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  2. Foodservice - Wikipedia

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    The food system, including food service and food retailing supplied $1.24 trillion worth of food in 2010 in the US, $594 billion of which was supplied by food service facilities, defined by the USDA as any place which prepares food for immediate consumption on site, including locations that are not primarily engaged in dispensing meals such as recreational facilities and retail stores. [2]

  3. Food industry - Wikipedia

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    The food industry is a complex, global network of diverse businesses that supplies most of the food consumed by the world's population.The food industry today has become highly diversified, with manufacturing ranging from small, traditional, family-run activities that are highly labour-intensive, to large, capital-intensive and highly mechanized industrial processes.

  4. List of food companies - Wikipedia

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    Norbest. Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats. Omaha Steaks. Parker House Sausage Company. Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors. Perdue Farms. Plumrose USA. Robertson's Hams. Tallgrass Beef Company.

  5. History of catering - Wikipedia

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    History of catering. The history of catering involves the development and evolution of the service industry that provides food, beverage, and other event services. The word catering comes from the Latin word cater, which means to provide. The business of providing food for parties, meetings, and other gatherings has been around for millennia ...

  6. Airline meal - Wikipedia

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    Airline meal. An airline meal, airline food, or in-flight meal is a meal served to passengers on board a commercial airliner. These meals are prepared by specialist airline catering services and are normally served to passengers using an airline service trolley. These meals vary widely in quality and quantity across different airline companies ...

  7. Hospitality industry - Wikipedia

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    Hospitality industry. The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food and beverage services, event planning, theme parks, travel agency, tourism, hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, and bars.

  8. Consumer Brands Association - Wikipedia

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    The Consumer Brands Association (CBA), formerly the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), [1] is a United States-wide trade association for manufacturers of consumer packaged goods (CPG). The CBA represents companies that manufacture food, beverages, household, and personal care products. As of December 2020, the CBA represented more than ...

  9. Catering - Wikipedia

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    A mobile caterer serves food directly from a vehicle, cart or truck which is designed for the purpose. Mobile catering is common at outdoor events such as concerts, workplaces, and downtown business districts. Mobile catering services require less maintenance costs when compared with other catering services.