Storage Food products must be stored in a warehouse. Most times, food is made more quickly than it is bought in a grocery store. The amount of food sitting on shelves builds up at the warehouse and the store. General-merchandise warehouses hold lots of different products. Cold-storage warehouses store foods that spoil easily.
Grain elevators are a kind of warehouse used to store wheat and other grains.
The distribution center is a place where lots of different foods made by the same company are stored. This helps the company organize shipping. Very large companies may have distribution centers outside of the country.