This site has been produced for schools and colleges by Educational Project Resources on behalf of Nestlé UK, one of the leading food companies in Britain. It is designed for GCSE Geography and Business Studies. The core section provides information about agriculture, the food processing industry, marketing food brands and a supplementary section on chocolate also accompanies the core.

Acknowledgements

Authors

Ian Maitland, freelance writer and adult education tutor of GCSE Business Studies at Suffolk College, Ipswich

Carole Goddard, freelance writer, formerly Head of Geography

Peter Goddard, freelance writer, Chief Examiner of GCSE Geography, formerly Head of Geography

Educational advisers

Dr P.J. Atkins, Lecturer in Geography, University of Durham

Mary Lardneer, Head of Business Studies, The Misbourne School, Buckinghamshire

Angela Webster, Head of Year, Parkside Community College, Cambridge

Photographic acknowledgements

The author and publishers are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce copyright illustrations:

J. Allan Cash Ltd MFB Fig. B N.Cattlin/Holt Studios International IPF1 Figs C, D Ela Ginalska AGF Fig. B M. Edwards/Still Pictures AGF Fig. I Tesco Photographics Unit MFB Fig. J

All other photographs supplied by Nestlé

The authors and publishers also acknowledge the considerable help of Nestlé staff in the UK and Switzerland in the preparation of this resource.