Frequently individuals and organizations have need of information describing the contemporary U.S. food system for presentation at various company meetings or industry conferences. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide materials and data relevant to today’s food industry in a form that can be readily used by others to create presentations of their own. The bulletin provides over 40 figures and tables often used to describe and summarize the important trends and challenges facing the food industry. Part I presents brief statements to assist with the interpretation of the information presented in each accompanying figure/table and to help guide the presenter through the information. Part II reproduces each of the figures and tables from Part I, but enlarged on seperate paper suitable for convenient conversion into overhead transparancies.