Canned Food

Canned Food is a consumer good consumed by five different population tiers: As a basic need of Artisans, Engineers, Technicians, and Scholars; and as a lifestyle need of Shepherds. By default, it can be produced only in the Old World.

For a detailed look into the profitability of Canned Food as a consumer good, see Profitability of Consumer Goods.

Usage[]

Basic need[]

Canned Food fulfills a basic need of Artisans, Engineers, Technicians, and Scholars.

	Consumption	Influx	Income	Research Points
Artisans	0.00017094	4	+7.5/+6.75/+6	-
Engineers	0.00034188	12	+20/+18/+16	-
Technicians	0.0002	3	+12.5/+11.25/+10	-
Scholars	0.001	19	-	+1.2

Lifestyle need[]

Canned Food fulfills a basic need of Shepherds.

	Consumption	Influx	Income
Shepherds	0.0001666667	3	+0.25/+0.225/+0.2

Expeditions[]

Canned food can be used during expeditions as extra rations, it grants 40 bonus morale per 50 tons.

Trade[]

Canned food can be passively sold for 450 coins or purchased for 1126 coins per ton. Neutral traders or pirates offer no special deals involving canned food.

Regular Production[]

Canned food is produced in Cannery from Iron and Goulash. The basic production chain for canned food is shown below:

Canned Food[]

-2650 -240 -50 -1050

189040 184 145 112 112

Cannery
6 @ 100%
for 4 /min
- Artisanal Kitchen
  8 @ 100%
  - Cattle Farm
    8 @ 100%
  - Red Pepper Farm
    8 @ 100%
- Iron Mine
  1 @ 100%

Supplies:
• 390 Artisans Residences (up to 11700 Artisans)
• or 195 Engineers Residences (up to 7800 Engineers)
• or 66,7 Scholars Residences (up to 8000 Scholars)
• or 333,3 Technicians Residences (up to 6666 Technicians)

Production with Items[]

When particular items are equipped in a Trade Union or an Arctic Lodge, Canned Food is involved in specific modified production chains, or can be obtained as an extra good alongside the production of other goods.

Using Pigs instead of Beef[]

Marcel Forcas, Celebrity Chef Legendary
M. Forcas' larger-than-life personality draws captive audiences to his cookery demonstrations.
Equipped in Trade Union Affects Artisanal Kitchen	Effects Productivity: +100% Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Sausages ^{every 5th cycle} Replaced Input Instead of Beef, the building processes Pigs.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +25 Diplomacy: +25 Medicine: +25

Recipe Archivist Rare
Trawls the history books for cooking's best kept secrets.
Equipped in Trade Union Affects Artisanal Kitchen	Effects Productivity: +30% Replaced Input Instead of Beef, the building processes Pigs.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +15 Medicine: +15

Notice that the green custom productivity values illustrate the optimal production ratios between the buildings, IF you want to prevent under- or overproduction.
You can choose to actually increase productivity or you can choose a different way to obtain more of the input goods.

-2410 -200 -50 -1050 -12

173940 152 145 112 112

Cannery
6 @ 130%
for 5,2 /min
- Artisanal Kitchen
  8 @ 130%
  - Pig Farm
    4 @ 130%
  - Red Pepper Farm
    8 @ 130%
- Iron Mine
  1 @ 130%

Canned Food supplies:
• 507 Artisan Residences (up to 15210 Artisans)
• or 253,5 Engineer Residences (up to 10140 Engineers)
• or 86,7 Scholar Residences (up to 10404 Scholars)
• or 433,3 Technician Residences (up to 8666 Technicians)

Using Pigs instead of Goulash[]

Chef Michel Epic
Michel believes in seasonal ingredients, and traditional cooking methods.
Equipped in Trade Union Affects Cannery	Effects Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Sausages ^{every 2nd cycle} Replaced Input Instead of Goulash, the building processes Pigs.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +20 Force: +20

-810 -120 -50 -450

93300 56 65 48 48

Cannery
6 @ 100%
for 4 /min
and 2 /min
- Pig Farm
  4 @ 100%
- Iron Mine
  1 @ 100%

