What started as a movement is now an established and fast-growing sector of the food business.
But the food business is inherently tougher in a mature market such as western Europe.
By the time he hit upon Smashies, he had been in the food business for three years.
He had stacked up his fortune in the food business in Atlanta.
Some of the other hot growth stocks doing similar work in the food business may be worth keeping an eye on, as well.
Spinach, lettuce and other greens sold in plastic bags or clamshell packages have become one of the hottest growth areas in the food business.
Tan has been following his instincts since he stumbled into the food business while still in college at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.
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The first FFC opens in Detroit next month, and then others will open all around the U.S. But in order to win in the food business, you must be consistent.
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Kraft's food business in developing countries posted an 8.1% increase in organic revenue in the third quarter of this year, beating the 0.8% decline of the food business in Europe and a 1.8% contraction in North America.
Minn-based Supervalu is his 2012 short pick, which is also in the food retail business.
Calif-based Safeway is his 2013 short pick, which is also in the food retail business.
After all, Washington is in the food stamp business, not the supermarket business.
Philip Morris, owner of Kraft, also plans to sell stock in the behemoth food business it is creating by acquiring Nabisco.
But then the price of the edible oils used in many of its products--the Achilles' heel of the food distribution business--started gyrating.
By 1979, Pep Stores made its foray into the food retailing business with its acquisition of Shoprite, a small chain of retail outlets spread across South Africa.
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Compass, the world's largest catering company, is No. 1 in the food-service business in the U.K., Germany and Spain, and Sodexho has the top spot in France and Scandinavia.
Frito-Lay has a stranglehold on the junk-food business, controlling 60% of the salty snack category.
The food-service business is all about service, not just food, and Sodexho knows how to deliver it.
I'm a food writer, and my focus here is on the business of food.
The traditional fast food business model just never had a chance, now did it?
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Sainsbury is reeling in part because it was late expanding into the non-food business.
Foods masquerading as drugs are the hot spot in the packaged-food business.
Vision gives robots the power not only to do more in factories, but also to spread into other industries, such as the food and drinks business, which struggles to find people to do lots of boring, repetitive and unpleasant jobs.
"The U.S. food distribution business looks like the grocery business 15 years ago, " he notes.
The upcoming sale of shares in its food business, once the Nabisco acquisition is combined with Philip Morris' Kraft, will prove that the tobacco operations are valued near zero.
Together, these worries are enough to dampen the spirits of small-business owners in the food-delivery industry.
These form a big basket of worries, enough to dampen the spirits of small-business owners in the food delivery industry.
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