The Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industries
Author/Editor: Gary Allen and Ken Albala
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: Gale
Offers consumers a behind the scenes look of the food and drink
industries. Covers food companies and brands, the environment, health,
science and technology, culture and finance. Historical context is
emphasized and the focus is mainly on business in the United States.
Credo Reference
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Publisher: Credo Reference
More than 550 highly regarded, current reference works, including general and subject-specific encyclopedias, images, dictionaries, atlases, and directories; covers many subject areas.
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Author/Editor: Solomon H. Katz
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Gale
A three-volume survey of food and its place in human culture and
society, presented through 600 alphabetically sorted entries. Features
multidisciplinary coverage of such topics as comfort food, ethnicity and
food, medieval banquets, and nutrient composition, among many others.
Includes photographs, illustrations, sidebars, recipes, menus, and
timelines.
Encyclopedia of Organic, Sustainable,& and Local Food
Author/Editor: Leslie A. Duram
Publication Date: 2009
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
A comprehensive compilation of entries illuminates the key trends,
activities, and themes in organic, sustainable, and local food, covering
consumers, organizations, farming, policies, and much more. This encyclopedia illuminates social concerns, economic trends, policy
influences, and ecological terms to provide a comprehensive overview.
Contributions from expert authors from government agencies, research
universities, and private organizations provide key information on each
of these relevant topics.
Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia
Author/Editor: Ken Albala
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Introduces food culture from numerous countries and cultures around the
world, including some from remote and unexpected peoples and places.
Food in Context
Author/Editor: Brenda Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner
Publication Date: 2011
Publisher: Gale
Examines food in relationship to nutrition, world health issues, agriculture, environmental concerns, current events and political decision-making.
Green Food: An A to Z Guide
Author/Editor: Dustin Mulvaney
Publication Date: 2010
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Lays out the contours of the field of agri-food studies. It draws on
scholars working in the fields of political ecology, rural sociology,
geography, and environmental studies to paint a picture of the past,
present, and future of agriculture and food. It provides readers with a
basic understanding of the institutions, practices, and concepts to
identify what is and is not a "green" food. Because food is so
intimately connected to our daily lives, the food system offers perhaps
the most promise to make change in a sustainable direction.
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World
Author/Editor: Susan Bevan Gall and Kathleen J. Edgar
Publication Date: 2012
Publisher: Gale
Provides comprehensive coverage of the foods and recipes from 70
representative countries and culture groups worldwide -- from Algeria to
Zimbabwe. Entries provide 10-15 recipes for each group and include data
on the agriculture and dietary habits of each group as well as an
overview of each group's nutrition and health.