Each country has distinct population sizes, budget contributions, and food preferences. Unlock them as the days progress.
The USA has a family size of 4. They pay up to $300 in taxes each day when all members are alive. Their dietary preferences are fast food items: burgers, pizzas, hotdogs, fries, and donuts. Fulfilling their requests yields high financial returns.
Japan unlocks on Day 3 with a family size of 3 and a tax budget of $250. They prefer traditional Japanese items like sushi, ramen, rice, and dango. Balancing their diet is easier due to high base nutrition preferences.
India unlocks on Day 5 with a massive family size of 5 and a lower tax budget of $200. They prefer curry, flatbreads, dumplings, and tea. Feeding them requires high volume, making cheap wholesale buying essential.
Procure ingredients from various suppliers. Balancing price, stock types, and quality is key to efficiency.
The standard Grocery Store has a 1.0x price multiplier and holds all catalog items. Freshness is always 100%. Use it when you need specific items to fulfill family requests or plug severe nutritional gaps.
Dumpster diving costs $0. However, the items are completely random, and they spawn partially spoiled (50% freshness). Food will rot quickly, and rotten food (0%) increases sickness. Use only in financial emergencies.
Each day, families consume food from their local fridge. Food belongs to one of five nutritional groups, which prevents malnutrition.
Proteins prevent rapid health degradation. Keep the Protein bar filled to avoid severe starvation penalties. USA and Japan families consume high amounts of proteins.
Upgrade your storage system to optimize logistics and prevent food waste.
Purchase the Deep Freezer upgrade to halve the speed at which food items decay. Highly recommended when stocking up via wholesale buying or when holding surplus dumpster food.