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Local Food Marketing as a Development Opportunity for Small UK Agri-Food Businesses
Hingley, Martin; Boone, Julie; Haley, Simon - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 1 (2010) 3
Local Food Marketing as a Development Opportunity for Small UK Agri-Food Businesses …
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Valuing Information on GM Foods in the presence of Country-of-Origin Labels
Xie, Jing; Hyeyoung, Kim; House, Lisa - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 04 (2013) 3
Information on production methods (genetic modification (GM) or organic production) and locations (country of origin) are commonly found on food package labels. Both pieces of information may be used as a proxy for food safety and (perceived) quality by consumers. Our study investigates the...
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The Influence of Clusters on the Competitiveness of Hog Production: The Example of Northwestern Germany
Deimel, Mark; Arens, Ludwig; Theuvsen, Ludwig - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 2
In recent decades the northwestern part of Germany (Weser-Ems region) has come to focus on intensive pork production. This has led to public outrage about the disposal of biological waste, farmers’ complaints about the high cost of leasing land, soaring risks of animal diseases, and the...
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Towards a Diagnostic Instrument to Identify Improvement Opportunities for Quality Controlled Logistics in Agrifood Supply Chain Networks
Vorst, Jack G.A.J. van der; van Kooten, Olaf; … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 1
Western-European consumers have become not only more demanding on product availability in retail outlets but also on other food attributes such as quality, integrity, and safety. When (re)designing food supply-chain networks, from a logistics point of view, one has to consider these demands next...
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A Study of Small Business Owners’ Personal Characteristics and the Use of Marketing Information in the Food and Drink Industry: A Resource-Based Perspective
Cacciolatti, Luca; Wan, Tingting - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 03 (2012) 2
of the entrepreneur impact the use of marketing information. More specifically, this study tests entrepreneurial attitude … orientation, marketing expertise and demographic variables for an effect on the use of different types and sources of marketing …), previous experience (p<.05), and marketing expertise (p<.05) are critical factors affecting information use other than EO (p …
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Coordinating Clusters: A Cross Sectoral Study of Cluster Organization Functions in The Netherlands
Garbade, Philipp J.P.; Fortuin, Frances T.J.M.; Omta, S.W.F. - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 03 (2012) 3
The present paper aims at answering the question how cluster organization functions are implemented in a high-tech, a medium to high-tech and a low to medium-tech cluster. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews from three clusters in the Netherlands, an agri-food cluster (as an...
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Analysis of Consumer Attitudes and Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Functional Foods
Di Pasquale, Jorgelina; Adinolfi, Felice; Capitanio, Fabian - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 2
The objective of this study is to analyze consumer behaviour in relation to functional foods by a direct survey. To this end, the proposal is an analysis of the reasons for choosing to consume this type of food or not, accompanied by a supplementary investigation, mostly to assess the...
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A Multi-Criteria Approach to Assessing PDOs/PGIs: An Italian Pilot Study
Galli, Francesca; Carbone, Anna; Caswell, Julie A.; … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 3
The paper contribute to the assessment of PDO/PGI schemes by building an approach to measuring the actual performance of the PDO/PGI products in relation to the objectives of the European Regulation 510/2006. This is done through a multi-criteria ex-post analysis that compares the performance of...
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Sustainability in the Food Sector: A Consumer Behaviour Perspective
Grunert, Klaus G. - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 3
Consumers have, through their food choices, a major role in bringing about more sustainable food production. However, this presupposes that differences in sustainability are communicated to consumers. Even if food products are eco-labelled and consumers are motivated to support sustainability, a...
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Responsibility and Sustainability in a Food Chain: A Priority Matrix Analysis
Caracciolo, Francesco; Gorgitano, Maria Teresa; … - In: International Journal on Food System Dynamics 02 (2011) 3
This paper shows the results of empirical research conducted to assess the sustainability of a typical food supply chain, suggesting feasible solutions to satisfy inter-dimensional requisites of durable development. The analysis was conducted with reference to the supply chain of the San Marzano...
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