Carlo Petrini developed the Slow Food movement to counteract society's tendency to embrace a faster and more convenient - but less healthy and enjoyable - way of living. In his home country of Italy, he saw that because of the globalization of the food industry, many small local farms could no longer compete with the lower-cost producers abroad and were beginning to close down. Petrini promoted Slow Food as an alternative to the global expansion of fast-food culture, in which food products are shipped around the world for mass-production and consumption.
Carlo Petrini is an Italian who is interested in international food trends.
Carlo Petrini has introduced many important ideas, including Slow Food, to Italy.
Carlo Petrini developed Slow Food to help people be healthier and to help local farms.