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THE GROWING NATURAL FOODS MARKET: OPPORTUNITIES AND OBSTACLES FOR MASS MARKET SUPERMARKETS

Richman, Nessa J. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2000

market. Finding timely and complete market information, linking with natural foods suppliers, and pricing and marketing …

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COMPETENCE ACQUISITION IN RETAIL FOOD: EFFICIENT CONSUMER RESPONSE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Marcus, Alfred; Spielmann, Brian; Qu, Lu - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1997

Based on interviews with retail food store managers and a subsequent survey, this paper traces the pathways that spawn competence acquisition in the retail food industry. It finds that having an essential capability for learning, that is, obtaining new ideas, concepts, methods, tends to breed...

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UNION DENSITY EFFECTS IN THE SUPERMARKET INDUSTRY

Johansson, Robert C.; Coggins, Jay S.; Senauer, Benjamin - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1999

Higher union density (the percentage of employees in an area who belong to unions) is known to raise the wages of union members. We find that in the supermarket industry, higher density locally also leads to higher wages for non-union members. Despite this, workers who are not in unions lose...

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THE 2000 SUPERMARKET PANEL ANNUAL REPORT

King, Robert P.; Wolfson, Paul J.; Seltzer, Jonathan M. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2000

The Retail Food Industry Center established the Supermarket Panel in 1998 as the basis for ongoing study of the supermarket industry. The Panel is comprised of individual stores that provide information annually on store characteristics, operations, and performance. The Panel has two overall...

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THE HOME MEAL REPLACEMENT OPPORTUNITY: A MARKETING PERSPECTIVE

Larson, Ronald B. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1998

design and marketing of the HMR concept. To increase the profitability of their HMR programs, supermarkets and restaurants … need to address the seven key "Ps" of HMR marketing: positioning, product, package, place, price, promotion, and people …. This paper reviews these seven marketing issues and summarizes the lessons learned by early HMR providers. …

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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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FOOD MARKETING IN AN ELECTRONIC AGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS

Kinsey, Jean D.; Senauer, Benjamin - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 1996

The most efficient food delivery system in the world is becoming even more so with new electronic information gathered at the checkout counter and quickly transmitted to food distributors and manufacturers. In order to meet new competition in the retail market for food and food services,...

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THE 2001 SUPERMARKET PANEL ANNUAL REPORT

King, Robert P.; Jacobson, Elaine M.; Selzer, Jonathan M. - Food Industry Center, College of Agricultural, Food, … - 2001

The Supermarket Panel collects data annually from individual supermarkets on store characteristics, operations, and performance. It was established in 1998 by the Food Industry Center as the basis for ongoing study of the supermarket industry. The Panel is unique because the unit of analysis is...

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Cooperative finance and equity management

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

This article summarizes topics discussed at the 2012 CHS Insight Meetings which were held at 12 locations around the United States. Over 225 cooperatives sent directors, managers, and employees to the meetings. The article draws upon the discussion of the participants and issues raised in the...

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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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