Rural grocery stores are an anchor business in rural communities. They are a primary source of local jobs and represent a significant source of local sales tax. Rural grocery stores serve as community gathering spaces, building bonds of local …

Take a trip to any grocery store or supermarket, and you will see almost entire aisles dedicated to extruded products like cereals, snacks, pastas, and texturized vegetable proteins. These products account for billions of dollars in annual sales …