Canned Food supplies:
• 390 Artisan Residences (up to 11700 Artisans)
• or 195 Engineer Residences (up to 7800 Engineers)
• or 333,3 Technician Residences (up to 6666 Technicians)
Sausages supply:
• 100 Worker Residences (up to 2000 Workers)
• or 50 Artisan Residences (up to 1500 Artisans)

Using Flour instead of Iron[]

Mrs. Mayson, The Very Good Housekeeper Legendary
A true domestic authority, Mrs Mayson was unfazed even by setting Mr. Wibblesock's chaotic household in order.
Equipped in Trade Union Affects Cannery	Effects Productivity: +50% Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Tortillas ^{every 3rd cycle} Replaced Input Instead of Iron, the building processes Flour.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +25 Diplomacy: +25 Faith:+25

Notice that the green custom productivity value illustrates the optimal production ratios between the buildings, IF you want to prevent under- or overproduction.
You can choose to actually increase productivity or you can choose a different way to obtain more of the input goods.

-2580 -100 -900

164120 192 130 96 96

Cannery
4 @ 150%
for 4 /min
and 1,33 /min
- Artisanal Kitchen
  8 @ 100%
  - Cattle Farm
    8 @ 100%
  - Red Pepper Farm
    8 @ 100%
- Flour Mill
  2 @ 100%
  - Grain Farm
    4 @ 100%

Canned Food supplies:
• 390 Artisan Residences (up to 11700 Artisans)
• or 195 Engineer Residences (up to 7800 Engineers)
• or 333,3 Technician Residences (up to 6666 Technicians)
Tortillas supply:
• 46,5 Obrero Residences (up to 930 Obreros)

Extra Canned Food with 2 Items[]

The Uncanny Pocket Cannery Legendary DLC Required The Passage
The little machine that can. N8 once canned a batch of horse meat with it to sell it in bulk as beef.
Equipped in Arctic Lodge Affects when activated Pemmican Cookhouse	When activated Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Canned Food ^{every 5th cycle} Workforce Needed: -50%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +25 Crafting Cost 10 Caribou Meat 5 Whale Oil 50 Lost Expedition Scrap 20 Canned Food
Source: crafting at Old Nate's workshop in the Arctic

Marie-Louise Carême, Chef de Cuisine Epic DLC Required Tourist Season
As ruler of the kitchen kingdom, she knows there’s much more to fine cooking than good taste alone.
Equipped in Trade Union Affects All Restaurants (Non-Monument) Bar Cafe Restaurant	Effects Extra Goods Occasionally produces extra Canned Food ^{every 2nd cycle} Attractiveness: +30 Workforce Needed: +75%	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +10 Diplomacy: +15

Affected Building	Item	Productivity	Production Rate	Canned Food Production Rate
Restaurant	Marie-Louise	100%	1/min	0.5 /min
Café
Bar
Pemmican Cookhouse	Pocket Cannery	100%	1 /min	0.2 /min

Town Hall items[]

There are several Town Hall items which supply canned food to residents, reduce consumption of canned food or provide some benefits from supplying canned food to your people. Here is a list of those items:

Sunday Roast Uncommon
Comes with all the trimmings.
Equipped in Town Hall Affects Residences* when activated*	When activated Happiness +5 Provided Needs Residents are provided with Canned Food, Sausages, Fish, Tortillas. Duration:05:00 Destroyed after use	Expedition Bonus Extra rations Extra rations will help keep your crew happy during long expeditions.

The Withdrawal Amendment Uncommon
An eighth child? How wonderful.
Equipped in Town Hall Affects Old and New World residences, excluding scholars Farmer Residence Worker Residence Artisan Residence Engineer Residence Investor Residence All Skyscrapers Jornalero Residence Hacienda Jornalero Quarters Obrero Residence Hacienda Obrera Quarters Artista Residence Hacienda Artista Quarters	Effects Bonus Residents: +1 Residences gain bonus residents from Fish, Bread, Canned Food, University, Coffee, Light Bulbs, Champagne, Steam Carriages, Chocolate, Fried Plantains. Happiness: -2

Tinned Fish Uncommon
Food bank.
Equipped in Town Hall Affects Residences* when activated*	When activated Happiness +5 Provided Needs Residents are provided with Fish, Canned Food. Duration:05:00 Destroyed after use	Expedition Bonus Extra rations Extra rations will help keep your crew happy during long expeditions.

