The system really needs some way to automate things. There is no reason that a simple enough way to do that can't be found. Yes, food should be important. But it's an ancillary part of the game that should not, under normal circumstances, require much, if any, effort.
While the "future offers" may make the system slightly more bearable, they are in no way a fix. They are a band-aid. I don't understand why there is so much resistance to allowing for the automation of posting orders. It will still require manual action to actually fill the orders.
