's Food Politics, Food Fight exposes the dark arts of the food industry and the frustrating lack of political will. Like hers, Gillespie's anger burns off the page. But Gillespie also looks at where in the world it is going right
Pen Vogler, Author Of Scoff And Stuffed
A punchy polemic backed up with hard, often astonishing, facts. Anyone who reads his book will want to add their voice to the calls for change
Julian Baggini
Literary ReviewUp there with Marion Nestle's Food Politics, Food Fight exposes the dark arts of the food industry and the frustrating lack of political will. Like hers, Gillespie's anger burns off the page
Pen Vogler
Eye-opening . . . Food Fight tackles a crucial issue at an important moment, offering rich detail on how our food is produced, traded and consumed and why the system must change
From his years of experience working in international nutrition, Gillespie has on-the-ground knowledge of why and how global food systems lead to widespread hunger, obesity and environmental damage, and what needs to be done to make those systems healthier for all. He makes it clear that this food fight is crucial to take on
Marion Nestle
A punchy polemic backed up with hard, often astonishing, facts. Anyone who reads his book will want to add their voice to the calls for change
Julian Baggini
Literary ReviewUp there with Marion Nestle's Food Politics, Food Fight exposes the dark arts of the food industry and the frustrating lack of political will. Like hers, Gillespie's anger burns off the page
Pen Vogler
From his years of experience working in international nutrition, Gillespie has on-the-ground knowledge of why and how global food systems lead to widespread hunger, obesity and environmental damage, and what needs to be done to make those systems healthier for all. He makes it clear that this food fight is crucial to take on
Marion Nestle
The need for a radical overhaul of our food system has never been more urgent. Food Fight powerfully articulates the intricate web of historical, economic and political factors that have led us to this point of crisis. It is a clarion call for action, demanding that we rethink and restructure our food systems not just for today, but for generations to come. We owe it to our children and our planet to move beyond incremental reforms and embrace true transformation
Henry Dimbleby
A punchy polemic backed up with hard, often astonishing, facts. Anyone who reads his book will want to add their voice to the calls for change
Julian Baggini
Literary ReviewUp there with Marion Nestle's Food Politics, Food Fight exposes the dark arts of the food industry and the frustrating lack of political will. Like hers, Gillespie's anger burns off the page
Pen Vogler
From his years of experience working in international nutrition, Gillespie has on-the-ground knowledge of why and how global food systems lead to widespread hunger, obesity and environmental damage, and what needs to be done to make those systems healthier for all. He makes it clear that this food fight is crucial to take on
Marion Nestle
The need for a radical overhaul of our food system has never been more urgent. Food Fight powerfully articulates the intricate web of historical, economic and political factors that have led us to this point of crisis. It is a clarion call for action, demanding that we rethink and restructure our food systems not just for today, but for generations to come. We owe it to our children and our planet to move beyond incremental reforms and embrace true transformation
Henry Dimbleby
Stuart Gillespie
View profileStuart Gillespie has been fighting to transform our dysfunctional food system for the past forty years. Stuart worked with a range of UN agencies across the world, before joining the International Food Policy Research Institute in 1999. Here he founded the Regional Network on AIDS, Livelihoods and Food Security, the Transform Nutrition research consortium, a flagship Agriculture for Nutrition and Health programme and the Stories of Change initiative, amongst a host of other interventions in public food and nutrition policy. Stuart’s newsletter, Food Fight Files, tackles the political and commercial drivers of food injustice and malnutrition and what can and should be done about them.
stuartgillespie.substack.com | @stuartgillespie.bsky.social
Stuart Gillespie
View profileStuart Gillespie has been fighting to transform our dysfunctional food system for the past forty years. Stuart worked with a range of UN agencies across the world, before joining the International Food Policy Research Institute in 1999. Here he founded the Regional Network on AIDS, Livelihoods and Food Security, the Transform Nutrition research consortium, a flagship Agriculture for Nutrition and Health programme and the Stories of Change initiative, amongst a host of other interventions in public food and nutrition policy. Stuart’s newsletter, Food Fight Files, tackles the political and commercial drivers of food injustice and malnutrition and what can and should be done about them.
stuartgillespie.substack.com | @stuartgillespie.bsky.social
Stuart Gillespie
View profileStuart Gillespie has been fighting to transform our dysfunctional food system for the past forty years. Stuart worked with a range of UN agencies across the world, before joining the International Food Policy Research Institute in 1999. Here he founded the Regional Network on AIDS, Livelihoods and Food Security, the Transform Nutrition research consortium, a flagship Agriculture for Nutrition and Health programme and the Stories of Change initiative, amongst a host of other interventions in public food and nutrition policy. Stuart’s newsletter, Food Fight Files, tackles the political and commercial drivers of food injustice and malnutrition and what can and should be done about them.
stuartgillespie.substack.com | @stuartgillespie.bsky.social
Stuart Gillespie
View profileStuart Gillespie has been fighting to transform our dysfunctional food system for the past forty years. Stuart worked with a range of UN agencies across the world, before joining the International Food Policy Research Institute in 1999. Here he founded the Regional Network on AIDS, Livelihoods and Food Security, the Transform Nutrition research consortium, a flagship Agriculture for Nutrition and Health programme and the Stories of Change initiative, amongst a host of other interventions in public food and nutrition policy. Stuart’s newsletter, Food Fight Files, tackles the political and commercial drivers of food injustice and malnutrition and what can and should be done about them.
stuartgillespie.substack.com | @stuartgillespie.bsky.social
