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TWIN CITY NATURAL FOOD CO-OPS: THE ROLE OF CUSTOMER PREFERENCES AND CHARACTERISTICS WHEN CHOOSING AMONG STRUCTURAL OPTIONS

Mancino, Lisa; Parliament, Claudia - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2001

The demand for natural foods has been growing steadily over the past decade. As more mainstream grocers and investor-owned, natural food chains respond to this increased demand, the viability of local, independent natural food co-ops (TCNFCs) was used to assess organizational options. The study...

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CONCENTRATION OF OWNERSHIP IN FOOD RETAILING: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE ABOUT CONSUMER IMPACT

Kinsey, Jean D. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1998

Increased concentration in ownership of retail and wholesale food companies in the United States naturally leads to the question "How does concentration of ownership affect consumers?" Does it lead to higher or lower food prices, better or worse service, more or less choice between stores and...

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A SEGMENTATION ANALYSIS OF U.S. GROCERY STORE SHOPPERS

Mangaraj, Sandeep; Senauer, Benjamin - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2001

Cluster analysis was used to conduct a segmentation analysis of U.S. supermarket shoppers. This study is based on the responses of a sample of 1,000 shoppers concerning the importance of 21 store characteristics in selecting their primary grocery store for the Food Marketing Institute's 2000...

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THE FOOD CONSUMER IN THE 21ST CENTURY: NEW RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES

Senauer, Benjamin - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2001

A far more complex set of factors are now driving food consumption patterns in high-income countries than economists have traditionally analyzed in demand studies. Food consumers have moved up Maslow's hierarchy of needs pyramid from satisfying basic physiological needs. If the traditional focus...

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HR PRACTICES, EMPLOYEE BEHAVIOR, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, AND RESTAURANT PERFORMANCE

Smela, Stephen J. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2002

This paper looks at performance at the individual restaurant level from the perspective of management, customers and employees. The results are based on surveys of each of these three groups conducted between June and September 2001 at a sit-down, casual restaurant chain. There are several key...

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POINT-OF-PURCHASE SIGNS, IMPULSE PURCHASES, AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN THE "DESIRE TO TOUCH"

Peck, Joann; Childers, Terry - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2000

What is the role of touch in consumer behavior? Consumers are especially motivated to touch some products before buying them, and for some people, those high in "desire to touch", touching before buying is especially important. In addition, some situations encourage consumers to touch goods...

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DATA MINING: A SEGMENTATION ANALYSIS OF U.S. GROCERY SHOPPERS

Kinsey, Jean D.; Wolfson, Paul J.; Katsaras, Nikolaos; … - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2001

Consumers make choices about where to shop based on their preferences for a shopping environment and experience as well as the selection of products at a particular store. This study illustrates how retail firms and marketing analysts can utilize data mining techniques to better understand...

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DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF ELECTRONIC SERVICES: IMPLICATIONS FOR CUSTOMER VALUE IN ELECTRONIC FOOD RETAILING

Heim, Gregory R.; Sinha, Kingshuk K. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1999

Electronic food retailers can satisfy their customers more effectively if they understand how this particular market works. As in other service segments, the emergence of electronic business-to-customer services in the retail food industry poses questions for managers about the design of new...

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Final Report of the International Agribusiness Task Force

Boland, Michael A. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2012

Background: The National Food and Agribusiness Management Education Commission (NFAMEC whose materials can be found at … December 2006 based upon an extensive three year study of agribusiness management curricula in more than 160 four year programs … internationalize agribusiness management curricula and faculty. A cover story in the Wall Street Journal (December 2, 2002) noted that …

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FOOD PROCESSING FIRMS AND FOREIGN PRODUCTION INCENTIVES

Hagen, James M. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1997

As the practice of a firm in one country owning production facilities in another has increased, several theories have developed to explain why production facilities do not always have local owners who would presumably be more familiar with local business conditions. A transaction cost...

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