Actor Rare
Walks the boards to full houses up and down the country.
Equipped in Town Hall Affects All Old World Residences Farmer Residence Worker Residence Artisan Residence Engineer Residence Investor Residence Scholar Residence All Skyscrapers	Effects Happiness: +3 Bonus Supply Residences with the Variety Theatre need fulfilled, are provided with Rum, Canned Food	Expedition Bonus Diplomacy: +20 Faith:+20

Contraception Regulation Rare
All should be free to have as many bouncing babies as they wish, or indeed, as they don't wish.
Equipped in Town Hall Affects Old and New World residences, excluding scholars Farmer Residence Worker Residence Artisan Residence Engineer Residence Investor Residence All Skyscrapers Jornalero Residence Hacienda Jornalero Quarters Obrero Residence Hacienda Obrera Quarters Artista Residence Hacienda Artista Quarters	Effects Bonus Residents: +2 Residences gain bonus residents from Fish, Bread, Canned Food, University, Coffee, Light Bulbs, Champagne, Steam Carriages, Chocolate, Fried Plantains, Mezcal. Happiness: -3

Rabies Vaccine Rare
That'll stop them foaming at the mouth!
Equipped in Town Hall Affects Old and New World residences, excluding scholars* when activated* Farmer Residence Worker Residence Artisan Residence Engineer Residence Investor Residence All Skyscrapers Jornalero Residence Hacienda Jornalero Quarters Obrero Residence Hacienda Obrera Quarters Artista Residence Hacienda Artista Quarters	When activated Bonus Residents +2 Residences gain bonus residents from Fish, Bread, Canned Food, University, Coffee, Light Bulbs, Champagne, Steam Carriages, Chocolate, Fried Plantains. Chance of Illness -90% Duration:02:00:00 Destroyed after use	Expedition Bonus Medicine: +8

RefridgerN8r Rare DLC Required The Passage
Nate was vexed to find the yak milk butter in his larder had turned a rancid orange, and knew something must be done.
Equipped in Town Hall Affects Residences	Effects Bonus Happiness: +2 Residents gain bonus happiness from Bread, Fish, Beer, Canned Food, Schnapps, Sausages, Champagne, Rum, Chocolate, Coffee, Fried Plantains, Tortillas. Bonus Income: +2 Residents gain bonus income from Bread, Fish, Beer, Canned Food, Schnapps, Sausages, Champagne, Rum, Chocolate, Coffee, Fried Plantains, Tortillas.	Expedition Bonus Crafting: +25 Crafting Cost 5 Gas 10 Lost Expedition Scrap
Source: crafting at Old Nate's workshop in the Arctic

Papal Paper of Prenatal Preservation Epic
Preventing the natural course is the gravest sin, rules religious leader, and fourteenth child of his family.
Equipped in Town Hall Affects Old and New World residences, excluding scholars Farmer Residence Worker Residence Artisan Residence Engineer Residence Investor Residence All Skyscrapers Jornalero Residence Hacienda Jornalero Quarters Obrero Residence Hacienda Obrera Quarters Artista Residence Hacienda Artista Quarters	Effects Bonus Residents: +3 Residences gain bonus residents from Fish, Bread, Canned Food, University, Coffee, Light Bulbs, Champagne, Steam Carriages, Chocolate, Fried Plantains, Mezcal. Happiness: -4

Saint D'Artois, Vision of the Valley Legendary
D'Artois appeared as a vision to a poor beggar man, entrusting him with spreading her illuminating wisdom.
Equipped in Town Hall Affects Old and New World residences, excluding scholars Farmer Residence Worker Residence Artisan Residence Engineer Residence Investor Residence All Skyscrapers Jornalero Residence Hacienda Jornalero Quarters Obrero Residence Hacienda Obrera Quarters Artista Residence Hacienda Artista Quarters	Effects Bonus Residents: +2 Residences gain bonus residents from Fish, Bread, Canned Food, University, Coffee, Light Bulbs, Champagne, Steam Carriages, Chocolate, Fried Plantains. Chance of Illness: -50% Chance of Riots: -50%	Expedition Bonus Faith:+50 Medicine: +30 Trait: Hypnotist

Arctic Lodge[]

There are no Arctic Lodge items which supply or reduce consumption of canned food in The Arctic