From Feed and Grain Magazine - The U.S. food production and distribution industry is in the midst of major structural change — and the pace of change seems to be increasing. Production is changing from an industry dominated by familybased, small-scale, relatively independent firms to one of larger firms that are more tightly aligned across the production and distribution value chain. Food retailing is increasingly more customer responsive, more service focused, and more global in ownership. In addition, the input supply and product processing sectors are becoming more consolidated, more concentrated and more integrated. In this article we examine the themes and dimensions of these changes, and the impact they may have on your business.