It focuses mainly on the distribution of food and the food waste generated in all those intermediate steps of the production chain before reaching the final consumer. The methodology is quite transparent and can be confidently used by relevant stakeholders, provided the data exist and they are credible. Data on the number of enterprises in relevant economic sectors (NACE Rev.2) are widely available. If data quality improves, robustness of this indicator will also improve. Furthermore the scope is quite limited only to the distribution on food.