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The food system, including food service and food retailing supplied $1.24 trillion worth of food in 2010 in the US, $594 billion of which was supplied by food service facilities, defined by the USDA as any place which prepares food for immediate consumption on site, including locations that are not primarily engaged in dispensing meals such as recreational facilities and retail stores. [2]
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union ( UFCW) is a labor union representing approximately 1.3 million workers [ 1] in the United States and Canada in industries including retail; meatpacking, food processing and manufacturing; hospitality; agriculture; cannabis; chemical trades; security; textile, and health care.
Hospitality industry. The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food and beverage services, event planning, theme parks, travel agency, tourism, hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, and bars .
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a labor union representing almost 1.9 million workers [2] in over 100 occupations in the United States and Canada. [3] SEIU is focused on organizing workers in three sectors: healthcare (over half of members work in the healthcare field), including hospital, home care and nursing home workers; public services (government employees, including law ...
Dietitian. A dietitian, medical dietitian, or dietician[ 1] is an expert in identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition and in conducting medical nutrition therapy, for example designing an enteral tube feeding regimen or mitigating the effects of cancer cachexia. Many dietitians work in hospitals and usually see specific patients ...
Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. [ 1] They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organizations, or administered by a government agency. [ 1] Social services are connected with the concept of welfare and ...
Sodexo. Sodexo (formerly Sodexho Alliance) is a French food services and facilities management company headquartered in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ 2] It has 412,088 employees as of 2021, [ 3] operates in 55 countries and serves 100 million customers on a daily basis. [ 4]
The Food Chain Workers Alliance ( FCWA) is a national coalition of 31 worker-based organizations of workers in many sectors of the food chain, including agriculture, processing, selling, and serving. Its program areas include strategic campaigns, leadership development, policy and standards, and education and communications.