THE UK FOOD CHAIN WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE INTER‐RELATIONS BETWEEN MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS
回顾了过去十年英国食品链中消费、需求、营销利润及制造与分销结构的变化，重点分析了零售商与制造商关系的演变及竞争立法的影响。
The paper considers developments over the past decade in the major elements that make up the UK food chain beyond the farm gate, looking at food consumption and the characteristics of food demand, the aggregate marketing margin, and providing a more detailed exploration of the present structure of food manufacturing and distribution. Following an account of the rapid rate of structural change in food retailing and wholesaling, developments in the relationships between distributors and manufacturers are discussed with comments on competition legislation.