Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| CONTENTS | 7 | 2 |
| Chapter 1 | 9 | 31 |
| Introduction to the Food &Beverage Industry | 9 | 4 |
| The Globalization of the Food Industry | 13 | 1 |
| Retail Technologies Leap Ahead | 14 | 1 |
| RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution | 15 | 2 |
| Wal-Mart Dominates as the World s Biggest Retailer (and now America s Biggest Grocer) | 17 | 2 |
| Private Label Brands Boom | 19 | 1 |
| Agricultural Biotechnology Scores Breakthroughs but Causes Controversy/Selective Breeding Offers a Compromise | 20 | 2 |
| Ethanol Production Soared, But a Marke tGlut May Slow Expansion | 22 | 4 |
| Obesity Sparks Government Action | 26 | 3 |
| Childhood Obesity Brings About Changes in Marketing/Federal Program Targets Children | 29 | 1 |
| Dietary Fats Are Under Scrutiny/Some Restaurants Forced to List Calories | 29 | 1 |
| Organic Food Sales Post Growth | 30 | 1 |
| Functional Foods Promise Health Benefits | 31 | 1 |
| Food Labeling Gets Further Federal Backing | 32 | 1 |
| McDonald s Dominates the Global Fast Food Market | 33 | 1 |
| Manhattan s FreshDirect Sets the Pace in Grocery Sales Over the Internet | 34 | 1 |
| Food Safety Becomes a Massive Consumer, Industry and Regulatory Issue | 35 | 1 |
| New Agriculture Technologies Take Hold | 36 | 1 |
| Aquaculture Gains Major Fish Supply Market Share | 37 | 1 |
| Food &Commodity Prices Are a Major Global Problem for Consumers &the Food Industry Overall | 38 | 2 |
| Chapter 2 | 40 | 32 |
| U.S. Food Industry Overview | 41 | 1 |
| Food Sales, U.S.: 2007-November 2010 | 42 | 1 |
| Consumer Food Price Indexes, Baseline Projections, U.S.: 2010-2020 | 43 | 1 |
| U.S. Price Indexes of Food Processing &Marketing Costs: 2007-2nd Quarter 2010 | 44 | 1 |
| U.S. Retail Prices for Beef, Pork, Poultry Cuts, Eggs &Dairy Products: 2010, July-December | 45 | 1 |
| U.S. Meat Supply &Use: 2009-2013 | 46 | 1 |
| U.S. Egg Supply &Use: 2000-2011 | 47 | 1 |
| Poultry &Eggs Production &Prices, U.S.: 2007-November 2010 | 48 | 1 |
| Dairy Production &Prices, U.S.: 2007-November 2010 | 49 | 1 |
| Horticultural Crops, Baseline Projections, U.S.: 2010-2019 | 50 | 1 |
| Fruit Production, Per Capita Consumption, Grower Prices &Ending Stocks, U.S.: 2001-2010 | 51 | 1 |
| Vegetable Production &Shipments, U.S.: 2003-2010 | 52 | 1 |
| Planted &Harvested Acreage for Major Field Crops, Baseline Projections, U.S.: 2009-2020 | 53 | 1 |
| Cost of Production Forecasts for U.S. Corn, Soybean, Wheat &Cotton Crops: 2010-2012 | 54 | 1 |
| Cost of Production Forecasts for U.S. Rice, Peanuts, Oats &Barley Crops: 2010-2012 | 55 | 1 |
| Income Statement for U.S. Farm Sector: 2007-2011 | 56 | 1 |
| U.S. Farm Sector Cash Receipts from Sales of Agricultural Commodities: 2006-2010 | 57 | 1 |
| U.S. Farm Sector Production Expenses: 2006-2010 | 58 | 1 |
| Federal R&D &R&D Plant Funding for Agriculture, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2009-2011 | 59 | 1 |
| Direct Government Payments to U.S. Farms: 2006-2010 | 60 | 1 |
| Average Farm Operator Household Income, U.S.: 2005-2010 | 61 | 1 |
| Farm Receipts, Expenses &Income, Baseline Projections, U.S.: 2009-2020 | 62 | 1 |
| Summary of U.S. Agricultural Trade Projections: 2009-2020 | 63 | 1 |
| Total U.S. Agricultural Commodity Exports &Imports, Top Ten Countries: 2005-2010 | 64 | 1 |
| Value Added to the U.S. Economy by the Agricultural Sector via the Production of Goods &Services: 2006-2010 | 65 | 1 |
| Value of U.S. Agricultural Exports &Imports by Commodity Group: 2005-2010 | 66 | 1 |
| Food Industry Employment, U.S.: 2004-2010 | 67 | 1 |
| World Supply &Utilization of Major Crops &Products: 2006-2011 | 68 | 4 |
