Public relations consists of a wide variety of communication strategies the food and alcohol industries engage in to bolster their image. It’s important to understand the true motivations behind the latest press release from a company or trade group claiming to care about the public’s health. Often the goal is not only shoring up a company’s image, but more importantly, to stave off government regulation or another policy intervention. Eat Drink Politics has years of expertise in decoding corporate PR and can help you counter this powerful tactic with talking points and other resources.