# Food and beverage processing and Maize

Food and beverage processing depends on maize.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/food-and-beverage-processing-and-maize/

[Food and beverage processing](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/food_beverage/) (industry) and [Maize](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/maize/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Maize → Food and beverage processing*

2 of the enterprise types in Food and beverage processing depend on maize; for the most dependent, it rates 4 out of 5 on criticality.

- **2** enterprise types depend on it
- **4 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Agricultural commodity traders and aggregators: traded grain (criticality 4 of 5)
- Flavour, enzyme and food-additive suppliers: starch and sweeteners (criticality 4 of 5)

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