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This is incorrect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_trading_pa...

The EU is the largest trade partner of the US.

And when ordered by US Exports, the EU is the 2nd largest trade partner after Canada.

I suspect the problem you saw was related to American Brands (for food) vs the actual company behind the food. Many foods are bottled/packaged in local plants, and/or resold under local brands.

While the US is in fact known as the manufacturers of several delicious varieties of cookie, you might be surprised to learn that consumer packaged goods as a whole are not among the top 10 categories of goods exported from the US to the UK. So I'm not sure supermarket shelves are a great data point.

(Total US->UK ~$55bn, about 4% of total US exports, top categories: aircraft, oil, cars, machinery, electronics.)

It was just an example. Could be IT services, or other things. The point is, US can take advantage of pitting UK against EU. I read it used to do it, in European politics to separate European countries, before the creation of EU.