The World of Food Industry

The food industry has become highly diversified, with manufacturing ranging from small, traditional, family-run activities to large, capital-intensive and highly mechanized industrial processes.

The food industry is a complex, global network of diverse businesses that supplies most of the food consumed by the world's population.

The UK Food Standards Agency defines the food industry as the whole food industry – from farming and food production, packaging and distribution, to retail and catering.

<p>The USDA describes the U.S. food system as a complex network of farmers and the industries that link to them, including makers of farm equipment and chemicals as well as firms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Many food industries depend almost entirely on local agriculture, animal farms, produce, and/or fishing.</p> Signup and view all the answers