| A | B |
|---|
| abundance | why we spend less on food items compared to other countries |
| Stabilizers | a water holding substance |
| coffee | product Americans are using less of |
| consumers | the group that 'votes' with their money in the marketplace |
| durian | also known as stinkfruit |
| fast | type of food that is growing rapidly in this country |
| FDA | regulatory agency for food |
| food | product produced by farmers |
| increased | what has happened to fruit and vegetable consumption |
| increasing | what has been happening with our international sales |
| Kraft | largest U.S. food processor |
| manufacturing | conversion of raw materials to finished products |
| marketing | the selling of food products |
| McDonalds | large fast food restaurant chain |
| processed | a food category that has had something done to it prior to retailing |
| recognition | why our products sell so well in other countries |
| strawberries | product we import from Mexico |
| supply | one of the major factors that leads to responsiveness of change |
| Swiss | have the highest per capita income |
| allied | an industry that deals with food products on an indirect basis |
| communication | is one of the factors that has lead to increased international sales |
| Demographics | a factor that has caused shifting of U.S. food consumption |
| Acidulants | a product that makes food acid or sour |
| Preservatives | chemical antioxidants |
| Enzymes | organic catalyst that change the rate of reaction |
| vertical | a type of business integration in which a single business controls the flow of a food commodity in two or more stages |
