Food Industry Glossary

Like every industry, the food industry has special terms we use to describe aspects of our business. This glossary can help newcomers learn terminology and help seasoned food industry experts keep up to date.

TERM DU JOUR

percent of solids

Amount of solid material in a product, usually tomatoes, e.g., 33% catsup has 33% tomatoes, sugar, spices and 67% water.

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The supermarket industry employs

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  • convenience store

    A smaller, compact, self-service store with a limited number of brands and stock keeping units (SKUs) focused on high usage and immediate consumption. The option to purchase auto fuel may also be included at the store.

  • handling allowance

    A charge levied by a distributor upon a manufacturer for the handling and redemption of consumer cash-value coupons and for other services not commonly associated with the simple transfer of goods.

  • percent of solids

    Amount of solid material in a product, usually tomatoes, e.g., 33% catsup has 33% tomatoes, sugar, spices and 67% water.

  • rounder

    A circular fixture for clothing.

  • tearpads

    Small pads of coupons or product information that can be torn-off as individual sheets. Also called "take-one pads," tearpads are often attached to displays or shelving near the products they promote.