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The '''food industry''' is a complex, global network of diverse [[business]]es that supplies most of the [[food]] consumed by the [[World population|world's population]]. The food industry today has become highly diversified, with manufacturing ranging from small, traditional, family-run activities that are highly labour-intensive, to large, capital-intensive and highly mechanized industrial processes. Many food industries depend almost entirely on local [[agriculture]], [[Intensive animal farming|animal farms]], [[produce]], and/or [[fishing]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|editor1-last=Parmeggiani|editor1-first=Lougi|title=???|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia of Occupational Health and Safety |year=1983 |edition=3rd |pages= |isbn=9221032892<!-- ISBN for the complete set; use 9221032906 (volume 1) or 9221032914 (volume 2)--> |location=Geneva|publisher=International Labour Office}}</ref>
It is challenging to find an inclusive way to cover all aspects of food production and sale. The UK [[Food Standards Agency]] describes it as "the whole food industry – from [[farming]] and [[food production]], packaging and distribution, to retail and catering."<ref>{{cite web|title=Industry|url=http://www.food.gov.uk/foodindustry/|website=Food Standards Agency (UK)}}</ref> The [[Economic Research Service]] of the [[USDA]] uses the term ''food system'' to describe the same thing, stating: "The U.S. food system is a complex network of farmers and the industries that link to them. Those links include makers of farm equipment and chemicals as well as firms that provide services to agribusinesses, such as providers of transportation and financial services. The system also includes the food marketing industries that link farms to consumers, and which include food and fiber processors, wholesalers, retailers, and
* [[Agriculture]]: raising [[crop]]s, [[livestock]], and [[seafood]]. [[Agricultural economics]].
* [[Manufacturing]]: [[agrichemicals|agrochemicals]], agricultural [[construction]], [[farm machinery]] and supplies, [[seed]], etc.
* [[Food processing]]: preparation of fresh products for market, and manufacture of prepared food products
* [[Marketing]]: promotion of generic products (e.g., milk board), new products, [[advertising]], marketing campaigns, [[packaging]], [[public relations]], etc.
* [[Wholesale]] and [[food distribution]]: logistics, transportation, [[Warehouse|warehousing]]
* [[Foodservice|Food service]] (which includes catering)
* [[Grocery]], [[farmers' market]]s, [[Marketplaces#Types|public market]]s and other [[retail]]ing
* [[Regulation]]: local, regional, national, and international rules and regulations for food production and sale, including [[food quality]], [[food security]], [[food safety]], marketing/advertising, and industry lobbying activities
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