Food economy

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The food industry or nutrition industry as an economic branch comprises the economic sectors that deal with the commercial production, processing and trading of foodstuffs or foodstuffs . It is part of agribusiness , which is viewed as an agricultural and food economy.

Sub-areas

The definitions vary greatly depending on the economic region and epoch. According to the statistical classification of economic sectors in the European Community . This does not differentiate between company size, production technology, ownership structure in the food industry and the food trade , but brings together similarities in production and operating results. These are branches of industry from Section C “Manufacturing / production of goods”, Section G “Trade” and Section I “Hospitality”. Companies with a wide range of products regularly overlap with Section A “Agriculture and Fisheries”.

Business sectors by department

  • Department 12: Tobacco processing is partially included if the same legal framework is applied

Trade media

Some German-language specialist media report specifically on the food industry:

See also

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