Articles Archived
What is a CAFO?
CAFO stands for Confined Animal Feeding Operation. CAFO's are usually run by large agricultural companies that supply large meat processing facilities. These [...]
Do Ghost Restaurants Have a Future?
Whether it's been called 'delivery' or 'take-out', restaurants like pizza shops and Chinese food establishments have been offering meal delivery services [...]
Who are the top 10 Grocers in the United States (2019)
Although Walmart is not classified as a supermarket it is by far the largest food retailer in the U.S. The Kroger Co., [...]
The cottage food industry explained
Food processing is a large complex sector of the global food industry that is dominated by large multi-national corporations. And all food [...]
How many people in the U.S. buy their groceries online?
For decades now, there have been studies and articles predicting that grocery shopping will join the e-tailing revolution ushered in by Amazon.Com. [...]
How big is the organic food market in the United States?
The U.S. organic food market size was valued at $43.7 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $70.4 billion by 2025 [...]
The politics of food insecurity
The USDA defines food insecurity as a state in which “consistent access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money [...]
High Court: Food retailers can keep SNAP data confidential
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as the Food Stamp Program, provides food-purchasing assistance for low-income people living in the [...]
As goes China, so goes the world.
While the food industry is sometimes called the world's biggest industry - in reality it's a conglomeration of broad sectors and businesses. [...]
How many grocery stores are there in the United States?
Related Links: The largest US Supermarket company is The Kroger Co...but there's a hitch. The top 10 grocers in the US [...]