German: ErnährungshandwerkEnglish translation: food sector 
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Science - Nutrition / Ernährung | | German term or phrase: Ernährungshandwerk | I am darned if I can come up with an English equivalent to this ("individual producers and retailers of food and drink" is pretty clumsy) The reference is to the percentage of iodised salt:
"im Ernähungshandwerk liegt der Jodsalzanteil bei 60 bis 85 Prozent"
Any ideas? Many thanks in advance. |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseBrigitteHilgner: 1:09pm Dec 6, 2006: Without further context I would interpret this as food processing - are you sure it means productino + retail?
Beate Petersen: 1:40pm Dec 6, 2006: Hi, I found a German definition on Wikipedia. The address is de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernährungshandwerk and it says:
Das Ernährungshandwerk umfasst die handwerklichen Wirtschaftsbereiche innerhalb der Ernährungswirtschaft.
Es ist Bestandteil des produzierenden Ernährungsgewerbes. Zu ihm zählen vor allem Fleischereien, Bäckereien und Konditoreien. Sie stehen im Wettbewerb untereinander und mit dem Lebensmitteleinzelhandel, jedoch mit deutlich geringerer Bedeutung regionaler oder gar nationaler Nachfragebündelung. Sowohl in der Beschaffung als auch im Absatz herrschen lokale Strategien vor. Zum Ernährungshandwerk zählen definitorisch weiterhin einige Spezialbranchen, wie Müller, Brauer, Mälzer und Weinküfer. Die amtliche Statistik erfasst nur noch Fleischer, Bäcker und Konditoren.
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| | food sector | Explanation:
How about that? Or do you have to be more specific? Then I would keep your idea.
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Note added at 1 Tag6 Stunden (2006-12-07 18:48:41 GMT)
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Supermarkets are not included in Ernährungshandwerk. Talking about food sector or industry I also wouldn't think about supermarkets but producers. But talking about the use of iodised salt, nobody would think of supermarkets, would they? So without knowing more content I would think that you can go with food sector or industry. |
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Martina Höppner
New Zealand
| Note from asker to answererThanks very much -I think I shall use food sector can't help feeling there may be a still better alternative out there somewhere..
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| in the realm of food preparation
Explanation:
not terribly elegant either, I suppose, but maybe a start
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Asker: Thanks indeed but isn't that too general, including e.g. factories making food , which "Ernährungshandwerk" (I think) does not?
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| food sector
Explanation:
How about that? Or do you have to be more specific? Then I would keep your idea.
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Note added at 1 Tag6 Stunden (2006-12-07 18:48:41 GMT)
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Supermarkets are not included in Ernährungshandwerk. Talking about food sector or industry I also wouldn't think about supermarkets but producers. But talking about the use of iodised salt, nobody would think of supermarkets, would they? So without knowing more content I would think that you can go with food sector or industry.
| Martina Höppner
New Zealand
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  German
PRO pts in category: 2
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| Note from asker to answerer| Thanks very much -I think I shall use food sector can't help feeling there may be a still better alternative out there somewhere.. |
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Asker: "Food sector" sounds good but if I understand the term correctly it refers to producers and retailers who do not have their own multiple outlets supermarkets , hypermarkets.
If that is the case then it still looks as though my clumsy translation is the
most accurate although yours is much more elegant.
Am I right that Ernährungshandwerk excludes supermarkets?
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