1. An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. 2. A flood tide. 3. A large amount or number, especially when moving from one place to another: received a flood of applications.
A food broker is an independent sales agent that works in negotiating sales for food producers and manufacturers. Food brokers work for both producers and buyers of food as they help sell food products to chain wholesalers, retail stores, independent wholesalers and more.
Chart data. Chart data. Chart data. Food wholesaling is a component of food marketing in which goods are assembled, stored, and transported to customers, including retailers, foodservice operators, other wholesalers, government, and other types of businesses.ood wholesaling consists of both retail and foodservice sales. Some key findings on sales are highlighted below: 1  Sales to the food-at-home sector (retailers) were $351 billion in 2007, the most recent year of data. 2  Sales to the food-away-from-home sector (foodservice) were $190 billion in 2007.