cater ['kerto(r)]

v.满足…的需要;迎合;提供饮食;承办酒席

例句：

Demand comes mainly from two sources.independent mom-and-pop grocery stores which.unlike large retail chains, are too small to buystraight from producers, and food service operatorsthat cater to consumers when they don't eat at home.

需求主要来自两个方面:一是夫妻店，与大型连锁零售店不同，这些小零售店因规模太小而无法直接从生产商那里进货;另一个是食品服务运营商，他们为不在家吃饭的人提供饮食。