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Yes, I'm basically shitting on the USA here. Admit it, your food regulations are shite.
I have no idea how's what, however, what I do know is that in the USA anybody can open up a company just fine and it can easily fall down and whatnot. This is the case all around the world if you plan to make your company some huge idk what and then pass it onto some strangers that's good at the job.
The point I want to make is, that the most successful companies in terms of taste and authenticity are those that keep a tight lid on it, and those are mostly based around family. For example, there are a ton of people worldwide who want the recipe for a certain fisherman's soup that can only be found in (near) Szeged, Hungary. The restaurant itself became a tourist hotspot for this reason alone, and by God is it delicious. Point in fact, only the old chef knows the recipe along with his son. I'm sure there are such families in the US as well, but Europe has a very long tradition in regards to this. There are many families who have their recipes for whatever, but they never think of opening business with it.
Besides that, there are different regulations between the US and the EU. Basically, the EU keeps a very tight control when it comes to the health of its citizens (making sure that all products are as healthy as possible). I know the US is very liberal on this and there are a ton of loopholes that can be exploited when it comes to food. And nobody does anything about it because it would mean money loss for the big companies.
Current business wannabes want more money and thus tend to go for mass production a lot, and this is the case with most big companies. And then there are the small ones that sell only in their respective country, not making it available for export because why even? The best Belgian chocolate is found in local shops and they generally don't have a smudge of a brand on them. Last time I ate Belgian chocolate, it had the chocolate in a transparent plastic wrapper with the price tag sealing the wrapper. No brand, no nothing.
Well, that's my experience with chocolate at least.
Tensa
almost 6 years agoThe point I want to make is, that the most successful companies in terms of taste and authenticity are those that keep a tight lid on it, and those are mostly based around family.
For example, there are a ton of people worldwide who want the recipe for a certain fisherman's soup that can only be found in (near) Szeged, Hungary. The restaurant itself became a tourist hotspot for this reason alone, and by God is it delicious. Point in fact, only the old chef knows the recipe along with his son.
I'm sure there are such families in the US as well, but Europe has a very long tradition in regards to this. There are many families who have their recipes for whatever, but they never think of opening business with it.
Besides that, there are different regulations between the US and the EU. Basically, the EU keeps a very tight control when it comes to the health of its citizens (making sure that all products are as healthy as possible). I know the US is very liberal on this and there are a ton of loopholes that can be exploited when it comes to food. And nobody does anything about it because it would mean money loss for the big companies.
Current business wannabes want more money and thus tend to go for mass production a lot, and this is the case with most big companies. And then there are the small ones that sell only in their respective country, not making it available for export because why even? The best Belgian chocolate is found in local shops and they generally don't have a smudge of a brand on them. Last time I ate Belgian chocolate, it had the chocolate in a transparent plastic wrapper with the price tag sealing the wrapper. No brand, no nothing.
Well, that's my experience with chocolate at least.