For the sixth year in a row, The Daily Meal has revealed their list of America's 50 most powerful people in food 2016. The list seeks to answer the question who has the most influence over what and how we eat? Featuring on the list are CEOs of giant corporations, TV chefs and many more.
Some people who have power in the food world have it literally — the power to make laws, disrupt the marketplace, control supply chains. Others exercise it in more subtle ways: they are the watchdogs, the inspirers, the facilitators.
Some of the most powerful people are agribusiness moguls or CEOs of major food processing and distribution concerns; some are elected or appointed officials who concern themselves with the economics and the safety of our food supply; some are celebrity chefs and other public figures who start trends and speak up for what they believe.
