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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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Summary

food industry is an economic activity[1]. It draws 2,632 Wikipedia views per month (economic activity category, ranking #17 of 70).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: type of industry[3]
  • Subclass of: manufacturing industry[4], consumer goods industry[5], agribusiness[6]
  • Part of: division in classification of productive activities[7]
  • Commons category: Food industry[8]
  • Industry: food Manufacturing[9], food and kindred products[10]
  • Said to be the same as: Lebensmittelwirtschaft[11]
  • Has part(s): processing and preserving of meat and production of meat products[12], processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs[13], processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables[14], manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats[15], manufacture of dairy products[16], manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products[17], manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products[18], manufacture of other food products[19], manufacture of prepared animal feeds[20], Animal Food Manufacturing[21], Grain and Oilseed Milling[22], Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing[23], Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing[24], Dairy Product Manufacturing[25]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Food industry[26]
  • Product or material produced: food[27]
  • OpenStreetMap tag: industrial=food_industry[28]
  • Described by source: Red Blue Translator[29]
  • International Standard Industrial Classification code Rev.4: 10[30]
  • Name: Herstellung von Nahrungs- und Futtermitteln[31], Manufacture of food products[32], industries alimentaires[33], Vervaardiging van voedingsmiddelen[34], fabrication de produits alimentaires et de boissons[35], Производство на хранителни продукти[36], Výroba potravinářských výrobků[37], Fremstilling af fødevarer[38], Toiduainete tootmine[39], Βιομηχανία τροφίμων[40], Industria de la alimentación[41], Industrie alimentari[42], Gıda ürünlerinin imalatı[43], Производство продуктов питания[44]

Why It Matters

food industry has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

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

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . International Standard Industrial Classification Rev. 4. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). 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] ↑ . 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.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . allsides.com. allsides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . International Standard Industrial Classification Rev. 4. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Superraptor123 · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → economic activity, type of industry
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  2. 13w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → ['h0004902-potravinarstvi', 'h0001339-potravinarsky-prumysl']
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  3. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → ['h0004902-potravinarstvi', 'h0001339-potravinarsky-prumysl']
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  4. 21w 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
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