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food industry

type of industry; collective of diverse businesses that supplies much of the world's food
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food industry

Summary

food industry is an economic activity[1]. It draws 1,046 Wikipedia views per month (economic_activity category, ranking #17 of 70).[2]

Key Facts

  • food industry's instance of is recorded as economic activity[3].
  • food industry's instance of is recorded as type of industry[4].
  • food industry is a type of manufacturing industry[5].
  • food industry is a type of consumer goods industry[6].
  • food industry is a type of agribusiness[7].
  • food industry is part of division in classification of productive activities[8].
  • food industry's Commons category is recorded as Food industry[9].
  • food industry's industry is recorded as food Manufacturing[10].
  • food industry's industry is recorded as food and kindred products[11].
  • food industry's said to be the same as is recorded as Q100677774[12].
  • food industry comprises processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products[13].
  • food industry comprises processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs[14].
  • food industry comprises processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables[15].
  • food industry comprises manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats[16].
  • food industry comprises manufacture of dairy products[17].
  • food industry comprises manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products[18].
  • food industry comprises manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products[19].
  • food industry comprises manufacture of other food products[20].
  • food industry comprises manufacture of prepared animal feeds[21].
  • food industry comprises Animal Food Manufacturing[22].
  • food industry comprises Grain and Oilseed Milling[23].
  • food industry comprises Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing[24].
  • food industry comprises Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing[25].
  • food industry comprises Dairy Product Manufacturing[26].
  • food industry comprises Animal Slaughtering and Processing[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include economic activity[3] and type of industry[4]. Recorded subclass of include manufacturing industry[5], consumer goods industry[6], and agribusiness[7].

Use and Application

Components include processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products[13]; processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs[14], an economic activity[28]; processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables[15], an economic activity[29]; manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats[16]; manufacture of dairy products[17], an economic activity[30]; and manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products[18]. food industry is part of division in classification of productive activities[8].

Why It Matters

food industry draws 1,046 Wikipedia views per month (economic_activity category, ranking #17 of 70).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

African Food Network Ajinomoto Altria Arla Foods Ausnutria Bakkafrost Barilla Group Böklunder Fleisch- und Wurstwaren GmbH & Co. KG Bonanza Universal Co. Ltd. Bünting-Gruppe Calpis Campbell's Carlsberg Group Čokoládovny Colt and Donaldson Conagra Brands, Inc. C. Warhanek Davitamon Dr. Oetker Ferrero SpA Frigorífico do Piauí FRUITISIMO GROUP Gatorade General Mills Gıdasa Granix Grupa Żywiec Herbalife Hjo Bryggeri Indofood CBP

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . International Standard Industrial Classification Rev. 4. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product → —
    Subclass of → manufacturing industry, consumer goods industry, agribusiness
    Instance of → economic activity, type of industry
    Part of → division in classification of productive activities
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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