Why Every Restaurant Now Tastes the Same.

Big Food Monopoly Exposed: Why Every Restaurant Now Tastes the Same. A multi-state investigation found that a massive food distributor—formed through the merger of nine companies—now supplies pre-made food and ingredients for 35% of the entire U.S. restaurant market. With only two major competitors left, this monopoly is driving up prices, killing local farms, and erasing regional flavor. The company faces accusations of using slave labor overseas while lobbying to gut American trucking wages and small business competition.