Supermarkets and global supply chains
I can understand that most of the supermarkets in the UK are global companies and describe how they get their food from global supply chains.
Supermarkets and global supply chains
I can understand that most of the supermarkets in the UK are global companies and describe how they get their food from global supply chains.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Supermarkets have become the main way people shop for food.
- Many supermarkets in the UK are global companies which means they operate in different countries around the world.
- Supermarkets sell many different goods and food items, all of which have their own complex supply chains.
Keywords
Global company - A global company operates in many different countries.
Supply chain - A supply chain is all of the stages involved in producing goods, transporting them and selling them to customers.
Raw material - Raw materials are things that can be grown or dug out of the ground and processed or used in the manufacture of goods.
Processing - Processing means making changes to a food’s natural state. An example is cooking beans in a tomato sauce and preserving them in tins.
Common misconception
The supply chain starts from where the product is processed.
The supply chain starts from the extraction of the raw materials.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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