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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?
The most recent list of the top 10 Grocers in the United States can be found here. Although Walmart is not [...]
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 [...]