DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY IN RUSSIA: HISTORY AND PROSPECTS

The article analyzes the food industry of Russia, which is of great economic importance, which is determined by the regular daily demand of the population for a variety of food products. Food products have a quick payback, and this is one of the most important criteria for the efficiency of industrial production. Food enterprises are the most numerous in the world industry. Among them, small, but powerful multinational corporations have emerged. The article shows that various productions of the Russian food industry are designed to meet the needs of the population in a number of important food products. The food industry has acquired exceptional socio-economic importance today, since its condition reflects the standard of living in Russia, as well as in different countries of the world. The current situation in the world is characterized, on the one hand, by the presence of hundreds of millions of hungry people in developing countries, and on the other, by excessive food production in developed countries, where 1/5 of the inhabitants of the planet live.