Investigate the influence of multinational food corporations on eating patterns in New Zealand. In the essay- – Analyse practices used by multinational food corporations and link these to changes in eating patterns in New Zealand. – Explain factors that influence eating patterns – Explore how the practices used by multinational corporations (MNCs) influence eating patterns in New Zealand. – Consider factors that contribute to it and their consequences for the wellbeing of New Zealand society. – The Ministry of Health New Zealand Food and Nutrition Guidelines (NNGs) to encourage healthy eating patterns. – advertising on food packages. (persuasive language). – Marketing practices. – implicit and explicit messages in advertising – How eating patterns have changed in the last 50 years. Questions to research: Who are the food and drink multinationals? What influence do they have in New Zealand/the world? What are New Zealand’s eating patterns? What affects New Zealand’s eating patterns? How much of what New Zealanders eat and drink is produced by multinational companies?