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Dietrich Mateschitz
Dietrich Mateschitz (full name Dietrich Markwart Eberhart Mateschitz; 1944–2022) was an Austrian entrepreneur who co-founded Red Bull, launched the energy drink category in 1987, and owned Formula 1 and football teams.
Ding Dong
Ding Dongs (Ding Dong) are Hostess chocolate snack cakes introduced in 1967 by Continental Baking, named for a bell-ringing TV campaign; round cream-filled, chocolate-coated cakes once foil wrapped, with Big Wheels as their Northeast regional name.
Disodium inosinate
Disodium inosinate (E 631, INS 631), the disodium salt of inosine-5'-monophosphate, CAS 4691-65-0, FEMA 3669, is a ribonucleotide flavor enhancer identified in bonito in 1913, synergistic with glutamate, permitted in the US under 21 CFR 172.535 and in the EU and Great Britain.
DoorDash
DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH), founded 2013 as Palo Alto Delivery Inc., is a San Francisco-based local commerce platform operating the DoorDash, Wolt, and Deliveroo marketplaces in over 40 countries, with $102.0 billion Marketplace GOV and 3.2 billion orders in 2025, distinct from Uber Eats by its Commerce Platform and Dasher contractor model.
Doritos
Doritos is a PepsiCo Frito-Lay brand of triangular seasoned tortilla chips, born at Disneyland's Casa de Fritos in the early 1960s and launched nationally in 1966; it held 44.7% of the US tortilla chip market in 2022.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS), Plano, Texas-based non-alcoholic beverage company formed in 2008 from the Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages spinoff; owned Dr Pepper, Snapple, 7UP, Canada Dry, A&W; merged with Keurig Green Mountain in 2018 to form Keurig Dr Pepper.
Dr. Oetker
Dr. Oetker is a German family-owned food company founded by pharmacist Dr. August Oetker in Bielefeld in 1891. Known for Backin baking powder (1893) and Germany's first frozen pizza (1970), it operates in over 40 countries with €4.3 billion food revenue.
Dry county
Dry county: a US county banning alcohol sales. Also moist and wet counties under local option. About 37 fully dry counties remain as of 2026, clustered in the Bible Belt, rooted in the 21st Amendment's delegation of alcohol regulation to states.
Dylan Lauren
Dylan Lauren (born 1974) is an American entrepreneur, daughter of Ralph Lauren, and founder and CEO of Dylan's Candy Bar, the candy retail chain opened in New York City in October 2001 with Jeff Rubin.
E & J Gallo Winery
E. & J. Gallo Winery: family-owned Modesto, California wine and spirits company founded 1933 by Ernest and Julio Gallo; largest US wine company with 24% volume share, 100+ brands, and recent Four Roses acquisition.
E number
E number: the EU code (E plus a number, sometimes a subdivision) identifying a food additive authorised after safety assessment by SCF or EFSA. Shares numbers with Codex's INS but carries EU approval meaning; over 300 authorised additives; E-number labelling is not mandatory.
Edeka
Edeka, also known as the Edeka Group, is a German grocery retail cooperative of independent merchants headquartered in Hamburg; founded in 1898, it had €77.3 billion revenue in 2025.
Eggo
Eggo (L'Eggo My Eggo) is an American frozen waffle brand founded in 1936 by Frank Dorsa in San Jose, acquired by Kellogg in the 1970s, now Kellanova; famous for Eleven's Stranger Things obsession and a 14% sales boost.
Einstein Bros. Bagels
Einstein Bros. Bagels: American fast-casual bagel chain founded 1995 in Lakewood, Colorado by Boston Chicken/Boston Market; also Einstein/Noah Bagel Corp. Largest US retail bagel chain, owned since 2014 by JAB Holding's Bagel Brands under Panera Brands; plans 300 new bakeries by 2030.
Energy Brands
Energy Brands Inc. (Glacéau), founded 1996 by J. Darius Bikoff in New York, created vitaminwater and smartwater and the enhanced water category; Coca-Cola acquired it in 2007 for $4.1 billion.
Erewhon Market
Erewhon Market: luxury organic grocery chain founded 1966 in Boston by Michio and Aveline Kushi, owned since 2011 by Tony and Josephine Antoci with Stripes Group minority stake, known for Los Angeles stores and celebrity smoothies.
Ethanol as a food preservative
Ethanol as a food preservative: low-concentration or vapor-phase ethyl alcohol used to inhibit molds, yeasts, and bacteria, chiefly in bakery products; GRAS in the US (21 CFR 184.1293, GRN 151) and delivered via ethanol emitter sachets such as Ethicap.
Ettore Boiardi
Ettore (Hector) Boiardi, the real Chef Boyardee, was a Piacenza-born chef who headed the Plaza Hotel kitchen, opened Cleveland's Il Giardino d'Italia, and founded the Chef Boy-ar-dee canned Italian food company, sold in 1946 for $6 million.
European Food Safety Authority
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), EU agency founded 2002 under Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 providing independent risk assessment and scientific advice on food-chain risks, including pesticide peer review and MRLs, distinct from risk managers.
Eva Ekeblad
Eva Ekeblad (Eva De la Gardie), 1724–1786, Swedish countess and the first woman elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1748), known for potato experiments producing flour, starch, powder, and alcohol.
Expiration date
An expiration date is a date printed on a food package with a phrase like "use by" or "best before," mostly indicating quality rather than safety.
FamilyMart (ファミリーマート)
FamilyMart (ファミリーマート) is a Japanese convenience-store franchise chain headquartered in Tokyo, opened in 1973, known for Famichiki fried chicken, with about 25,000 stores in Japan and overseas.
Famine in India
Famine in India (अकाल): recurrent mass food shortages culminating in colonial-era famines from 1770 to the 1943 Bengal famine, with an estimated 50-100 million deaths under British rule, driven by drought plus purchasing-power collapse and policy; famine deaths eliminated in independent India.
Famous Amos
Famous Amos is an American bite-size chocolate chip cookie brand founded in 1975 by talent agent Wally Amos on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles. He lost control in 1985; the brand passed through Keebler and Kellogg and is now owned by Ferrero.
Farm assurance
Farm assurance: voluntary certification schemes, mainly in the UK, where independent auditors check farms against standards for food safety, traceability, and animal welfare; developed after the BSE crisis, dominated by Red Tractor, reformed after the 2025 Farm Assurance Review.
Fast-moving consumer goods
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) are low-cost, frequently repurchased products such as packaged food, beverages, personal care, and household essentials; the fastest-turnover subset of CPG, sold in high volume at thin margins.
Ferrara Candy Company
Ferrara Candy Company, formerly Ferrara Pan, is a Chicago-based sugar confectioner founded in 1908, now a Ferrero affiliate after the 2017 CTH Invest acquisition, with brands including NERDS, Trolli, Brach's, and Jelly Belly and FY2025 net sales of $2.2 billion.
Ferrero Rocher
Ferrero Rocher is a spherical hazelnut-chocolate confection by Italy's Ferrero Group: a whole hazelnut in a wafer sphere coated in chocolate and hazelnuts, created in 1982.
Fisherman's Friend
Fisherman's Friend is a strong menthol, eucalyptus, and liquorice throat lozenge created in 1865 by Fleetwood pharmacist James Lofthouse, made by family firm Lofthouse of Fleetwood, and sold in over 100 countries.
Five-second rule
Five-second rule, also called three-second rule: folklore claim that food picked up off the floor within five seconds is safe. Rutgers 2016 research showed bacteria transfer in under one second; moisture and surface type matter more than timing.