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protein content of selected combinations of fresh beef, pork, chicken, and turkey meats. Permutation analysis and tabular …
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demand for beef in the United States via changes in consumer dietary preferences, and second, to establish if media coverage … of popular diets (media frenzy) causes the change in retail demand for beef or if it simply reports the facts about the … changes in consumer dietary preferences. Data used in the analysis are the quarterly retail demand index for beef and the …
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This study extends biotechnology discourse to cover South Korea in the Asian sub-continent showing a marked difference in perceptions between traditional and GM foods. Factor analysis suggests South Koreans may treat foods that are locally produced and those with no artificial flavors or...
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A consumer-oriented survey at eighteen independently owned garden centers in North Carolina focused on why consumers selected a particular garden center and why they purchased the particular products they selected. Results indicate that potential customers are looking for garden centers that...
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This study examines the effect of various factors on the decision to consume home-delivered foods. The results of the study suggest that the decision to order food for home delivery is determined by gender, price consciousness, number of adults and children in the household, employment status,...
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rabbit meat play a minor role in its consumption. In general, users regard rabbit meat as inferior to chicken, beef or pork … and non-users are reluctant to try rabbit meat. Based on these results, the market for rabbit meat is likely to remain …
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Labels have been used to make food attributes transparent and to satisfy the increasing consumer demand for information about food credence values. Several types of prevalent U.S. food labels, their contributions, and the regulatory agencies behind them are examined in this paper. Additionally,...
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In combination with the emergence of genetically modified (GM) food, there has been an urgent call for GM labeling to provide relevant information disclosure. Using data collected in Beijing, China, this study attempts to address the issue of whether different types of information may have...
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This paper examines the process of determining food safety and its implications for the scientific community. Of the two main categories of food safety, microorganisms and chemicals, the paper focuses on the latter. The importance of chemical use in agriculture is discussed along with public...
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This case study examines the implementation of Total Quality Management (TOM) in two food processing firms. The two firms, which are separate divisions of a large food processor, used different implementation strategies, management leadership and employee empowerment. These strategies are...
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