Descibe in term of the Porter Five Forces Analysis of the Food Products Industry (Porter’s five forces industry analysis model includes suppliers, buyers, competitive rivalry among firms in the industry, product substitutes and potential new entrants int

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Food Industry is one of the complexes which involve a vast global collection of many businesses that come together to avail food energy consumed throughout the world population . Those farmers who merely depend on food that they plant are not considered to be part of food industry in these modern days

The food industry includes the following

Regulations- These regulations range from local to international rules and regulations which govern food production and sales , food quality and safety , and general industry lobbying

activities (David , Grotton , 1979 pg417

Education- This can be academic which results to professional in food production , vocational which involves basic training or consultancy which deals on consultation regarding different food products

Research and development- This involves food technology in to invest various ways of food production which does not exist in the market

Financial services which include insurance and credit services

Manufacturing- Food industry involved in manufacturing of Agro-chemicals , seeds , farm machinery and supplies of agricultural construction

Agriculture- This is a basic area in food industry since it deals with raising of crops , livestock and also sea foods which are the main raw material used in food industries

Food processing- This involves preparing fresh products for sale in markets and also it involves manufacture of already prepared food products

Marketing- This deals with promotion of new products in market . It also gets views from public opinion by advertising packaging and public relation

Wholesale and distribution- This is done in warehouses , transportation and logistics

Retails- Food products are basically sold in supermarkets , stones direct con . Summer restaurants and other food services centers

Therefore , food industry basically covers all aspects of food production and sales . All transactions between productions of food up to the time food is taken to the market are taken care of

The industry size of food production is quite wide since it covers worldwide population and it 's approximately US 3 .2 trillion in 2004 For example , in United State they spend about US 1 trillion annually for food or almost ten percent of their gross domestic product (Harratio , 2007 , pg 370

This industry due to its diversity and great need to expand it has around 16 .5 million people who are employed in the industry

Food industry regulations are very vital in every stage from production to consumption . These stages include production , processing distribution , retail , packaging and labeling of all food products

All these are governed by a mass of laws , regulations , code of practice and guidance

There are general food laws which must be followed by everyone whether one is working in a food business or he or she is involved in consumption of the food productions . This deals mainly with registration of foods which are either imported or exported , the safety of food labeling , product withdrawals and recall (Brown , 2001 , pg 439

For example , the main food laws which are used in United Kingdom are :-

Food safety act of 1990 which involved registration of general...