Abstract
The article deals with the analysis of the Russian food industry as one of the key regulators of national food security. The situation in the Russian food industry was assessed on the basis of the indices characterizing basic food supply for the population (in production, consumption and management organization). The focus was set upon the food value as a standard characteristic of food quality. The major results of the analysis was the assessment of the level of the food safety in the Russian Federation and its accordance with the Doctrine of the Food Safety in the Russian Federation; estimation of the dynamics of the development of the food industry as a factor of the national security.