This contribution considers how food regime theory - an analytical tool used primarily by sociologists to study the role of agriculture in the global capitalist economy - can be useful in developing the field of international food law. The chapter consists of three parts. The first part reflects on what international food law is, based on the author’s experiences working in the field. The second part provides an overview of food regime theory and analysis. Finally, the third part discusses how food regime analysis might be effectively used by international lawyers better to integrate the study of food into international law. The driving assumption in this contribution is that the primary objective of international food law is to contribute to achieving global food security and ending hunger.