Abstract
This document is about key trends driving changes in the U.S. food system, with a focus on consumer behavior and market dynamics. It explores four major forces—food spending, convenience, Generation X preferences, and ethnic diversity—that are reshaping food distribution, retail, and consumption patterns across the country. Original publication date March 2002.
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References
The Food Institute Report. Various issues. A newspaper published 51 weeks each year by the American Institute of Food Distribution, Inc.,
Fairlawn, New Jersey. http://www.foodinstitute.com.
USDA/Economic Research Service. Food Consumption, Prices, and Expenditures, 1970-1997. http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/sb965

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