Abstract
In the short and amazing history of the stormy marriage of American supermarkets and food manufacturers, the period of the 1970s through the 1990s stands out. A triangle of traditional supermarkets, food manufacturers, and new retail stores fought an economic war for control of the retail food supply chain. Our business expert details this critical period in the formation of the grocery industry that we have today. This is part 2 of a 3-part series on supermarkets