METHODS OF RATING AND DISPLAYING FOOD IN TERMS OF ITS LOCAL CHARACTER

摘要

Methods of rating and ranking foods based on various dimensions of where foodand food business has originated from are provided. In some embodiments, themethods can comprise scalable and strategic ways to increase the visibility oflocal food products in grocery stores or food service providers (such asrestaurants). In some embodiments, this can be done through on-shelf, on-menu,or on-product labelling, a rating system for how local a food product is, aconventional URL (uniform resource locator) link and/or a quick-response link(aURL that a smart phone can scan) that can allow customers to pursue furtherinformation about a product from a point of sale or distribution. The link canleadto a website or other page destination (ie. such as through an app), that canprovide a database of participating local food producers/processors who retailingrocery stores or supply restaurants and other food distributors.