| − | The '''[[food]] [[distribution]] [[system]]''' consists of a chain of [[transportation]] (such as [[truck]]s, [[ship]]s, [[railroad]], and [[airplane]]s), [[warehouse|warehousing]] (such as [[Amazon.com]], [[Costco]]), and [[retail]] facilities such as [[Walmart]] and [[supermarket]]s) which move food from the [[food production system]] to [[consumer]]s. | + | The '''[[food]] [[distribution]] [[system]]''' consists of a chain of [[transportation]] (such as [[truck]]s, [[ship]]s, [[railroad]], and [[airplane]]s), [[warehouse|warehousing]] (such as [[Amazon.com]], [[Costco]]), and [[retail]] facilities such as [[Walmart]] and [[grocery store]]s) which move food from the [[food production system]] to [[consumer]]s. |
| − | * [[natural disaster]]s such as [[storm]]s, [[tornado]]s, [[hurricane]]s, [[earthquake]]s, etc. | + | * [[natural disaster]]s such as [[storm]]s, [[tornado]]s, [[hurricane]]s, [[earthquake]]s, etc.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Christopher-Steiner/e/B001UO7HUG/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1 Christopher Steiner], ''20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better'', http://www.amazon.com/20-Per-Gallon-Inevitable-Gasoline/dp/B0046LUJCS Accessed December 15, 2014</ref> |