Real food chains are cyclic, a bit like in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Ilkla_Moor_Baht_%27at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Ilkla_Moor_Baht_%27at Bad me

Real food chains are cyclic, a bit like in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Ilkla_Moor_Baht_%27at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Ilkla_Moor_Baht_%27at Bad metaphorical usage of the term "food chain" is an example of "office speak". Personally, I don't much like it.