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Introduction To Food Supply Chain Management. What Do We Eat?; Schools Of Thought; Key Food Industry Trends -- Food Safety. Issue Overview; Government's Role In Food Safety; Industry's Role In Food Safety; Category-specific Concerns; Tampering And Terrorism; Issue Analysis: Peanut Corporation Of America -- Animal Protein Supply Chains. Industry Overview; Beef; Dairy; Pork; Eggs And Poultry; Food Safety; Animal Welfare Issues; Case Study: Country Natural Beef At The Crossroads -- Commodity Crop Supply Chains. Importance And Trends; The Basic Supply Chain; Corn; Soybeans; Wheat; Rice; Policy Issues; Social And Environmental Issues; Company Profile: Shepherd's Grain -- Fruit And Vegetable Supply Chains. Industry Overview; The Basic Produce Supply Chain; Value-added Supply Chains; Company Profile: Red Jacket Orchards -- Food Regulations And Verification Mechanisms. Food Regulation And Verification; Government Certifications; Case Study: Portland Roasting Coffee Company -- Food Service. Industry Overview; Commercial Food Environments; Noncommercial Food Environments; Distribution; Social And Environmental Issues; Company Profile: Hotlips Pizza -- Food Manufacturing And Logistics. Industry Trends; Processing And Manufacturing; Logistics Management; Logistics Outsourcing; Case Study: Trailblazer Foods -- Food Retailing. Industry Overview; Inventory And Information Management; Retail Strategy; International Retailing; Producer Profile: Fred Meyer And Richey's Market -- Food Aid And Hunger Relief; Food Development Programs; Disaster Relief; Aid Supply Chains Vs. Commercial Supply Chains; Coordination And Collaboration; Issue Analysis: The Southern Africa Drought -- The Future Of Food Supply Chain Management. Today's Concerns And Challenges; Opportunities And Solutions; Toward A Sustainable Food Supply Chain. Madeleine Pullman, Zhaohui Wu. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [260]-270) And Index.