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[1] [2] An estimated 99% of companies in the industry are family-owned small businesses with fewer than 50 employees. [3] The industry as a whole as of February 2020 employed more than 15 million people, representing 10% of the workforce directly. [1] It is the nation's second largest private employer and the third largest employer overall.
Agriculture is a major industry in the United States, which is a net exporter of food. [1] As of the 2017 census of agriculture, there were 2.04 million farms, covering an area of 900 million acres (1,400,000 sq mi), an average of 441 acres (178 hectares) per farm. [2]
The 2020 coronavirus pandemic impacted the US food industry via government closures, resulting in layoffs of workers and loss of income for restaurants and owners. [81] It impacted retail groceries with panic buying noted as early as 2 March in some areas. [8] The closures impacted the distribution for food and beverages.
The number of adults eating in a way they consider to be healthy has fallen, according to new data. What’s more, research shows they aren’t enjoying the food either.
The Census Bureau releases sector-by-sector statistics on the number of establishments, total business activity, annual payroll, and number of paid employees. A standardized classification of the economy into sectors makes it possible to compare census results over time.
FMI, The Food Industry Association, is a national trade association for the food industry, especially food retailers and wholesalers, in the USA. FMI's members include approximately 40,000 retail food stores and 25,000 pharmacies, representing an industry with $800 billion in annual sales. [1] The association's focus is on food marketing.
Retail isn't alone in feeling the effects of the worker shortage. Here's another.
The current food safety laws are enforced by the FDA and FSIS. The FDA regulates all food manufactured in the United States, with the exception of the meat, poultry, and egg products that are regulated by FSIS. [16] The following is a list of all food safety acts, amendments, and laws put into place in the United States. [23] [15]