Synonyms of food chains

food chains

noun

plural of food chain

as in hierarchies

a series of types of living things in which each one uses the next lower member of the series as a source of food

Sharks eat fish that are lower in the food chain.

animals that are at the top of the food chain

Related Words

• hierarchies
• groupings
• ranks
• brackets
• levels
• classes
• gentries
• castes
• strata
• tiers
• folk
• layers
• orders
• estates
• stratifications
• grades
• echelons
• standings
• positions
• statuses
• places
• subcastes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of food chains

As food prices rise and consumers look to cut back, the beverage category is a key growth area for Taco Bell and other fast food chains. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

After Apple announced the new iPhone, companies from fast food chains to other technology giants were quick to weigh in. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

On Friday, July 17, Taylor Farms — which supplies produce for pre-packaged salads in grocery stores and ingredients for fast food chains — announced a voluntary recall of iceberg lettuce sourced to the region by the FDA. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Some food chains are ready to deal with any barriers to growth because there are so many consumers in the state. — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

High Street leaned heavily collegiate, lined with pizza parlors, student bars, and familiar franchised food chains. — Rafael Pena, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026

Italy’s already squeezed farmers are under strain by large supermarket and food chains. — Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 4 June 2026

Here are the latest specials and deals announced by fast food chains in news releases, social media posts, or on their websites. — Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 3 June 2026

Which fast food chains use beef tallow today Beef tallow never disappeared entirely, and a handful of chains have either kept it or brought it back. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026