Innovation in low-tech sectors such as food & drinks continues to be under-researched and under-theorised despite growing evidence on low and medium technology sectors' substantial contribution to economic growth in the developed countries. This attempt to build theory from case study research,...

Distribution of high-quality perishable foods has forever been constrained by supply chain challenges of time and distance. Modern food supply chains address time and distance but, in so doing, commoditize what are otherwise differentiated, premium products. The traditional food supply chain...

Response to customers' needs is considered a key to success of micro and small food agro-processing enterprises. However, these firms tend lose customers as a result of fast changing customers' tastes and preferences in the market. Arguments are directed on the learning culture of micro and...