Food Service Industry Represent 47 Percent Food Dollars Spent in America
The Delivering Excellence newsletter reported that some 276 million meals are consumed away from home in the U.S. alone. That meal away from home is the "foodservice industry" and represents 47 percent of food dollars spent daily in America. Behind the scenes of most professional kitchens is a foodservice distributor. These companies buy, store, sell, and deliver tens of thousands of products — from fresh produce, meats, and seafood to grocery products like canned tomatoes and rice. That same distributor...
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