It's the near future. The claims of a galactic federation turned out to be true, and the ruling council said fuck it and decided to introduce themselves to humanity openly while extending an invitation to join. You have been given the honor of working in an interstellar supermarket at one of their bases. Of particular importance to your job is developing the planogram for the "Earth" section in the interstellar aisle of the store. The store is mainly comprised of goods from the founding worlds of the federation, of which Earth would not be one. This aisle is reminiscent of the international aisle in any Earthbound grocery store. In the USA, you might find most of the Asian and European goods in such an aisle.
More amusingly, international stores often have an American section that is chock full of junk food.
Aside from their main purpose of providing variety to local shoppers who want to try something new, these sections also serve as a sort of comfort zone for visitors and expatriates.
Despite being a federation of space-faring species, they use essentially the same retail fixtures as on Earth. You get one side of this. There is no magic compact refrigeration tech, so you can only choose relatively shelf stable foods.
As the retail representative of all humanity, what food goods would you stock?
More amusingly, international stores often have an American section that is chock full of junk food.
Aside from their main purpose of providing variety to local shoppers who want to try something new, these sections also serve as a sort of comfort zone for visitors and expatriates.
Despite being a federation of space-faring species, they use essentially the same retail fixtures as on Earth. You get one side of this. There is no magic compact refrigeration tech, so you can only choose relatively shelf stable foods.
As the retail representative of all humanity, what food goods would you stock?
