food warehouse

Bulk provisions facility

A food warehouse is a large facility for storing bulk quantities of food products before distribution to retailers, restaurants, or other buyers.

Some food warehouses operate as wholesale outlets where businesses or consumers can purchase goods in bulk at reduced prices: We bought supplies for the event at the food warehouse.

The term sometimes appears in names of discount grocery chains.

Related

pallet jack · forklift · shelves · crates · shrink wrap · inventory · distribution · supply chain · wholesale · freezer · cold storage · loading dock · aisles · boxes · supplies · provisions · dry goods · depot

Categories
Opposites
retail format

food warehousedelicatessen

Prepared foods shop

corner store · bodega · convenience store · farmers market

food access/distribution model

food warehousefood bank

Nonprofit distributing free groceries

soup kitchen · food pantry · food desert · bread line · community kitchen

food handling function

food warehouserestaurant

Place serving meals

dining hall · cafeteria

Family

food, warehouse, foods, foodstuff, foodstuffs, warehouses, warehoused, warehousing, house

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G