If obesity is an international crisis, sugar is increasingly cast as the chief villain. In response, Coca-Cola, the world's most valuable brand, has openly pressed moral 'reset', throwing itself into the drive for collective health improvement.

People want big brands to consider the planet as well as their patrons. Chipotle is ahead in this game, with the recent release of their app-game hybrid campaign The Scarecrow demonstrating the power of emotional storytelling.

From understanding what exactly is in the coffee you’re drinking, to knowing how polluted the air in your back garden is, people are looking for microscopic details to feel informed. But who is this new curious group of people? And what will they do with this information?

With a powerful elite of foodies taking to social media and demanding all things 'local, 'real', and 'independent' how can big food companies challenge the perception that they're part of the problem?