A rival of a branded food product manufacturer was known to have asked a mutual supplier for certain ingredients,using secret codes known only to the manufacturer and the supplier.The rival had picked the codes out of the manufacturer's refuse.This is an example of

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This scenario describes economic espionage, which involves the theft or misappropriation of trade secrets or confidential information for economic gain. The rival used secret codes obtained from the manufacturer's refuse to gain access to ingredients that would have otherwise been unavailable to them.

A Rival of a Branded Food Product Manufacturer Was Known