> This is the type of problem companies help solve all of the time.
In your example of food safety, I believe it's your state department of public health that solved the problem, not the restaurant.
In your example of food safety, I believe it's your state department of public health that solved the problem, not the restaurant.
Obviously restaurants had an interest in food safety. You're being a little silly with your sarcasm. The question is whether food was as safe as we (citizens) wanted, and whether food safety would improve with government regulation. I suspect the answers were "No" and "Yes", respectively.
Take recent issues at Chipotle for example. Without government intervention, they easily might decide that it's cheaper to pay marketers and public relations experts than to improve the safety of their supply chain and service.