food chain

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Under that scenario, Kunisch would expect price increases all along the food chain, starting with the prices paid for young cattle at livestock auctions to beef packers — the meat-processing companies that buy cattle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Mixue is the largest food chain in the world, with over 50,000 locations, but it’s hardly known in the U.S.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

They’re the last ones owned and operated by Ed Hackbarth, the founder of the Mexican fast food chain.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

But for clubs lower down the food chain, that level of success can come at a cost; your best talent - managers included - become sought-after personnel for the more established.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

It is also the stage least changed by the modern industrial food chain.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan