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food supply chain
/fuːd səˈplaɪ tʃeɪn/food sup·PLY CHAIN
Band 7+task2speaking
the network of production, processing, distribution and retail that delivers food from farm to consumer
Examples
“The pandemic exposed weaknesses in the global food supply chain.”
“Improving transparency across the food supply chain reduces waste.”
“Delays in one country can disrupt the entire food supply chain.”
Band 8 sentence
“Improving transparency across the food supply chain can reduce waste and protect consumer health.”
Collocations
- global food supply chain
- break in the food supply chain
Word family
supply chain nounsupply verb
Common mistakes
food chain→food supply chain
Say it for a higher band
5food chain→6supply chain→7+food supply chain
Synonyms
distribution network
Easily confused
food chain
“Overfishing disrupts the marine food chain.”
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